Elections to the Church Assembly, 2009

On September 20, 2009, elections were held for all 251 seats in the General Synod of the Church of Sweden. Since the 1930s, nominating groups have often been directly affiliated with national political parties, but many groups are now established separately from political parties.

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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