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Diocese of Visby

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Deaneries
  
3 kontrakt

Congregations
  
42

Established
  
1572

Country
  
Sweden

Cathedral
  
Visby Cathedral

Parishes
  
20

Denomination
  
Church of Sweden

Phone
  
+46 498 40 49 00

Bishop
  
Sven-Bernhard Fast

Diocese of Visby

Address
  
Norra Kyrkogatan 3, 621 55 Visby, Sweden

Similar
  
Terra Nova Kyrkan, Visborgsk, Samfällig Gotlands Kyrkor, Norra Gotlands Pastorat, Romersk Kyrkan

The Diocese of Visby is a division of the Church of Sweden consisting of Gotland. Its seat is Sankta Maria cathedral in old town of Visby.

The Bishop of Visby is also responsible for the episcopal oversight of the Church of Sweden Abroad (SKUT).

Bishops of Visby

  • 1572-1589 Moritz Christensen Glad (Mauritius Christiani Lætus)
  • 1586-1591 Petrus Johannis (Peder Hansen Riber)
  • 1592-1596 David Hansson Bilefeld
  • 1597-1599 Povel Andersen (Paulus Andræ Medelby)
  • 1600-1601 Willatz Sörensson (Willadius Severini)
  • 1601-1613 Lauritz Nielsøn Helsinburgicus
  • 1615-1624 Antonius Johannis Kolding (Anton Hansen Kolding)
  • 1627-1631 Theodorus Erasmi (Thor Rasmussen)
  • 1631-1644 Oluff Fock (Olavus Phocas Staphrophski)
  • 1645-1656 Hans Nilssøn Strelow
  • 1656-1657 Niels Lauritzen Wallensis Gardeus
  • 1657-1676 Johannes Brodinus
  • 1676-1679 Hans Nilsson Endislöv
  • 1679-1685 Haquin Spegel
  • 1685-1692 Petrus Stjernman
  • 1692-1709 Israel Kolmodin
  • 1711-1734 Johan Esberg (Johannes Esbergius)
  • 1735-1745 Georg Wallin d.y. (Jöran Wallin)
  • 1745-1757 Martin Wilhelmsson Kammecker
  • 1757-1795 Gabriel Thimotheus Thimotheusson Lütkeman
  • 1795-1796 Karl Fredrik Muhrbeck
  • 1796-1805 Johan Möller
  • 1807-1813 Nils Gardell
  • 1813-1838 Carl Johan Eberstein
  • 1838-1841 Christopher Isac Heurlin
  • 1841-1858 Carl Hallström
  • 1859-1884 Lars Anton Anjou
  • 1885-1920 Knut Henning Gezelius von Schéele
  • 1920-1936 Viktor Rundgren
  • 1936-1947 Torsten Ysander
  • 1948-1950 Gunnar Hultgren
  • 1951-1961 Algot Anderberg
  • 1962-1980 Olof Herrlin
  • 1980-1991 Tore Furberg
  • 1991-2003 Biörn Fjärstedt
  • 2003-2011 Lennart Koskinen
  • 2011- Sven-Bernhard Fast

    • References

    Diocese of Visby Wikipedia
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