Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)

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Ecclesiastical province Uppsala Deaneries 13 kontrakt Congregations 63 Country Sweden Cathedral Storkyrkan		Metropolitan Archbishop of Uppsala Population - Total (as of 2010) 871952 Denomination Church of Sweden Bishop Eva Brunne

The Diocese of Stockholm is a division of the Church of Sweden. Its cathedral is Storkyrkan in Stockholm's old town.

Bishop

The current Bishop of Stockholm is the Rt Rev'd Eva Brunne, who was enthroned on 8 November 2009.

The following have served as Bishop of Stockholm from the Second World War to the present day:

Manfred Björkquist (1942–1954)

Helge Ljungberg (1954–1971)

Ingmar Ström (1971–1979)

Lars Carlzon (1979–1984)

Krister Stendahl (1984–1988)

Henrik Svenungsson (1988–1998)

Caroline Krook (1998–2009)

Eva Brunne (2009–)

The diocese contains the following 13 kontrakts:

Domkyrkokontraktet

Södermalms Kontrakt

Brännkyrka Kontrakt

Birka Kontrakt

Roslags Kontrakt

Värmdö Kontrakt

Södertörns Kontrakt

Östermalms-Lidingö Kontrakt

Enskede Kontrakt

Spånga Kontrakt

Sollentuna Kontrakt

Solna Kontrakt

Huddinge-Botkyrka Kontrakt

Eds Parish (in Upplands Väsby Municipality)

Fresta Parish (in Upplands Väsby Municipality)

Hammarby Parish (in Upplands Väsby Municipality)

Järfälla Parish (in Järfälla Municipality)

Sollentuna Parish (in Sollentuna Municipality)

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