Diocese of Härnösand

Diocese of Härnösand
Härnösands stift
Arms of the diocese of Härnösand
Location
Country Sweden
Deaneries 10 kontrakt[1]
Coordinates 62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E / 62.63111; 17.94167Coordinates: 62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E / 62.63111; 17.94167
Statistics
Parishes 52[1]
Congregations 104[1]
Information
Denomination Church of Sweden
Established 1647[2]
Cathedral Härnösand Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop Eva Nordung Byström
Metropolitan Archbishop Antje Jackelén
Map
Website
svenskakyrkan.se/harnosandsstift

The Diocese of Härnösand (Swedish: Härnösands stift) is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand.

History

The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese of Luleå was formed, breaking away from the diocese of Härnösand.

Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts.[3]

Parishes

The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others:

Bishops

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Det här är Härnösands stift" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. "Härnösands stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
  3. Sofia Elwér (October 2005). "Brottsplats kyrkan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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