Diocese of Linköping
Diocese of Linköping Diocesis Lincopensis Linköpings stift | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 56 |
| Congregations | 109 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Established | 12th century[1] |
| Cathedral | Linköping Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Marika Markovits[2] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antje Jackelén |
| Map | |
 | |
| Website | |
| svenskakyrkan.se/linkopingsstift | |
The Diocese of Linköping (Swedish: Linköpings stift) is a diocese within the Church of Sweden administering the Östergötland County, the north eastern part of Jönköping County and the northern part of Kalmar County. It comprises nine deaneries subdivided into 176 parishes with a total of 443,000 members. The diocese's largest parish is Motala. The Diocese of Linköping has a rank directly below the Archdiocese of Uppsala of the Church of Sweden. The current bishop is Marika Markovits.[3]
The diocesan territory comprises Östergötland County and parts of Jönköping and Kalmar County. It has 212 parishes with a total of 443,000 members.
Pre-Reformation history
The diocese originally included
The first three bishops of Linköping were Herbert, Richard and Gisle (c. 1138–48). Then came Stenar, who apparently resigned in 1160 and subsequently became Bishop of Vexiö. Notable bishops after him were Kol (c. 1160–96), who died on a pilgrimage in Jerusalem, Bengt Magnusson, who was killed at the
Council of Skenninge
Of the numerous provincial and diocesan synods held in the Diocese of Linköping, the Council of Skenninge (1248) was the most important. The
See also
References
- ^ "Linköpings stift - Uppslagsverk - NE.se". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
- ^ "Martin Modéus". www.svenskakyrkan.se (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Lindskog, Mikko (15 January 2023). Wallin, Tobias (ed.). "Nu har Linköping och Visby fått nya biskopar" [Now Linköping and Visby have new bishops]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television AB. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Linkoping". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ancient See of Linköping". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
| Dioceses |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedrals | ||
| Assembly Elections | ||
Nominating groups |
| |
| Monasteries | ||
| See also | ||
