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List of cathedrals in Sweden

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The following is a list of cathedrals in Sweden.

A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship which is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However the label 'cathedral' remains in common parlance for notable churches which were formerly part of an episcopal denomination.

Province of Uppsala

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Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Gothenburg Cathedral
Göteborgs domkyrka / Gustavi domkyrka
Diocese of Gothenburg 1815 (1633)
57°42′16″N 11°57′54″E / 57.7045°N 11.965°E / 57.7045; 11.965 [1]
Härnösand Cathedral
Härnösands domkyrka
Diocese of Härnösand 1846
62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E / 62.63111; 17.94167 [2]
Karlstad Cathedral
Karlstads domkyrka
Diocese of Karlstad 1730
59°22′53.3″N 13°30′25.6″E / 59.381472°N 13.507111°E / 59.381472; 13.507111 [3]
Linköping Cathedral
Linköpings domkyrka
Diocese of Linköping c. 1120
58°24′41″N 15°37′02″E / 58.41139°N 15.61722°E / 58.41139; 15.61722[4]
Luleå Cathedral
Luleå domkyrka / Oscar Fredriks kyrka
Diocese of Luleå 1893
former parish church 65°34′57.8″N 22°08′56.5″E / 65.582722°N 22.149028°E / 65.582722; 22.149028 [5]
Lund Cathedral
Lunds domkyrka
Diocese of Lund c. 1100
55°42′15″N 13°11′35″E / 55.70417°N 13.19306°E / 55.70417; 13.19306 [6]
Skara Cathedral
Skara domkyrka
Diocese of Skara c.1000
58°23′11″N 13°26′21″E / 58.3865°N 13.4393°E / 58.3865; 13.4393 [7]
Storkyrkan
Storkyrkan / Sankt Nikolai kyrka
Diocese of Stockholm 1279
59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E / 59.32583°N 18.07056°E / 59.32583; 18.07056[8]
Strängnäs Cathedral
Strängnäs domkyrka
Diocese of Strängnäs 1296
59°22′35″N 17°02′07″E / 59.37639°N 17.03528°E / 59.37639; 17.03528 [9]
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala domkyrka
Diocese of Uppsala c.1300
Seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. 59°51′29.27″N 17°38′0.88″E / 59.8581306°N 17.6335778°E / 59.8581306; 17.6335778 [10]
Visby Cathedral
Visby domkyrka / Sankta Maria kyrka
Diocese of Visby 1225
57°38′30″N 18°17′51″E / 57.64167°N 18.29750°E / 57.64167; 18.29750 [11]
Västerås Cathedral
Västerås domkyrka
Diocese of Västerås c. 1150
59°36′45″N 16°32′30″E / 59.61250°N 16.54167°E / 59.61250; 16.54167 [12]
Växjö Cathedral
Växjö domkyrka
Diocese of Växjö c. 1300
56°52′39″N 14°48′44″E / 56.8774°N 14.8121°E / 56.8774; 14.8121 [13]

Roman Catholic Church

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Province of Stockholm

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Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Saint Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm
Stockholms katolska domkyrka / Sankt Eriks katolska domkyrka
Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm 1892
Cathedral expanded in 1983. 59°18′50″N 18°04′20″E / 59.31377°N 18.07234°E / 59.31377; 18.07234 [14]

Greek Orthodox Church

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Metropolis of Sweden and all Scandinavia

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Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Greek Orthodox Church of St George, Stockholm
Sankt Georgios kyrka, Stockholm
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Sweden and all Scandinavia. 1969

Serbian Orthodox Church

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Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia

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Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Stockholm
Sankt Sava serbisk-ortodoxa kyrka
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia, Enskede gård. 1991

Syriac Orthodox Church

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In Sweden there are two separate Syriac Orthodox Dioceses, each with its own bishop, both based in Södertälje.

Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Sweden and Scandinavia

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Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Saint Jacob of Nsibin Syriac Orthodox Cathedral
Sankt Jacob av Nsibin syrisk-ortodoxa katedral
Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Sweden and Scandinavia, Södertälje 2009

Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden

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Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Saint Afram Syriac Orthodox Cathedral
Sankt Aframs kyrka
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden, Södertälje 1983

See also

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