Diocese of Lund
The Diocese of Lund (Swedish: Lunds stift) is a diocese within the Church of Sweden which corresponds to the provinces of Blekinge and Skåne. There are 217 parishes within the diocese, the most significant number in any of the dioceses of the Church of Sweden. The present bishop of Lund, Johan Tyrberg, succeeded Antje Jackelén in 2014.
Diocese of Lund Diocesis Lundensis Lunds stift | |
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Arms of the diocese of Lund. It shows a gridiron in remembrance of the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, the patron saint of Lund Cathedral. | |
| Location | |
| Deaneries | 18 kontrakt |
| Coordinates | 55°42′15″N 13°11′37″E |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 155 |
| Congregations | 189 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Established | around 1050 |
| Cathedral | Lund Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Johan Tyrberg |
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| Website | |
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Archdiocese of Lund Archidioecesis Lundensis Lund ærkebispedømme | |
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Lund Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop of Lund. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lund |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Dissolved | 1536 |
| Cathedral | Lund Cathedral |
The diocese was originally established in 1060 as a Roman Catholic diocese within the Kingdom of Denmark. Beginning in 1104, it had jurisdiction over ecclesiastical affairs in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden as the Archdiocese of Lund. Following the Danish Reformation, it became a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Denmark. Since the signing of the treaty of Roskilde in 1658 it has been the southernmost diocese in the Lutheran Church of Sweden.