Diocese of Gothenburg

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Diocese of Gothenburg Diocesis Gothoburgensis Göteborgs stift
Coordinates		57°42′16″N 11°57′55″E / 57.70444°N 11.96528°E / 57.70444; 11.96528
Statistics
Parishes	124[1]
Congregations	196[1]
Information
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Established	1620[2]
Cathedral	Gothenburg Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Susanne Rappmann
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antje Jackelén
Map
Website
svenskakyrkan.se/goteborgsstift

The Diocese of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs stift) is a diocese of the Church of Sweden. Since March 2018, the bishop has been Susanne Rappmann. The diocese includes the provinces of Bohuslän, Halland, and south-west parts of Västergötland. The episcopal see of the diocese is in Gothenburg Cathedral.

List of superintendents of Gothenburg

• Sylvester Johannis Phrygius (1620-1628)
• Andreas Johannis Prytz (1629–1647)
• Ericus Brunnius (1647–1664)

List of bishops of Gothenburg

• Zacharias Klingius (1665–1671)
• Laurentius Thoreri Billichius (1671–1678)
• Daniel Larsson Wallerius (1678–1689)
• Johan Carlberg (1689–1701)
• Georg Wallin the elder (1701–1702)
• Laurentius Norrmannus (1702–1703)
• Olaus Nezelius (1703–1710)
• Johan Poppelman (1711–1725)
• Erik Benzelius the younger
  (1726–1731)
• Jacob Benzelius (1731–1744)
• Georg Wallin the younger (1745–1760)
• Erik Lamberg (1760–1780)
• Johan Wingård (1781–1819)
• Carl Fredrik af Wingård (1818–1839)
• Anders Bruhn (1840–1856)
• Gustaf Daniel Björck (1856–1888)
• Edvard Herman Rodhe (1888–1929)
• Carl Block (1929–1948)
• Bo Giertz (1949–1970)
• Bertil Gärtner (1970–1991)
• Lars Eckerdal (1991–2003)
• Carl Axel Aurelius (2003–2011)
• Per Eckerdal (2011–2018)
• Susanne Rappmann (2018–present)

References

External links

• Official website

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