He sought the pope's permission to go on a mission among the Wends, but although he got the authorization, the Pope expressed that he would rather see Kjeld return to Viborg and continue his work as dean of the cathedral chapter.
Han søgte pavens tilladelse til at drage på mission blandt venderne, men selv om han fik denne tilladelse gav paven udtryk for, at han hellere så, at Kjeld vendte hjem til Viborg og fortsatte sit arbejde som provst ved domkapitlet.