The Diocese of Karlstad () is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

of the

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden () is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.5 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest List ...

with its

episcopal see An episcopal see is the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, making it synonymous with ''diocese'' ...

in the city of

Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitan ...

. It covers most of the

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Värmland Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Name Several Latinized version ...

and

Dalsland Dalsland () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, ...

. Its current borders are from 1693.

List of bishops

* Sveno Benedicti Elfdalius, 1647–1666 * Andreas Birgeri Kilander, 1666–1673 * Jonas Johannis Scarinius, 1673 * Erlandus Svenonis Broman, 1673–1693 * Benedictus Svenonis Camoenius, 1693–1704 **''Vacant (1704–1706)'' * Jonas Laurentii Arnell, 1706–1707 **''Vacant (1707–1709)'' * Torsten Rudeen, 1709–1717 * Daniel Norlindh, 1717–1718 * Ingemund Bröms, 1718–1722 *

Johannes Steuchius Johannes Steuchius (3 January 1676 – 21 June 1742) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1730 to his death. Biography He was born in Härnösand, the son of Archbishop Mathias Steuchius (1644–1730) . His family surna ...

, 1723–1731 * Magnus Petri Aurivillius, 1731–1740 **''Vacant (1740–1742)'' * Nils Lagerlöf, 1742–1769 **''Vacant (1769–1771)'' * Jöran Claes Schröder, 1771–1773 **''Vacant (1773–1775)'' * Daniel Henrik Herweghr, 1775–1787 **''Vacant (1787–1789)'' * Herman Schröderheim, 1789–1802 **''Vacant (1802–1805)'' * Olof Bjurbäck, 1805–1829 * Johan Jacob Hedrén, 1830–1836 * Carl Adolf Agardh, 1836–1859 * Johan Anton Millen, 1859–1863 *

Anton Niklas Sundberg Anton Niklas Sundberg (27 May 1818, Uddevalla – 2 February 1900) was a Lutheran clergyman, and the Church of Sweden archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900. Biography He acquired a doctor of philosophy and theology degree at Uppsala University ...

, 1864–1870 **''Vacant (1870–1872)'' * Claes Herman Rundgren, 1872–1906 * Johan Alfred Eklund, 1906–1938 * Arvid Runestam, 1938–1957 * Gert Borgenstierna, 1957–1976 * Sveninge Ingebrand, 1976–1986 * Bengt Wadensjö, 1986–2002 * Esbjörn Hagberg, 2002–2016 * Sören Dalevi, 2016–present

References

Värmland Dalsland

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