Roman Catholic diocese of Stockholm

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The Roman Catholic diocese of Stockholm (Dioecesis Holmiensis), as of 2006 the only one in Sweden after the Protestant Reformation, was founded as an apostolic vicariate on 23 September 1783 and elevated to a diocese on 29 June 1953.

[edit] List of bishops

1. Nicolaus Oster (1783-1790)
2. Rafael d´Ossery (1790-1795)
3. Paolo Moretti (1795-1804)
4. Jean Baptiste Gridaine (1805-1833)
5. Jacob Laurentius Studach (1833-1873)
6. Johan Georg Huber (1874-1886)
7. Albert Bitter (1886-1922)
8. Johannes Erik Müller (1923 - 1957)
9. Ansgar Nelson (1957-1962)
10. John E. Taylor (1962-1976)
11. Hubertus Brandenburg (1978-1998)
12. Anders Arborelius (1998-present)

[edit] References

• Diocese of Stockholm at the Catholic-Hierarchy.org website.