The Diocese of Härnösand (Swedish: Härnösands stift) is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand.
Diocese of Härnösand Diocesis Hernosandiensis Härnösands stift | |
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 Arms of the diocese of Härnösand | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Deaneries | 10 kontrakt[1] |
| Coordinates | 62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 52[1] |
| Congregations | 104[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Established | 1647[2] |
| Cathedral | Härnösand Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Eva Nordung Byström |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antje Jackelén |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| svenskakyrkan.se/harnosandsstift | |
History edit
The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese of Luleå was formed, breaking away from the diocese of Härnösand.
Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts.[3]
Parishes edit
The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others:
Bishops edit
- Petri Erici Steuchius (1647-1683)
- Mathias Steuchius (1683-1694)
- Julius Micrander (1695-1702)
- Georgius Nicolai Wallin (1703–1723)
- Petrus Jonæ Asp (1723–1726)
- Nicolaus Sternell (1728–1744)
- Olof Kiörning (1746–1778)
- Eric Hesselgren (1779–1803)
- Carl Gustaf Nordin (1805–1812)
- Erik Abraham Almquist (1814–1830)
- Frans Michael Franzén (1832–1847)
- Israel Bergman (1848–1864)
- Anders Fredrik Beckman (1865–1875)
- Lars Landgren (1876–1888)
- Martin Johansson (1888–1908)
- Ernst Frithiof Lönegren (1910–1934)
- Torsten Bohlin (1935–1950)
- Gunnar Hultgren (1951–1958)
- Ruben Josefson (1958–1967)
- Arne Palmqvist (1967–1975)
- Bertil Werkström (1975–1983)
- Bengt G. Hallgren (1983–1991)
- Karl-Johan Tyrberg (1991–2001)
- Tony Guldbrandzén (2001–2009)
- Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund (2009–2014)
- Eva Nordung Byström (2014–present)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Det här är Härnösands stift" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Härnösands stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
- ^ Sofia Elwér (October 2005). "Brottsplats kyrkan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2017.