Diocese of Västerås

Coordinates: 59°36′45″N 16°32′28″E / 59.61250°N 16.54111°E / 59.61250; 16.54111
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Diocese of Västerås

Diocesis Arosiensis

Västerås stift
Coordinates
59°36′45″N 16°32′28″E / 59.61250°N 16.54111°E / 59.61250; 16.54111
Statistics
Parishes59[1]
Congregations77[1]
Information
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Established12th century[2]
CathedralVästerås Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopMikael Mogren[3]
Metropolitan ArchbishopAntje Jackelén
Map
Website
svenskakyrkan.se/vasterasstift

The Diocese of Västerås (

Roman Catholic church, but was made part of the Church of Sweden as a result of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden
.

History

The diocese existed as a Catholic diocese from the 11th to the 16th century. The see was founded at

Cluniac missionary David of Munktorp, who was Bishop of Västerå, and one of the patron saints of Västerås Cathedral
.

Before 1118 the

Dalecarlia
and wrote "De Vita et Miraculis S. Erici" (Ser. rev. Svec., II, I, 272-276).

Otto (1501–1522) completed the Västerås Cathedral.

Gustav I of Sweden
, he retained the see until his death. The Dalecarlians rose repeatedly in defence of their religion, but were overcome by the cunning and violence of Gustav I.

The cathedral of Västerås and the parish church of

Cistercian Abbey of Husby [Wikidata] (Gudsberga kloster, Mons Domini) in Dalecarlia, founded in 1477, and colonized from Alvastra Abbey
in 1486, lasted until 1544.

Gallery

  • Gustaf Vasa accuses Peder Sunnanväder before the chapter in Västerås; Ernst Josephson
    Gustaf Vasa accuses Peder Sunnanväder before the chapter in Västerås; Ernst Josephson
  • Peder Sunnanväder's and Mäster Knut's Ignominious Entry into Stockholm 1526; Carl Gustaf Hellqvist
    Peder Sunnanväder's and Mäster Knut's Ignominious Entry into Stockholm 1526; Carl Gustaf Hellqvist

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Startsida" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Västerås stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Biskopen" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
Attribution
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ancient See of Westeraas". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
    • Historiskt-geographiskt och statistiskt Lexikon ofver Sverige, VII (Stockholm, 1866), 316–18;
    • FANT, Scriptores rerum Svecicarum (Stockholm, 1818–1876);
    • LILJERGREN, Diplomatarium Svecanum, I-III and Indices I-II by KARLESON (Stockholm, 1829);
    • SILFVERSTOPLE, Svenskt Diplomatarium, 1401-1420 (Stockholm, 1875);
    • KRONINGSSVARD AND LIDEN, Diplomatarium Dalekarlicum (Stockholm, 1842);
    • Konung Gustaf den Forstes Registratur. ed. GRANLUND IV (Stockholm, 1868);
    • Breviarium Arosiense (Basle, 1853);
    • Acta Sanctorum, IV (Paris, 1868);
    • JORGENSEN, Den nordiske Kirkes Grundloeggelse, II (Copenhagen, 1878), 856–857, suppl. 96, 97;
    • RENTERDAHL, Swenska kyrkaus historia (Lund, 1838);
    • Israel Erlandsson (Lund, 1850);
    • MARTIN, Gustave Vasa et la Reforme en Suede; **SOHLBERG, Domkyrkan i Westeraas (Westeraas, 1834);
    • HALL, Bidrag till; Kannedomen om Cistercienserorden i Sverige (Gefle, 1899).

External links

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