St. Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm

Saint Eric's Cathedral Sankt Eriks Domkyrka

Coordinates: 59°18′50″N 18°04′21″E / 59.31389°N 18.07250°E / 59.31389; 18.07250
Location	Södermalm, Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	Website of the Cathedral
History
Consecrated	25 March 1983 (1983-03-25)^[1]
Architecture
Status	Active
Functional status	Cathedral
Architect(s)	Hans Westman Ylva Lenormand^[1]
Construction cost	24 million SEK
Specifications
Capacity	600^[1]
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Anders Arborelius

Saint Eric's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located on Södermalm, the southern part of central Stockholm. It was built in 1892 and was raised to the status of a cathedral in 1953, when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm was created (still the only one in Sweden). The substantial increase in the number of Catholics in Stockholm and Sweden, mostly as a result of immigration after World War II, made the old church insufficient, and an extension, designed by architects Hans Westman and Ylva Lenormand, was inaugurated in 1983, at the 200th anniversary of the re-establishment in 1783 of the Roman Catholic Church in Lutheran Sweden. The block where the cathedral is located also contains other functions serving the Roman Catholic Church in Sweden.

The church takes it name from Saint Eric, the 12th-century king of Sweden who, having been slain by a Danish prince, came to be regarded as a martyr and the patron saint of Stockholm, depicted in the seal and coat of arms of the city.

Interior of the Cathedral.
Flag of Saint Eric's Cathedral. The colours are yellow and white, the clerical colours of the Vatican City.

References

1 2 3 "Domkyrkans historia" (in Swedish). S:t Eriks församling. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

External links

Katolska Domkyrkan (Swedish)
Religious flags in Sweden

Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm

Parishes	Saint Andrew Saint Ansgar Saint Antonius Saint Botvid Saint Clemens Saint Eugenia Saint Eric Saint Francis of Assisi John the Baptist Saint Joseph the Worker Holy Cross Holy Trinity Saint Catherine Body of Christ Mother of Christ Saint Christopher Christ the King Saint Lawrence Saint Mary Saint Mary Magdalene Saint Mary in Rosengård Nativity of Mary Saint Michael Saint Nikolai Saint Olof Saint Paul Saint Paul of the Cross Saint Thomas Aquinas Our Lady Our Lady of the Rosary Our Redeemer

See also: Catholic Church in Sweden Catholicism portal Sweden portal

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