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

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

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