Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Stockholm | |
Latin: | Diocesis Holmiensis |
Local: | Stockholms stift |
Country: | Sweden |
Province: | Uppsala |
Metropolitan: | Uppsala |
Deaneries: | 13 kontrakt |
Coordinates: | 59.3258°N 18.0706°W |
Population: | 871952 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Congregations: | 63 |
Denomination: | Church of Sweden |
Established: | 1942 |
Cathedral: | Storkyrkan |
Bishop: | Andreas Holmberg |
Metro Archbishop: | Antje Jackelén |
Map: | Map of Diocese of Stockholm.svg |
Website: | svenskakyrkan.se/stockholmsstift |
The Diocese of Stockholm (Swedish: Stockholms stift) is a division of the Church of Sweden. Its cathedral is Storkyrkan in Stockholm's Old Town. The diocese covers most of metropolitan Stockholm and was formed in 1942 from parts of the medieval dioceses of Strängnäs and Uppsala, both of which pre-dated the foundation of the city. Before 1942, the City of Stockholm itself and Greater Stockholm were divided more or less equally between the two medieval dioceses at Slussen just south of Stockholm's Old Town.
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:[1]
The diocese comprises the following 13 kontrakts, the equivalent of a deanery within the Church of Sweden:[2]