Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden) explained

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.

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:[1]

Kontrakts

The diocese comprises the following 13 kontrakts, the equivalent of a deanery within the Church of Sweden:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 October 2022. Biskopar i Stockholms stift. 1 March 2023. Church of Sweden. sv.
  2. Web site: 1 January 2021. Dioceses, rural deaneries and pastoral districts in numerical order, with the associated parishes. 1 March 2023. Statistics Sweden. en.