Diocese of Härnösand

Diocese of Härnösand Härnösands stift
Arms of the diocese of Härnösand
Location
Country	Sweden
Deaneries	10 kontrakt^[1]
Coordinates	62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E / 62.63111; 17.94167Coordinates: 62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E / 62.63111; 17.94167
Statistics
Parishes	52^[1]
Congregations	104^[1]
Information
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Established	1647^[2]
Cathedral	Härnösand Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Eva Nordung Byström
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antje Jackelén
Map

Website
svenskakyrkan.se/harnosandsstift

The Diocese of Härnösand is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand.

Parishes

The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others:

Petri Erici Steuchius (1647-1683)
Mathias Steuchius (1683-1694)
Julius Micrander (1695-1702)
Georgius Nicolai Wallin (1703–1723)
Petrus Jonæ Asp (1723–1726)
Nicolaus Sternell (1728–1744)
Olof Kiörning (1746–1778)
Eric Hesselgren (1779–1803)
Carl Gustaf Nordin (1805–1812)
Erik Abraham Almquist (1814–1830)
Frans Michael Franzén (1832–1847)
Israel Bergman (1848–1864)
Anders Fredrik Beckman (1865–1875)
Lars Landgren (1876–1888)
Martin Johansson (1888–1908)
Ernst Frithiof Lönegren (1910–1934)
Torsten Bohlin (1935–1950)
Gunnar Hultgren (1951–1958)
Ruben Josefson (1958–1967)
Arne Palmqvist (1967–1975)
Bertil Werkström (1975–1983)
Bengt G. Hallgren (1983–1991)
Karl-Johan Tyrberg (1991–2001)
Tony Guldbrandzén (2001–2009)
Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund (2009–2014)
Eva Nordung Byström (2014-present)

1 2 3 "Det här är Härnösands stift" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
↑ "Härnösands stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)

Church of Sweden

Archbishop of Uppsala (List)

Dioceses	Archdiocese of Uppsala Diocese of Linköping Diocese of Skara Diocese of Strängnäs Diocese of Västerås Diocese of Växjö Diocese of Kalmar (defunct) Diocese of Lund Diocese of Gothenburg Diocese of Mariestad (defunct) Diocese of Karlstad Diocese of Härnösand Diocese of Luleå Diocese of Visby Diocese of Stockholm

Assembly Elections	2001 2005 2009 2013

Nominating groups	Centre Party Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Christian Democrats) Greens in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Green Party) Elävä seurakunta – Levande församling Frimodig kyrka Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift Left-wing in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Left Party) Liberals in the Church of Sweden Non-partisans in the Church of Sweden Right-wing Alternative (linked to the Moderate Party) Senior Citizen Interest Party Social Democrats Sweden Democrats Öppen kyrka – en kyrka för alla

See also	Church of Sweden Abroad Swedish Evangelical Mission

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