PRIESTS IN OMØ CHURCH
Priests in Omø after 1859, when Omø church becomes independent with its own leadership - during this period the priests also work as teachers at Omø school.
1. Bugge, Georg Nicolai: 1859 - 1865
2. Mygind, Hans Jacob: 1865 - 1871
3. Bang, Henrich Vilhelm Theodor Falkenberg *: 1871 - 1876
4. Sørensen, Frederik Christopher Vilsen: 1876 - 1881
5. Brix, Constant Emil: 1884 - 1887
6. Thalbitzer, Viggo Alfred: 1888 - 1899
7. Fleron, Louis Ferdinand **: 1899 - 1902
8. Filskov, Johannes Alfred: 1902 - 1906
9. Jensen, Jens Peder: 1906 - 1916
10. Rasmussen, Albert Peter: 1918 – 1920
11. Hillgaard, Kristen Bøker Kristensen (provost): 1920 - 1925
12. Bredo Johansen: 1925 - 1927 (constituted parish priest - amalgamation plans)
13. Jensen, Jens Peder (the American priest) ***: 1927 - 1940
14. Lund, Jens: 1940 - 1947
15. Mygind, Carl Peter Marius ****: 1947 - 1971 (from 1966 Mygind also served Agersø)
After 1971, the Omø parish alternately shares a priest with other neighboring parishes:
Bent Døssing Hansen (Agersø - Omø): 1971 - 1972
Poul Martin Hansen (Agersø - Omø): 1973 - 1981
Bente Agnete Koch (Magleby - Omø): 1982 - 1995
Trond Anstein Lorentsen (Agersø - Omø): 1995 - 2007
Ingrid Marten Trolle-Monsen (Agersø - Omø): 2008 – 2012
Michael Ravnholt Westh (Agersø – Omø) appointed: 2012-2013
Rikke Pedersen (Agersø – Omø): 2013 – 2020
Sara Hidalgo (maternity substitute): 2019 - 2020
Rasmus HC Dreyer: 2020 - 2022
Kristine Marstrand-Jørgensen: 2022 -
*) Father-in-law of Nina Bang - Denmark's first female minister
**) Only priest from this period who was buried at Omø cemetery - the tombstone is still in the cemetery.
***) Temporarily owned Bethania (gave the house this name) to fit it into a retirement home - but had to give up his idea.
****) Great-grandson of No. 2
Source: island archive Omø
Corrections: Bente Agnete Koch June 2013