Bishop of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)

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The Bishop of Stockholm (Church of Sweden) is the chief spiritual and administrative leader of the Lutheran Church of Sweden’s diocese covering the capital city and its surrounding area.

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Bishop of Stockholm (Church of Sweden) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious office
Lutheran bishopric
episcopal office
appliesToJurisdiction Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
Stockholm
appointedBy Chapter of the Diocese of Stockholm
General Synod of the Church of Sweden
associatedWithBuilding Storkyrkan (Stockholm Cathedral)
linked to: Stockholm Cathedral
belongsToEcclesiasticalProvince Province of Uppsala (Church of Sweden)
linked to: Province of Uppsala
capitalOfEcclesiasticalJurisdiction Stockholm
country Sweden
denomination Church of Sweden
ecclesiasticalRank bishop
establishedIn 1942
firstHolder Manfred Björkquist
follows Augsburg Confession
Lutheran doctrine
governsThrough Diocesan Chapter of Stockholm
hasLanguage Swedish
hasResponsibilityFor administrative leadership in the Diocese of Stockholm
confirmation of members in the Diocese of Stockholm
ordination of priests in the Diocese of Stockholm
pastoral oversight of parishes in the Diocese of Stockholm
representation of the Diocese of Stockholm in the national Church of Sweden
spiritual leadership in the Diocese of Stockholm
hasTitle Bishop of Stockholm
history created when the Diocese of Stockholm was formed from parts of the Diocese of Uppsala and the Diocese of Strängnäs
jurisdictionIncludes central Stockholm
parts of Stockholm County outside the city proper
suburbs of Stockholm
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Stockholm County
Stockholm Municipality
officeHolder Andreas Holmberg
officeHolderStartTime 2019
oversees cathedral chapter of Stockholm
clergy of the Diocese of Stockholm
parishes of the Diocese of Stockholm
participatesIn Bishops’ Conference of the Church of Sweden
partOf Church of Sweden
Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
religion Lutheranism
residence Bishop’s House in Stockholm
seat Stockholm Cathedral
subordinateTo Archbishop of Uppsala (Church of Sweden)
Church Assembly (Kyrkomötet)
typeOfJurisdiction diocesan bishopric

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Diocese of Stockholm hasBishop Bishop of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)