Oscar Parish Explained

Oscar Parish
Native Name:Oscars församling
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Parish
Pushpin Map:Sweden Stockholm#Sweden
Coordinates:59.3336°N 18.0942°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Stockholm Municipality
Subdivision Type2:Religious congregation
Subdivision Name2:Church of Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Diocese
Subdivision Name3:Archdiocese of Uppsala (–1942)
Diocese of Stockholm (1942–)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1 May 1906
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:31 December 2018
Population Total:39,045
Code1 Name:Parish code
Code1 Info:018012 (1952-01-01–1966-12-31) and 018011 (1967-01-01–)
Code2 Name:Pastorship code
Code2 Info:130203

Oscar Parish (Swedish: Oscars församling) is a parish in Östermalm's church district (kontrakt) in the Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden. The parish is located in Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm County. The parish forms its own pastorship.

History

Oscar Parish was formed on 1 May 1906 by a break from Hedvig Eleonora Parish and has since formed its own pastorship. The name was Oskar until 1962 when it was changed to Oscar.[2] There are five churches in Oscar Parish:; Oscar's Church, Gustaf Adolf Church, Djurgårdskyrkan, Olaus Petri Church and Oscars Lillkyrka.[3] Since 2002, the Oscar Parish has had a well-developed exchange of friends with Martin Luther Kirchengemeinde in Zeuthen, Berlin, Germany.

Location

Oscar Parish includes parts of Östermalm, Gärdet, Frihamnen and southern Djurgården.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medlemmar i Svenska kyrkan i förhållande till folkmängd den 31.12.2018 per församling, kommun och län samt riket . https://web.archive.org/web/20190523204820/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/filer/Medlemmar%20i%20svk%20i%20f%C3%B6rh%C3%A5llande%20till%20folkm%C3%A4ngd%2031.12.2018%20per%20f%C3%B6rsamling,%20kommun,%20l%C3%A4n%20och%20riket(1).PDF . . 30 . 31 December 2018 . 8 August 2020 . 23 May 2019 . sv.
  2. Web site: Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna - O . . 8 August 2020 . sv.
  3. Web site: Våra kyrkor . . Our churches . 8 August 2020 . sv.
  4. Web site: Församlingsinformation 2014 - Oscars församling . . 2 . Stockholm . 2015-05-25 . 8 August 2020 . sv.