Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
Diocese of Stockholm Diocesis Holmiensis Stockholms stift | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2010) 871952 |
| Congregations | 63[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Established | 1942[2] |
| Cathedral | Storkyrkan |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Andreas Holmberg[3] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antje Jackelén |
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| Website | |
| svenskakyrkan.se/stockholmsstift | |
The Diocese of Slussen just south of Stockholm's Old Town.[citation needed]
List of bishops
The current bishop of Stockholm is Andreas Holmberg, who was ordained on 5 March 2019. The following have served as Bishop of Stockholm since the diocese was established in 1942:[4]
- 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–present)
Kontrakts
The diocese comprises the following 13 kontrakts, the equivalent of a deanery within the Church of Sweden:[5]
- Domkyrkokontraktet
- Södermalms Kontrakt
- Brännkyrka Kontrakt
- Birka Kontrakt
- Roslags Kontrakt
- Värmdö Kontrakt
- Södertörns Kontrakt
- Östermalms-Lidingö Kontrakt
- Enskede Kontrakt
- Spånga Kontrakt
- Sollentuna Kontrakt
- Solna Kontrakt
- Huddinge-Botkyrka Kontrakt
References
- ^ a b "Fakta om Stockholms stift" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Stockholms stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
- ^ "Biskopen" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Biskopar i Stockholms stift". Church of Sweden (in Swedish). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Dioceses, rural deaneries and pastoral districts in numerical order, with the associated parishes" (PDF). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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