Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)

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
Country	Sweden
Ecclesiastical province	Uppsala
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Uppsala
Deaneries	13 kontrakt^[1]
Coordinates	59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E / 59.32583°N 18.07056°E / 59.32583; 18.07056Coordinates: 59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E / 59.32583°N 18.07056°E / 59.32583; 18.07056
Statistics
Population - Total	(as of 2010^[2]) 871952
Congregations	63^[1]
Information
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Established	1942^[3]
Cathedral	Storkyrkan
Current leadership
Bishop	Eva Brunne^[4]
Map

Website
svenskakyrkan.se/stockholmsstift

The Diocese of Stockholm is a division of the Church of Sweden. Its cathedral is Storkyrkan in Stockholm's old town.

Bishop

The current Bishop of Stockholm is the Rt Rev'd Eva Brunne, who was enthroned on 8 November 2009.

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

Manfred Björkquist (1942–1954)
Helge Ljungberg (1954–1971)
Ingmar Ström (1971–1979)
Lars Carlzon (1979–1984)
Krister Stendahl (1984–1988)
Henrik Svenungsson (1988–1998)
Caroline Krook (1998–2009)
Eva Brunne (2009–)

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

Eds Parish (in Upplands Väsby Municipality)
Fresta Parish (in Upplands Väsby Municipality)
Hammarby Parish (in Upplands Väsby Municipality)
Järfälla Parish (in Järfälla Municipality)
Sollentuna Parish (in Sollentuna Municipality)

References

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

External links

Official website

Church of Sweden

Archbishop of Uppsala (List)

Dioceses	Archdiocese of Uppsala Diocese of Linköping Diocese of Skara Diocese of Strängnäs Diocese of Västerås Diocese of Växjö Diocese of Kalmar (defunct) Diocese of Lund Diocese of Gothenburg Diocese of Mariestad (defunct) Diocese of Karlstad Diocese of Härnösand Diocese of Luleå Diocese of Visby Diocese of Stockholm

Assembly Elections	2001 2005 2009 2013

Nominating groups	Centre Party Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Christian Democrats) Greens in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Green Party) Elävä seurakunta – Levande församling Frimodig kyrka Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift Left-wing in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Left Party) Liberals in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Liberal People's Party) Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden Right-wing Alternative (linked to the Moderate Party) Senior Citizen Interest Party Social Democrats Sweden Democrats Öppen kyrka – en kyrka för alla

See also	Church of Sweden Abroad Swedish Evangelical Mission

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