Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)

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 pre-dating the foundation of Stockholm. 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.

This article is about the diocese of the Church of Sweden. For the diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm.

Diocese of Stockholm

Stockholms stift
Arms of the diocese of Stockholm
Location
CountrySweden
Ecclesiastical provinceUppsala
MetropolitanUppsala
Deaneries13 kontrakt[1]
Coordinates59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E
Statistics
Population
- Total		(as of 2010[2])
871952
Congregations63[1]
Information
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Established1942[3]
CathedralStorkyrkan
Current leadership
BishopAndreas Holmberg[4]
Metropolitan ArchbishopAntje Jackelén
Map
Website
svenskakyrkan.se/stockholmsstift

Bishop

The current Bishop of Stockholm is Andreas Holmberg, who was enthroned on 5 March 2019.

The following have served as Bishop of Stockholm from the Second World War to the present day:[5]

Kontrakts

The diocese contains the following 13 kontrakts:

  • Domkyrkokontraktet
  • Södermalms Kontrakt
  • Brännkyrka Kontrakt
  • Birka Kontrakt
  • Roslags Kontrakt
  • Värmdö Kontrakt
  • Södertörns Kontrakt
  • Östermalms-Lidingö Kontrakt
  • Enskede Kontrakt
  • Spånga Kontrakt
  • Sollentuna Kontrakt
  • Solna Kontrakt
  • Huddinge-Botkyrka Kontrakt

Sollentuna Kontrakt

References
  1. "Fakta om Stockholms stift" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. Stockholm
  3. "Stockholms stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
  4. "Biskopen" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  5. See the episcopal succession list here.
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