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:

Helge Ljungberg (1954–1971)

Ingmar Ström (1971–1979)

Lars Carlzon (1979–1984)

Henrik Svenungsson (1988–1998)

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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