Diocese of Gothenburg Göteborgs stift |
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Arms of the diocese of Gothenburg |
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Location | |
Country | Sweden |
Deaneries | 16 kontrakt[1] |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 124[1] |
Congregations | 196[1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of Sweden |
Established | 1620[2] |
Cathedral | Gothenburg Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Per Eckerdal[3] |
Map | |
Map of Diocese of Gothenburg.svg | |
Website | |
svenskakyrkan.se/goteborgsstift |
The diocese of Gothenburg is a diocese of the Church of Sweden. Since September, 2011 the Bishop has been Per Eckerdal. 1949–1970 it was Bo Giertz. The diocese includes the provinces of Bohuslän, Halland, and south-west parts of Västergötland. The episcopal see of the diocese is in Gothenburg Cathedral.