Hans Ludvig Martensen

Not to be confused with Hans Lassen Martensen.

His Excellency Hans Ludvig Martensen S.J.
Bishop of Copenhagen
Church	Roman Catholic
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen
Appointed	22 March 1965
In office	1965-1995
Predecessor	Johannes Theodor Suhr
Successor	Czeslaw Kozon
Orders
Ordination	15 August 1956
Consecration	16 May 1965 by Johannes Theodor Suhr
Personal details
Born	(1927-08-07)7 August 1927 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	13 March 2012(2012-03-13) (aged 84)
Nationality	Dane

Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. (6 August 1927 – 13 March 2012) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Martense was born in Copenhagen. In 1956, he was ordained a priest of the Society of Jesus. In 1965 Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Copenhagen; he was consecrated on 16 May by Bishop Johannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. He participated in the 4th Session of the Second Vatican Council in September of that year. He resigned as bishop in 1995 and died in 2012.[1]

Notes

1. Hans Ludvig Martensen profile, Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Accessed 16 August 2022.