Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
The Diocese of Stockholm is a division of the Church of Sweden. Its cathedral is Storkyrkan in Stockholm's Old Town. The diocese covers most of metropolitan Stockholm and was formed in 1942 from parts of the medieval dioceses of Strängnäs and Uppsala, both pre-dating the foundation of Stockholm. Before 1942, the City of Stockholm itself and Greater Stockholm were divided more or less equally between the two medieval dioceses at Slussen just south of Stockholm's Old Town.The current Bishop of Stockholm is Andreas Holmberg, who was enthroned on 5 March 2019.
The following have served as Bishop of Stockholm from the Second World War to the present day:
- Manfred Björkquist
- Helge Ljungberg
- Ingmar Ström
- Lars Carlzon
- Krister Stendahl
- Henrik Svenungsson
- Caroline Krook
- Eva Brunne
- Andreas Holmberg
Kontrakts
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
Sollentuna Kontrakt
- Eds Parish
- Fresta Parish
- Hammarby Parish
- Järfälla Parish
- Sollentuna Parish
