Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)

Diocese of Stockholm

Stockholms stift
Diocese of Stockholm; Stockholms stift
	Arms of the diocese of Stockholm
Location
Country	Sweden
Ecclesiastical province	Uppsala
Metropolitan	Uppsala
Deaneries	13 kontrakt
Coordinates	59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E / 59.32583°N 18.07056°ECoordinates: 59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E / 59.32583°N 18.07056°E
Statistics
Population; - Total	(as of 2010); 871952
Congregations	63
Information
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Established	1942
Cathedral	Storkyrkan
Current leadership
Bishop	Andreas Holmberg
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antje Jackelén
Map
Website
	svenskakyrkan.se/stockholmsstift

The Diocese of Stockholm (Swedish: Stockholms stift) is a division of the Church of Sweden. Its cathedral is Storkyrkan in Stockholm's Old Town. The diocese covers most of metropolitan Stockholm and was formed in 1942 from parts of the medieval dioceses of Strängnäs and Uppsala, both pre-dating the foundation of Stockholm. Before 1942, the City of Stockholm itself and Greater Stockholm were divided more or less equally between the two medieval dioceses at Slussen just south of Stockholm's Old Town.

Bishop[]

The current bishop of Stockholm is Andreas Holmberg, who was enthroned on 5 March 2019.

The following have served as Bishop of Stockholm from the Second World War to the present day:^[5]

Manfred Björkquist (1942–1954)
Helge Ljungberg (1954–1971)
Ingmar Ström (1971–1979)
Lars Carlzon (1979–1984)
Krister Stendahl (1984–1988)
Henrik Svenungsson (1988–1998)
Caroline Krook (1998–2009)
Eva Brunne (2009–2019)
Andreas Holmberg (2019- )

Kontrakts[]

The diocese contains the following 13 kontrakts:

Sollentuna Kontrakt

Sollentuna Kontrakt[]

(in Upplands Väsby Municipality)
(in Upplands Väsby Municipality)
(in Upplands Väsby Municipality)
(in Järfälla Municipality)
Sollentuna Parish (in Sollentuna Municipality)

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Fakta om Stockholms stift" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ Stockholm
^ "Stockholms stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
^ "Biskopen" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ See the episcopal succession list here.

External links[]

Official website

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[numbers-1] "Fakta om Stockholms stift" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

[2] Stockholm

[ne-3] "Stockholms stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)

[bishop-4] "Biskopen" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

[5] See the episcopal succession list here.

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v t Church of Sweden
Archbishop of Uppsala (List)
Dioceses	Archdiocese of Uppsala Gothenburg Härnösand Karlstad Linköping Luleå Lund Skara Stockholm Strängnäs Visby Västerås Växjö Historical Kalmar Mariestad
Cathedrals	Uppsala Gothenburg Härnösand Karlstad Linköping Luleå Lund Skara Stockholm Strängnäs Visby Västerås Växjö No longer the seat of a bishop but still officially called cathedrals: Kalmar Mariestad
	2005 2009 2013 2017
Nominating groups	Alternative for Sweden Centre Party (linked to the Christian Democrats) Greens in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Green Party) Elävä seurakunta – Levande församling Frimodig kyrka Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift Left-wing in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Left Party) Liberals in the Church of Sweden Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Moderate Party) Senior Citizen Interest Party Social Democrats Sweden Democrats
Monasteries	Daughters of Mary Östanbäck Monastery
See also	Church of Sweden Abroad Swedish Evangelical Mission Church of Sweden Youth