Canute Mikkelsen (or Canute Cobson) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Viborg (1451–1478)."Bishop Canute Mikkelsen (Cobson)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016"Diocese of Viborg" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Viborg" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography On 14 Apr 1451, Canute Mikkelsen was appointed during the papacy of Pope Nicholas V as Bishop of Viborg. On 5 Mar 1452, he was consecrated bishop by Radulphus, Bishop of Città di Castello, with Giovanni Castiglione, Bishop of Penne e Atri, and Marco Marinoni, Bishop of Alessandria, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Viborg until his resignation in 1478.
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