Diocese of Gothenburg
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Diocese of Gothenburg Diocesis Gothoburgensis Göteborgs stift | |
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 Arms of the diocese of Gothenburg | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Deaneries | 16 kontrakt[1] |
| Coordinates | 57°42′16″N 11°57′55″E / 57.70444°N 11.96528°E |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 124[1] |
| Congregations | 196[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Established | 1620[2] |
| Cathedral | Gothenburg Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Susanne Rappmann |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antje Jackelén |
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| Website | |
| svenskakyrkan.se/goteborgsstift | |
The Diocese of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs stift) is a diocese of the Church of Sweden. Since March 2018, the bishop has been Susanne Rappmann. The diocese includes the provinces of Bohuslän, Halland, and south-west parts of Västergötland. The episcopal see of the diocese is in Gothenburg Cathedral.
List of superintendents of Gothenburg
- Sylvester Johannis Phrygius (1620-1628)
- Andreas Johannis Prytz (1629–1647)
- Ericus Brunnius (1647–1664)
List of bishops of Gothenburg
- Zacharias Klingius (1665–1671)
- Laurentius Thoreri Billichius (1671–1678)
- Daniel Larsson Wallerius (1678–1689)
- Johan Carlberg (1689–1701)
- Georg Wallin the elder (1701–1702)
- Laurentius Norrmannus (1702–1703)
- Olaus Nezelius (1703–1710)
- Johan Poppelman (1711–1725)
- Erik Benzelius the younger (1726–1731)
- Jacob Benzelius (1731–1744)
- Georg Wallin the younger (1745–1760)
- Erik Lamberg (1760–1780)
- Johan Wingård (1781–1819)
- Carl Fredrik af Wingård (1818–1839)
- Anders Bruhn (1840–1856)
- Gustaf Daniel Björck (1856–1888)
- Edvard Herman Rodhe (1888–1929)
- Carl Block (1929–1948)
- Bo Giertz (1949–1970)
- Bertil Gärtner (1970–1991)
- Lars Eckerdal (1991–2003)
- Carl Axel Aurelius (2003–2011)
- Per Eckerdal (2011–2018)
- Susanne Rappmann (2018–present)
References
- ^ a b c "Församling - Pastorat - Kontrakt" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Göteborgs stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
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