Diocese of Gothenburg

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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.

Diocese of Gothenburg

Diocesis Gothoburgensis

Göteborgs stift
Arms of the diocese of Gothenburg
Location
CountrySweden
Deaneries16 kontrakt[1]
Coordinates57°42′16″N 11°57′55″E / 57.70444°N 11.96528°E / 57.70444; 11.96528
Statistics
Parishes124[1]
Congregations196[1]
Information
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Established1620[2]
CathedralGothenburg Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopSusanne Rappmann
Metropolitan ArchbishopAntje Jackelén
Map
Website
svenskakyrkan.se/goteborgsstift

List of superintendents of Gothenburg

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  • Sylvester Johannis Phrygius (1620-1628)
  • Andreas Johannis Prytz (1629–1647)
  • Ericus Brunnius (1647–1664)

List of bishops of Gothenburg

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Församling - Pastorat - Kontrakt" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Göteborgs stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
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