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 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.
Diocese of Stockholm Diocesis Holmiensis Stockholms stift | |
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Arms of the diocese of Stockholm | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Ecclesiastical province | Uppsala |
| Metropolitan | Uppsala |
| Deaneries | 13 kontrakt |
| Coordinates | 59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2010) 871952 |
| Congregations | 63 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Established | 1942 |
| Cathedral | Storkyrkan |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Andreas Holmberg |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antje Jackelén |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| svenskakyrkan.se/stockholmsstift | |
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