Christen Worm

Christen Worm
Bishop of Zealand
Portrait by G. von Lude, c. 1700
ChurchChurch of Denmark
PredecessorHenrik Bornemann
SuccessorPeder Hersleb
Personal details
Born
Christen Willumsen Worm

(1672-06-10)10 June 1672
Died9 October 1737(1737-10-09) (aged 65)
Copenhagen, Denmark
BuriedChurch of Our Lady, Copenhagen
ParentsWillum Worm

Christen Willumsen Worm (10 June 1672 – 9 October 1737) was a Danish theologian and Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1711 until his death. Worm began his career as a scholar and a priest. Over the course of his tenure as bishop, his authority as primus inter pares was repeatedly challenged.