Diocese of Härnösand

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Deaneries 10 kontrakt Congregations 104 Established 1647 Bishop Eva Nordung Byström Metropolitan archbishop Antje Jackelén		Parishes 52 Denomination Church of Sweden Country Sweden Cathedral Härnösand Cathedral

Address Trädgårdsgatan 7, 871 31 Härnösand, Sweden Similar Härnösand Domkyrk, Säbrå kyrka, Kyrkogår, EFS Evangelis Fosterlan, Stiftelsen Vårsta Diakonig

The Diocese of Härnösand is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand.

History

Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts.

Parishes

The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others:

Anundsjö

Åre

Härnösand

Offerdal

Örnsköldsvik

Östersund

Sidensjö

Sollefteå

Tännäs

Torsåker

Ytterlännäs

Bishops

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

Diocese of Härnösand Wikipedia

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Contents

History

Parishes

Bishops

References