# Church of Sweden

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Church_of_Sweden
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Church_of_Sweden.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Sweden
> Source revision: 1346100955
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Evangelical Lutheran church

Church of Sweden Svenska kyrkan Arms of the Church of Sweden with its centred crown, representing both the victory of Christ over death[1] and the crown of Erik the Holy,[2] Patron Saint of Sweden. Type National church Classification Protestant Orientation Lutheran Scripture Protestant Bible Theology High church Lutheranism[3] Polity Episcopal Governance General Synod Primate Martin Modéus Associations Lutheran World Federation World Council of Churches Conference of European Churches Porvoo Communion Full communion Philippine Independent Church Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches Episcopal Church (United States)[4] Region Sweden Headquarters Uppsala, Sweden Founder Ansgar (According to tradition) Stefan of Alvastra (First Archbishop of Uppsala, under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church) Gustav I of Sweden (Separated from the Holy See during the Swedish Reformation) Laurentius Petri Nericius (Consecrated as first Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala in 1531. Author of the Swedish Church Ordinance of 1571) Origin 1014, establishment of the first Swedish diocese, the Diocese of Skara 1164, establishment of the Archdiocese of Uppsala 1536, separation from Rome through the abolition of Canon Law 1593, adoption of the Augsburg Confession Separated from Roman Catholic Church (1536) Separations Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (1809) The Mission Province (2003) Congregations 1,288 in Sweden, 31 abroad (2023)[5] Members 5,426,053 2024 (51.4% of the total population)[6][5] Official website svenskakyrkan.se Logo

The **Church of Sweden** ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *Svenska kyrkan*) is an [Evangelical Lutheran](/source/Evangelical_Lutheran) church in [Sweden](/source/Sweden).[7] A former [state church](/source/State_church), it is a [national church](/source/National_church) which covers the whole nation.

Headquartered in [Uppsala](/source/Uppsala), with around 5.4 million members in 2024, it is the largest [Christian denomination](/source/Christian_denomination) in Sweden. A member of the [Porvoo Communion](/source/Porvoo_Communion), the church professes [Lutheranism](/source/Lutheranism). It is composed of thirteen [dioceses](/source/Diocese), divided into parishes.[8] The [Primate](/source/Primate_(bishop)) of the Church of Sweden, as well as the [Metropolitan](/source/Metropolitan_bishop) of all Sweden, is the [Archbishop of Uppsala](/source/Archbishop_of_Uppsala).

It is [liturgically](/source/Liturgy) and theologically "[high church](/source/High_Church_Lutheranism)", having retained priests, [vestments](/source/Vestment), and the [Mass](/source/Mass_(liturgy)) during the [Swedish Reformation](/source/Swedish_Reformation). In common with other Evangelical Lutheran churches (particularly in the Nordic and Baltic states), the Church of Sweden maintains the [historical episcopate](/source/Historical_episcopate) and claims [apostolic succession](/source/Apostolic_succession). Some Lutheran churches have [congregational polity](/source/Congregational_polity) or modified [episcopal polity](/source/Episcopal_polity) without apostolic succession, but the historic episcopate was maintained in Sweden and some of the other Lutheran churches of the Porvoo Communion. The canons of the Church of Sweden states that the faith, confession and teachings of the Church of Sweden are understood as an expression of the [catholic](/source/Catholicity) Christian faith. It further states that this does not serve to create a new, confessionally peculiar interpretation, but concerns the apostolic faith as carried down through the traditions of the church,[9] as the Lutheran Reformation aimed at conserving the faith and traditions of the Church while removing what it saw as medieval innovations.[10][11]

It was Sweden's state church until 2000. At the end of 2024, its membership of 5,426,205 included 51.4% of the Swedish population.[12][5] This high membership is due largely to automatic membership, through 1995, for any newborn child of a church member whose membership was not rejected.[13] Approximately 2% of the church's members attended regularly in 2010, when the membership was higher. A total of about 4% of the members were in attendance in a given week at that time.[14]

## Theology

[Uppsala](/source/Uppsala), with its large [cathedral](/source/Uppsala_cathedral), remains the seat of the Church of Sweden.

King [Gustav Vasa](/source/Gustav_I_of_Sweden) instigated the Church of Sweden in 1536 during his reign as [King of Sweden](/source/Monarchy_of_Sweden). This act separated the church from the [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) and its [canon law](/source/Canon_law). In 1571, the [Swedish Church Ordinance](/source/Swedish_Church_Ordinance_1571) became the first Swedish church order following the [Reformation](/source/Protestant_Reformation).

The Church of Sweden became [Lutheran](/source/Lutheran) at the [Uppsala Synod](/source/Uppsala_Synod) in 1593 when it adopted the [Augsburg Confession](/source/Augsburg_Confession) to which most Lutherans adhere. At this synod, it was decided that the church would retain the three original Christian [creeds](/source/Creed): the [Apostolic](/source/Apostles'_Creed), the [Athanasian](/source/Athanasian_Creed), and the [Nicene](/source/Nicene_Creed).

In 1686, the [Riksdag of the Estates](/source/Riksdag_of_the_Estates) adopted the [Book of Concord](/source/Book_of_Concord), although only certain parts, labelled *Confessio fidei*, were considered binding, and the other texts merely explanatory. **Confessio fidei** included the three aforementioned Creeds, the Augsburg Confession and two Uppsala Synod decisions from 1572 and 1593.

Preparing for the celebration of [mass](/source/Mass_(liturgy)) in [Strängnäs Cathedral](/source/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral), Church of Sweden

During the 19th and 20th centuries, a variety of teachings were officially approved, mostly directed towards [ecumenism](/source/Ecumenism):

- the 1878 development of the [Catechism](/source/Catechism)

- the Uppsala Creed of 1909, preparing for [Eucharistic](/source/Eucharist_in_Lutheranism) [communion](/source/Altar_and_pulpit_fellowship) with the [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England)

- the constitutions of [World Council of Churches](/source/World_Council_of_Churches) (WCC)

- the constitutions of [Lutheran World Federation](/source/Lutheran_World_Federation) (LWF)

- Church of Sweden's official response to the ["Lima document"](/source/Baptism%2C_Eucharist_and_Ministry)

- a *Council of the Bishops Letter in Important Theological Questions*

- the 1995 Treaty of Communion with the [Philippine Independent Church](/source/Philippine_Independent_Church)

In practice, however, Lutheran creed texts play a minor role, and parishes instead rely on Lutheran tradition in conjunction with influences from other Christian denominations and diverse ecclesial movements, such as [Low Church](/source/Low_Church), [High Church](/source/High_Church), [Pietism](/source/Pietism) ("Old Church"), and [Laestadianism](/source/Laestadianism), which locally might be strongly established, but have little nationwide influence.

During the 20th century, the Church of Sweden oriented itself strongly towards [liberal Christianity](/source/Liberal_Christianity) and [human rights](/source/Human_rights). In 1957, the General Synod rejected a proposal for the [ordination of women](/source/Ordination_of_women), but a revised Church Ordinance bill proposal from the [Riksdag](/source/Riksdag) in the spring of 1958, along with the fact that, at the time, clergy of the Church of Sweden were legally considered government employees, put pressure on the General Synod and the College of Bishops to accept the proposal, which passed by a synod vote of 69 to 29 and a collegiate vote of 6 to 5 respectively in the autumn of 1958.[15] Since 1960, women have been [ordained as priests](/source/Ordination_of_women), and in 1982, lawmakers removed a "conscience clause" allowing clergy members to refuse to cooperate with female colleagues.[16] A proposal to perform [same-sex weddings](/source/Same-sex_marriage) was approved on 22 October 2009 by 176 of 249 voting members of the Church of Sweden [Synod](/source/Synod).[17] In response to the rise of theological liberalism in the denomination, traditionalist clergy and laity from the Church of Sweden established, in 2003, the [Mission Province of the Church of Sweden](/source/Missionsprovinsen), a nonterritorial [ecclesiastical province](/source/Ecclesiastical_province) that only ordains men to holy orders and does not perform same-sex marriages. The Mission Province (Missionsprovinsen) is a member of the [International Lutheran Council](/source/International_Lutheran_Council), which represents [Confessional Lutheran](/source/Confessional_Lutheran) bodies around the globe.[18]

In 2000, the Church of Sweden ceased to be the [state church](/source/State_church), but it maintains strong ties with communities, particularly in relation to [rites of passage](/source/Rite_of_passage). There are many infants [baptized](/source/Baptism) and teenagers [confirmed](/source/Confirmation) (currently 40% of all 14 year olds[19]) for families even without formal church membership.

## History

### Middle Ages

See also: [History of Sweden (800–1521)](/source/History_of_Sweden_(800%E2%80%931521))

Church of Sweden statistics[5][20][21] Year Population Church members Percentage % change (avg.) 1972 8,146,000 7,754,784 95.2% 1975 8,208,000 7,770,881 94.7% 0.2% 1980 8,278,000 7,690,636 92.9% 0.3% 1985 8,358,000 7,629,763 91.5% 0.3% 1990 8,573,000 7,630,350 89.0% 0.5% 1995 8,837,000 7,601,194 86.0% 0.6% 2000 8,880,000 7,360,825 82.9% 0.6% 2005 9,048,000 6,967,498 77.0% 1.2% 2010 9,415,570 6,589,769 70.0% 1.4% 2015 9,850,452 6,225,091 63.2% 1.4% 2020 10,379,295 5,728,746 55.2% 1.6% 2021 10,452,326 5,633,867 53.9% 1.3% 2022 10,536,649 5,563,351 52.8% 1.1% 2023 5 484 319 52.1% 0.8%

While some Swedish areas had Christian minorities in the 9th century, Sweden was, because of its geographical location in northernmost [Europe](/source/Europe), not [Christianized](/source/Christianization) until around AD 1000, around the same time as the other [Nordic countries](/source/Nordic_countries), when the Swedish King [Olof](/source/Olof_Sk%C3%B6tkonung) was baptized. This left only a modest gap between the Christianization of Scandinavia and the [Great Schism](/source/East-West_Schism), however there are some Scandinavian/Swedish saints who are venerated eagerly by many [Orthodox Christians](/source/Orthodoxy#Christianity), such as [St. Olaf](/source/Olaf_II_of_Norway). However, [Norse paganism](/source/Norse_paganism) and other pre-Christian religious systems survived in the territory of what is now Sweden later than that; for instance the important religious center known as the [Temple at Uppsala](/source/Temple_at_Uppsala) at [Gamla Uppsala](/source/Gamla_Uppsala) was evidently still in use in the late 11th century, while there was little effort to introduce the [Sámi](/source/S%C3%A1mi_people) of [Lapland](/source/Lapland%2C_Sweden) to Christianity until considerably after that.

The Christian church in Scandinavia was originally governed by the [archdiocese of Bremen](/source/Archdiocese_of_Bremen). In 1104, an archbishop for all Scandinavia was installed in [Lund](/source/Diocese_of_Lund). Uppsala was made [Sweden's archdiocese](/source/Archbishop_of_Uppsala) in 1164, and remains so today. The papal diplomat [William of Modena](/source/William_of_Modena) attended a church meeting in [Skänninge](/source/Sk%C3%A4nninge) in March 1248, where the ties to the Catholic Church were strengthened.

The most cherished national Catholic [saints](/source/Saint) were the 12th-century King [Eric the Saint](/source/Eric_IX_of_Sweden) and the 14th-century [visionary](/source/Visionary) [Bridget](/source/Bridget_of_Sweden), but other regional heroes also had a local cult following, including [Saint Botvid](/source/Saint_Botvid) and [Saint Eskil](/source/Saint_Eskil) in [Södermanland](/source/S%C3%B6dermanland), Saint [Helena of Skövde](/source/Helena_of_Sk%C3%B6vde),[22] and Saint [Sigfrid](/source/Sigfrid_of_Sweden) in [Småland](/source/Sm%C3%A5land). In their names, [miracles](/source/Miracle) were performed and churches were named.

### Reformation

Shortly after seizing power in 1523, [Gustav Vasa](/source/Gustav_Vasa) addressed the [Pope](/source/Pope) in Rome with a request for the confirmation of [Johannes Magnus](/source/Johannes_Magnus) as [Archbishop of Sweden](/source/Archbishop_of_Sweden), in the place of [Gustav Trolle](/source/Gustav_Trolle) who had been formally deposed and exiled by the [Riksdag of the Estates](/source/Riksdag_of_the_Estates).

Gustav promised to be an obedient son of the Church, if the pope would confirm the elections of his bishops. But the pope requested Trolle to be re-instated. King Gustav protested by promoting the Swedish reformers, the brothers [Olaus](/source/Olaus_Petri) and [Laurentius Petri](/source/Laurentius_Petri), and [Laurentius Andreae](/source/Laurentius_Andreae). The king supported the printing of reformation texts, with the Petri brothers as the major instructors on the texts. In 1526, all Catholic printing presses were suppressed, and two-thirds of the Church's [tithes](/source/Tithe) were appropriated for the payment of the national debt. A final breach was made with the traditions of the old religion at the [Riksdag](/source/Riksdag) called by the king at [Västerås](/source/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s) in 1544.[23]

Other changes of the Reformation included the abolition of some Catholic rituals. However, the changes were not as drastic as in [Germany](/source/Germany); as in Germany, Swedish churches kept not only [crosses](/source/Christian_cross) and [crucifixes](/source/Crucifix), but also icons and the traditional liturgical vestments which in Germany were usually discarded in favor of the black [preaching gown](/source/Geneva_gown) and [stole](/source/Stole_(vestment)) used until recent times. Many holy days, based on [saints' days](/source/Saints_days), were not removed from the calendar until the late 18th century due to strong resistance from the population.

After the death of Gustav Vasa, Sweden was ruled by [John III](/source/John_III_of_Sweden), who had Catholicizing tendencies, and then by his more openly Catholic son, [Sigismund](/source/Sigismund_III_Vasa), who was also ruler of Catholic [Poland](/source/Poland). The latter was eventually deposed from the Swedish throne by his uncle, who acceded to the throne as [Charles IX](/source/Charles_IX_of_Sweden), and used the Lutheran church as an instrument in his power struggle against his nephew. He is known to have had [Calvinist](/source/Calvinism) leanings.

The New Testament was translated into Swedish in 1526 and the entire Bible in 1541. Revised translations were published in 1618 and 1703. New official translations were adopted in 1917 and 2000. Many hymns were written by Swedish church reformers and several by [Martin Luther](/source/Martin_Luther) were translated. A semi-official hymnal appeared in the 1640s. Official hymnals of the Church of Sweden ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *Den svenska psalmboken*) were adopted in 1695, [1819](/source/Den_svenska_psalmboken_(1819)), 1937 and [1986](/source/Den_svenska_psalmboken_(1986)). The last of these is [ecumenical](/source/Ecumenism), and combines traditional hymns with songs from other Christian denominations, including [Seventh-day Adventist](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church), Baptist, Catholic, [Mission Covenant](/source/Mission_Covenant_Church_of_Sweden), Methodist, Pentecostal, and the [Salvation Army](/source/Salvation_Army). In October 2013, the Church of Sweden elected [Antje Jackelén](/source/Antje_Jackel%C3%A9n) as Sweden's first female archbishop.[24]

### Emigration aspects

In the 1800s–1900s, the Church of Sweden supported the Swedish government by opposing both emigration and preachers' efforts recommending sobriety ([alcoholic beverages](/source/Alcoholic_beverage) are sold in Sweden by a government monopoly). This escalated to a point where its ministers were even persecuted by the church for preaching sobriety, and the reactions of many congregation members to that contributed to the desire to leave the country (which, however, was against the law until 1840).[25]

### Lutheran orthodoxy

Main article: [Lutheran orthodoxy](/source/Lutheran_orthodoxy)

### Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Church of Sweden

Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Uppsala

The 19th century coat of arms is based on that of the [Archdiocese of Uppsala](/source/Archdiocese_of_Uppsala). It is blazoned *Or on a cross Gules an open crown of the field* and thus features a gold/yellow field with a red cross on which there is a gold/yellow crown.[26] The crown is called the victory crown of [Christ](/source/Christ), based on the royal crowns used in [medieval](/source/Medieval) times and corresponds in form to the crowns in the [Swedish coat of arms](/source/Swedish_coat_of_arms) and to that resting on the head of Saint Eric in the coat of arms of [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm).

## Synodical structure

See also: [2021 Swedish Church Assembly elections](/source/2021_Swedish_Church_Assembly_elections)

The Church adopted, at the time that it was still a state church, an administrative structure largely modelled after the state. Direct elections are held to the General Synod ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *Kyrkomötet*, The Church Assembly), and the diocesan and parish ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *Församling*) assemblies (and in some cases, confederation of parishes ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *kyrklig samfällighet*, 'church association') assemblies and directly elected parish councils). The electoral system is the same as used in the Swedish parliamentary or municipal elections (see [Elections in Sweden](/source/Elections_in_Sweden)). To vote in the Church general elections, one must be member of the Church of Sweden, at minimum 16 years of age, and [nationally registered as living in Sweden](/source/Population_registration_in_Sweden).

The groups that take part in the elections are called [nominating groups](/source/Nominating_groups) ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *nomineringsgrupper*). In some cases the nationwide [political parties](/source/Political_party) take part in the elections, such as the [Social Democrats](/source/Swedish_Social_Democratic_Party) and the [Centre Party](/source/Centre_Party_(Sweden)). After the formal separation of Church of Sweden from the State of [Sweden](/source/Sweden), the growing tendency in the elections is towards independent parties forming for candidature, either based on a political conviction, for example [Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan](/source/Folkpartister_i_Svenska_kyrkan) founded by [Liberal People's Party](/source/Liberal_People's_Party_(Sweden)) members, or a pure church party such as the political independents' [Partipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkan](/source/Partipolitiskt_obundna_i_Svenska_kyrkan) (POSK) and [Frimodig kyrka](/source/Frimodig_kyrka).

## Ordained ministry

Sung Mass with the ordinations of two deacons and seven priests by the Bishop of Stockholm, in St Nicholas's Cathedral ([Storkyrkan](/source/Storkyrkan))

The Church of Sweden maintains the historic threefold ministry of [bishops](/source/Bishop), [priests](/source/Priest), and [deacons](/source/Deacon), and has approximately 5,000 ordained clergy in total.[27]

It practices direct ordination, also called ordination *per saltum* (literally, ordination by a leap), in which candidates are directly ordained to the specific order of ministry for which they have trained. This is an alternative approach to the sequential ordination of other historic churches (including the Anglican, Orthodox, and Catholic churches) in which candidates must be ordained in the strict sequence of deacon, then priest, then bishop. A Church of Sweden priest can be ordained directly to that office, without any previous ordination as a deacon. All deacons of the Church of Sweden are, therefore, [permanent deacons](/source/Permanent_deacons). The order of bishop is not entered through direct ordination, however, and a Church of Sweden bishop is required to be a validly ordained priest prior to their consecration; if a deacon or lay person were to be selected for the position, they would first be ordained as a priest.[28]

After the Reformation, the Swedish Church seems to have practiced variously both direct ordination and sequential ordination. Although direct ordination was more widespread, and became normative, the practice of sequential ordination is attested in the seventeenth century Swedish Church. Bishop Johannes Rudbeckius (1619–1646) habitually ordained men to the diaconate in advance of ordaining them to the priesthood,[29] and this was said by [Archbishop Johannes Lenaeus](/source/Johannes_Canuti_Lenaeus) of Uppsala (in 1653) to be usual Church of Sweden practice.[30]

In the Evangelical Lutheran churches, including the Church of Sweden, ministerial function is indicated by the usual vestments of western tradition, including the [stole](/source/Stole_(vestment)), worn straight by bishops, crossed by priests (wearing the stole straight by priests is only permitted when in choir dress, i.e., a surplice rather than an alb, as no cincture is then used that would permit crossing the stole), and diagonally across the left shoulder by deacons. However, whereas in Roman Catholic or Anglican ordinations the candidates for priesthood will already be wearing the diagonal deacon's stole, in the Church of Sweden candidates for both diaconate and priesthood are unordained at the start of the service. Tiit Pädam of Uppsala University and a Swedish-based priest of the [Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church](/source/Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church) writes: "At the beginning of the [Evangelical Lutheran] ordination service, the candidates are dressed in white albs and no one wears a stole at the beginning of the rite. In this way the churches express a significant aspect of their understanding of ordination. The white alb, used both by the ordinands to the diaconate as well as to the priesthood, is a sign that the ordination is a new beginning, rooted in the priesthood of all the baptised."[31]

The Church of Sweden employs full-time deacons to staff its extensive outreach and social welfare *diakonia* programme. Whilst deacons have the traditional liturgical role (and vesture) in the Swedish Church, their principal focus of work is outside the parish community, working in welfare roles. Nonetheless, deacons are attached to local parishes to be connected with church communities, and with a parish priest.

## Dioceses and bishops

Map of Swedish dioceses

Antje Jackelén, former Archbishop of Uppsala (centre), with Johan Dalman, Bishop of Strängnäs (left), and Mikael Mogren, Bishop of Västerås (right)

The Church of Sweden is divided into thirteen [dioceses](/source/Diocese) ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *stift*), each with a bishop and [cathedral chapter](/source/Cathedral_chapter) (Swedish: *[domkapitel](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/domkapitel)*). A bishop is elected by priests, [deacons](/source/Deacon), and some [laity](/source/Laymen) in the diocese and is the chairman of the cathedral chapter. Priest and deacon members of a cathedral chapter are elected by priests and deacons in the diocese, while its lay members are selected by the *stiftsfullmäktige*, a body elected by church members.[32]

A diocese is divided into "contracts" *[kontrakt](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kontrakt)* ([deaneries](/source/Deanery)), each with a *[kontraktsprost](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kontraktsprost)* ([provost](/source/Provost_(religion))), as the leader. Deaneries with a diocesan cathedral are called *domprosteri*. Titular provosts can also sometimes be appointed, in Swedish called *[prost](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prost#Swedish)* or *titulärprost*. The dean and head minister of a cathedral is called *[domprost](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/domprost)*, "cathedral dean" or "cathedral provost", and is a member of the cathedral chapter as its vice chairman.[32]

At the [parish](/source/Parish) level, a parish is called a *[församling](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/f%C3%B6rsamling)*.[32] A more archaic term for a parish in Swedish is *[socken](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/socken)*, which was used both in the registry and in the church administration. After the municipal reforms in 1862, the latter usage officially was replaced with *församling*, a term somewhat meaning 'congregation', originally and still used for the Lutheran territorial and nonterritorial congregations in cities and also for other religious congregations. One or several parishes are included in a *pastorat*[32][33] with a head minister or vicar called a *[kyrkoherde](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kyrkoherde)*[32] (literally 'church shepherd') and sometimes other assistant priests called *[komminister](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/komminister)* ([minister](/source/Minister_(Christianity))). At a cathedral an assistant minister is called a *domkyrkosyssloman*.

In addition to the 13 dioceses, the Church of Sweden Abroad ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *Svenska kyrkan i utlandet* – SKUT) maintains more than 40 overseas parishes. Originally a collection of overseas churches under the direction of a committee of the [General Synod](/source/Kyrkom%C3%B6tet), SKUT was reorganised on 1 January 2012 with a quasi-diocesan structure. Under this reorganisation it gained a governing council, constituent seats on the General Synod of the Church of Sweden (like the 13 mainland dioceses), and for the first time, full-time deacons to provide a programme of social welfare alongside the work of priests and lay workers.[34] However, SKUT does not have its own bishop, and is placed under the episcopal oversight of the Bishop of [Visby](/source/Visby).

Diocese Diocesan coat of arms Seat Cathedral Founded Current bishop Bishop's coat of arms Archdiocese of Uppsala Uppsala Uppsala Cathedral 1123 Martin Modéus (Archbishop) Karin Johannesson (Bishop) Diocese of Skara Skara Skara Cathedral 1014 Åke Bonnier Diocese of Lund Lund Lund Cathedral 1048 Johan Tyrberg Diocese of Linköping Linköping Linköping Cathedral 1100 Marika Markovits Diocese of Strängnäs Strängnäs Strängnäs Cathedral 1129 Johan Dalman Diocese of Växjö Växjö Växjö Cathedral 1165 Fredrik Modéus Diocese of Västerås Västerås Västerås Cathedral 12th century Mikael Mogren Diocese of Visby Visby Visby Cathedral 1572 Erik Eckerdal [sv] Diocese of Karlstad Karlstad Karlstad Cathedral 1581 Sören Dalevi Diocese of Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg Cathedral 1620 Susanne Rappmann Diocese of Härnösand Härnösand Härnösand Cathedral 1647 Eva Nordung Byström Diocese of Luleå Luleå Luleå Cathedral 1904 Åsa Nyström Diocese of Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm Cathedral 1942 Andreas Holmberg

The [Diocese of Kalmar](/source/Diocese_of_Kalmar) existed as a [*superintendentia*](/source/Superintendent_(ecclesiastical)) from 1603 to 1678 and as a diocese between 1678 and 1915, at which time it was merged with the [Diocese of Växjö](/source/Diocese_of_V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6). Another diocese which no longer exists is the [Diocese of Mariestad](/source/Diocese_of_Mariestad), which existed as *superintendentia* between 1580 and 1646 and was replaced by the [Diocese of Karlstad](/source/Diocese_of_Karlstad).

The dioceses of Uppsala, Strängnäs, Västerås, Skara, Linköping, Växjö, and the now-Finnish [Diocese of Turku](/source/Archdiocese_of_Turku), are the original seven Swedish dioceses, dating from the Middle Ages. The rest have come into existence after that time and the Swedish reformation in the 16th century. The Diocese of Lund was founded in 1060, became an archdiocese in 1104, and lay in Denmark. The [Province of Lund](/source/Diocese_of_Lund#History) consisted of Denmark, Sweden, and Finland throughout the Middle Ages (originally also Norway and Iceland), although Uppsala had their own subordinate [ecclesiastical province](/source/Ecclesiastical_province) and archbishop from 1164.

When [Eva Brunne](/source/Eva_Brunne) was consecrated as [Bishop of Stockholm](/source/Church_of_Sweden_Diocese_of_Stockholm) in 2009, she became the first openly lesbian bishop in the world.[35]

## Monasteries and convents

The Church of Sweden has several monastic communities.

- The Sisters of the Holy Paraclete (*Helgeandssystrarna*), who live in [Alsike Convent](/source/Alsike_Convent).[36]

- The [Brothers of the Holy Cross](/source/Brothers_of_the_Holy_Cross) (*Heliga korsets brödraskap*), Benedictine monks who live at the [Östanbäck Monastery](/source/%C3%96stanb%C3%A4ck_Monastery) in [Sala](/source/Sala_Municipality%2C_Sweden), [Västmanland](/source/V%C3%A4stmanland).[37]

- The Sisters of St. Francis (*Helige Franciskus systraskap*), Franciscan nuns who live in [Klaradals kloster](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klaradals_kloster&action=edit&redlink=1) in [Sjövik](/source/Sj%C3%B6vik).

- The Sisters of the Risen Saviour (*Uppståndne frälsarens systraskap*) who live in [Överselö klostergård](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C3%96versel%C3%B6_klosterg%C3%A5rd&action=edit&redlink=1).

- The [Daughters of Mary](/source/Daughters_of_Mary_(Lutheran)) (*Mariadöttrarna av Den Evangeliska Mariavägen*) in [Vallby](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vallby&action=edit&redlink=1).

- [Linköpings kloster](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Link%C3%B6pings_kloster&action=edit&redlink=1) in [Linköping](/source/Link%C3%B6ping), approved by the Bishop of Linköping in 2006, and inaugurated in 2014, a small contemplative and vegetarian convent, focused on climate issues;[38] it has links with the Anglican [Society of Saint Margaret](/source/Society_of_Saint_Margaret).[38] The procession waiting to go inside for the Sunday mass and funeral of Sister Marianne, the first nun in the Church of Sweden since the reformation. At the end are nuns from Alsike Monastery.

## Partner churches

The Church of Sweden is a founding member of the [Lutheran World Federation](/source/Lutheran_World_Federation), formed in [Lund](/source/Lund), Sweden in 1947. [Anders Nygren](/source/Anders_Nygren), later the [Bishop of Lund](/source/List_of_bishops_of_Lund), served as the first President of the Lutheran World Federation.[39]

Since 1994, the Church of Sweden has been part of the [Porvoo Communion](/source/Porvoo_Communion), bringing it into full Communion with the [Anglican churches](/source/Anglican_Communion) of the [British Isles](/source/British_Isles) and the [Iberian Peninsula](/source/Iberian_Peninsula), together with the other Lutheran churches of the Nordic nations and the Baltic states. In 1995, full communion was achieved with the [Philippine Independent Church](/source/Philippine_Independent_Church). Since 2015, the Church of Sweden has also been in full communion with the [Episcopal Church](/source/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)) of the United States.[40]

In 2016, the Church of Sweden reached full communion with the [Old Catholic](/source/Old_Catholic) churches within the [Union of Utrecht](/source/Union_of_Utrecht_(Old_Catholic)).[41]

## Sámi relations

In 2021, the Church of Sweden apologized for its abuse of [Sámi](/source/S%C3%A1mi_people) over several centuries, including forcible [Christianization](/source/Christianization_of_the_S%C3%A1mi_people), the mistreatment of children in [Sámi schools](/source/S%C3%A1mi_schools), and collecting the remains of Sámi people for research on scientific racism and eugenics. The Church of Sweden described their "dark actions" against the Sámi as "colonial" and "legitimized repression".[42] Prior to apologizing, the Church of Sweden had produced a 1,100 page long document in 2019 compiling the church's history of oppressing Sámi people and erasing Sámi culture.[43]

## See also

- [Religion in Sweden](/source/Religion_in_Sweden)

- [Catholic Church in Sweden](/source/Catholic_Church_in_Sweden)

- [Archbishop of Uppsala](/source/Archbishop_of_Uppsala)

- [Church of Sweden Abroad](/source/Church_of_Sweden_Abroad)

- [List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses](/source/List_of_Lutheran_dioceses_and_archdioceses)

- [Church of Sweden Parishes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Parishes_of_the_Church_of_Sweden)

- [Swedish churches in London](/source/Nordic_churches_in_London#Swedish_Church)

- [List of the largest Protestant bodies](/source/List_of_the_largest_Protestant_bodies)

### Other Nordic national Lutheran churches

- [Church of Denmark](/source/Church_of_Denmark)

- [Church of the Faroe Islands](/source/Church_of_the_Faroe_Islands)

- [Church of Iceland](/source/Church_of_Iceland)

- [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway)

- [Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland](/source/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland)

## References

### Citations

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Svenska kyrkans heraldiska vapen"](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/vapen-och-heraldik). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210506182452/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/vapen-och-heraldik) from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Mordet löst - efter 850 år - Upsala Nya Tidning"](https://unt.se/nyheter/uppsala/mordet-lost-efter-850-ar-4157786.aspx). 16 March 1916. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215855/https://unt.se/nyheter/uppsala/mordet-lost-efter-850-ar-4157786.aspx) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Podmore1993_3-0)** Podmore, C. J. (1993). [*Together in Mission and Ministry: The Porvoo Common Statement, With, Essays on Church and Ministry in Northern Europe : Conversations Between the British and Irish Anglican Churches and the Nordic and Baltic Lutheran Churches*](https://books.google.com/books?id=JubvAqggjL8C&pg=PA59). Church House Publishing. pp. 59–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7151-5750-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7151-5750-3). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230502072458/https://books.google.com/books?id=JubvAqggjL8C&pg=PA59) from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lasserre, Matthieu (27 March 2023). ["The American Cathedral in Paris celebrates 100 years"](https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/the-american-cathedral-in-paris-celebrates-100-years/17515). *[La Croix](/source/La_Croix_(newspaper))*. Paris. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230329025420/https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/the-american-cathedral-in-paris-celebrates-100-years/17515) from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-svenskakyrkan-statistics_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-svenskakyrkan-statistics_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-svenskakyrkan-statistics_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-svenskakyrkan-statistics_5-3) ["Svenska kyrkan i siffror"](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/statistik). *Svenska kyrkan* (in Swedish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171101191748/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/statistik) from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Svenska kyrkans medlemsutveckling år 1972-](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/filer/d0a30387-feff-48b3-810e-2c8225f2fb54.pdf?id=2705246)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Sidenvall, Erik (2012). ["Church and State in Sweden: A contemporary Report"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/43751965). *Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte*. **25** (2): 311–319. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.13109/kize.2012.25.2.311](https://doi.org/10.13109%2Fkize.2012.25.2.311). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0932-9951](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0932-9951). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [43751965](https://www.jstor.org/stable/43751965).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["SFS 1998:1591"](http://riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=3911&bet=1998:1591) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110929183503/http://riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=3911&bet=1998:1591) 29 September 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), Riksdagen

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Kyrkoordning för Svenska kyrkan: med kommentarer och angränsande lagstiftning. Verbum 2005. pp43-44

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Brown2009_10-0)** Brown, Christopher Boyd (30 June 2009). *Singing the Gospel: Lutheran Hymns and the Success of the Reformation*. Harvard University Press. p. 59-60. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-674-02891-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-674-02891-3). Luther's example and influence helped to ensure not only the place of vernacular hymns, but also the preservation of much traditional church music along with the new polyphony; wherever there were Latin schools, Luther desired that the traditional music should be maintained. Though Luther and his followers eliminated some elements of medieval liturgy for theological reasons—especially the canon of the Mass—Lutherans retained not only the structure and texts of the liturgy but also a great many of the associated hymns and music.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Braaten1985_11-0)** Braaten, Carl E. (1985). *Principles of Lutheran Theology*. Fortress Press. p. 43. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4514-0484-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4514-0484-5). The Reformation of Martin Luther was not the inauguration of a new church. The chief aim of Luther and of those who joined his movement was to reform the only church they knew—the Roman Catholic church. Luther and Melanchton as well as all of the confessing fathers who built on their foundations saw themselves in accord with the consensus of the first five centuries, particularly as this was expressed in the creeds and councils of the ancient church. The abuses in the church were attacked as medieval innovations which stood condemned by the Word of God

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Svenska kyrkans medlemsutveckling år 1972-](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/filer/d0a30387-feff-48b3-810e-2c8225f2fb54.pdf?id=2705246)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Sloane, Wendy (4 October 1995). ["Sweden Snaps Strong Ties Between Church and State"](https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/1004/04061.html). *The Christian Science Monitor*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171020151116/https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/1004/04061.html) from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Liturgy and Worship"](http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/SVK/eng/liturgy.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100422193814/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/SVK/eng/liturgy.htm) 22 April 2010 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Häggblom, Johanna – "Därför att vi inte gärna kan begära något mindre"-kvinnors röster i debatten om kvinnliga präster 1957–1959. pp 17"](http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1052701/FULLTEXT01.pdf) (PDF). 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210801185420/http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1052701/FULLTEXT01.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ChurchClause_16-0)** Sherwood, Harriet (23 July 2020). ["Church of Sweden's female priests outnumber men – but are paid less"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/23/church-of-swedens-female-priests-outnumber-men-but-are-paid-less). *The Guardian*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200830193728/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/23/church-of-swedens-female-priests-outnumber-men-but-are-paid-less) from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Church of Sweden says yes to gay marriage"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120111080159/http://www.thelocal.se/22810/20091022/). The Local: Sweden's News in English. 22 October 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.thelocal.se/22810/20091022/) on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GassmannOldenburg2011_18-0)** Gassmann, Günther; Oldenburg, Mark W. (10 October 2011). *Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism*. Scarecrow Press. p. 91. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-7482-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-7482-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Confirmation in Church of Sweden"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220921162307/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/Sve/Bin%C3%A4rfiler/Filer/DF010030-BFDB-45F4-8102-3E783E77C4DD.pdf) (PDF). *www.svenskakyrkan.se*. Archived from [the original](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/Sve/Bin%c3%a4rfiler/Filer/DF010030-BFDB-45F4-8102-3E783E77C4DD.pdf) (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-svenskakyrkan_1972-2018_20-0)** [PDFMedlemmar i Svenska kyrkan i förhållande till folkmängd 31 december 2020 per församling, kommun och län samt riket](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/filer/0d0ce00b-73c7-4a68-bf1e-cc8d9db5b260.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210421205705/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/filer/0d0ce00b-73c7-4a68-bf1e-cc8d9db5b260.pdf) 21 April 2021 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Svenska kyrkan

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Medlemsutveckling 2020–2021, per församling, pastorat och stift samt riket"](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/filer/1374643/MedlemsutvecklingSKP(1).pdf?id=2398410) (PDF). *www.svenskakyrkan.se* (in Swedish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220706222718/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/filer/1374643/MedlemsutvecklingSKP(1).pdf?id=2398410) (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** [Saint Helen of Skofde](http://saints.sqpn.com/sainth13.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081014043258/http://saints.sqpn.com/sainth13.htm) 14 October 2008 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Patron Saints Index

1. **[^](#cite_ref-EB1911_23-0)** [Encyclopædia Britannica](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica) Eleventh Edition, article *Sweden*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["Sweden elects its first female archbishop, the German-born bishop of Lund – Fox News"](https://www.foxnews.com/world/sweden-elects-its-first-female-archbishop-the-german-born-bishop-of-lund/). [Fox News Channel](/source/Fox_News_Channel). 15 October 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131018071728/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/10/15/sweden-elects-its-first-female-archbishop-german-born-bishop-lund/) from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** *Vår svenska stam på utländsk mark; Svenska öden och insatser i främmande land; I västerled, Amerikas förenta stater och Kanada*, Ed. [Axel Boëthius](/source/Axel_Bo%C3%ABthius), Stockholm 1952, Volume I, pp. 92, 137, 273 & 276; for the whole section

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** Gold is represented as yellow in non-metallic representations of coats of arms.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** Structure and numbers of clergy listed on the [official website](http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?id=657777) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131207024606/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?id=657777) 7 December 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) in English.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** ["Vem kan bli biskop?"](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/karlstadsstift/vem-kan-bli-biskop). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200922200929/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/karlstadsstift/vem-kan-bli-biskop) from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Upsala1909_29-0)** ["Report of the Commission Appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, In Pursuance of Resolution 74 of the Lambeth Conference of 1908 on the Relation of the Anglican Communion to the Church of Sweden"](http://anglicanhistory.org/lutherania/conference1909.html). The Young Churchman (1911), reproduced by Project Canterbury. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170623122740/http://anglicanhistory.org/lutherania/conference1909.html) from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ambassy_30-0)** Whitelocke, Bulstrode (1772). *A Journal of the Swedish ambassy in the years MDCLIII and MDCLIV from the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland : with an appendix of original papers, written by the ambassador, the Lord Commissioner Whitelocke* (1772 republication ed.). p. 415.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Pädam_31-0)** Pädam, Tiit (2011). *Ordination of Deacons in the Churches of the Porvoo Communion: A Comparative Investigation in Ecclesiology* (First ed.). Kirjastus TP (Uppsala). p. 276. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-9949-21-785-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9949-21-785-4).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KO_32-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KO_32-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-KO_32-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-KO_32-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-KO_32-4) [*Kyrkoordningen* (in Swedish)](http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/kyrkoordningen) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111103083134/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/kyrkoordningen/) 3 November 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (internal church regulations).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-33)** A *[pastorat](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/pastorat)* is a subdivision within the Church of Sweden. A pastorat includes one or several parishes. Similar to a Norwegian [Prestegjeld](/source/Prestegjeld).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Review_34-0)** Anders Wejryd, Archbishop (2012). *2011 Review and financial summary for the Church of Sweden, national level* (First ed.). Trossamfundet Svenska kyrkan. p. 20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-35)** Wockner, Rex. ["Lesbian bishop consecrated in Sweden"](https://www.qx.se/english/12396/lesbian-bishop-consecrated-in-sweden). *QX*. QX Förlag AB. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140627103418/http://qx.se/english/12396/lesbian-bishop-consecrated-in-sweden) from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-36)** ["HelgeandssystrarnaDen Helige Andes klosterfamilj är stiftad till Guds ära i tillbedjan inför hans väldiga gärningar i den Helige"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081030100331/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/knivsta/Alsike/kloster/helgeand.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/knivsta/Alsike/kloster/helgeand.htm) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-37)** ["Välkommen tillÖstanbäcks klosters hemsida"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080921214813/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/klostren/ostanbak.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/klostren/ostanbak.htm) on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-linko_38-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-linko_38-1) ["Background"](https://www.linkopingskloster.se/ett-fro-har-planterats/). Linköpings kloster. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200229200732/https://www.linkopingskloster.se/ett-fro-har-planterats/) from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-The_Lutheran_World_Federation_1947_39-0)** ["History of the LWF"](https://www.lutheranworld.org/who-we-are/history-lwf). *The Lutheran World Federation*. 6 July 1947. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-40)** ["The General Convention of the Episcopal Church"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150601233546/http://www.generalconvention.org/gc/2015-resolutions/B004/current_english_text). 1 June 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.generalconvention.org/gc/2015-resolutions/B004/current_english_text) on 1 June 2015. (See *[Report on the Grounds for Future Relations between the Church of Sweden and the Episcopal Church](https://archive.org/details/report-on-the-grounds-for-future-relations)* by Ian T. Douglas; Richard Mammana; Christopher Meakin; William H. Petersen; Margaret Rose; [Pierre W. Whalon](/source/Pierre_Whalon).)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-41)** ["Agreement"](https://www.utrechter-union.org/fman/851.pdf) (PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185448/https://www.utrechter-union.org/fman/851.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-42)** ["Church of Sweden to apologize for 'dark', 'colonial' Sámi mistreatment"](https://www.arctictoday.com/church-of-sweden-to-apologize-for-dark-colonial-sami-mistreatment/). [Arctic Today](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arctic_Today&action=edit&redlink=1). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-43)** Last, John. ["Church of Sweden apologizes, embarks on reconciliation with Indigenous Sámi people"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/church-of-sweden-sami-indigenous-1.6263595). [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation). Retrieved 3 August 2023.

### Sources

- Gustafsson, Berndt (1983) [1973]. *Svensk kyrkohistoria*. Handböcker i teologi (in Swedish) (6th ed.). Helsingborg: Plus Ultra. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [91-970355-7-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/91-970355-7-2). [SELIBR](/source/SELIBR_(identifier)) [7791193](https://libris.kb.se/bib/7791193).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Church of Sweden](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Church_of_Sweden).

- [Official website in English](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/english)

v t e Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala (List) Dioceses Archdiocese of Uppsala Gothenburg Härnösand Karlstad Linköping Luleå Lund Skara Stockholm Strängnäs Visby Västerås Växjö Historical Kalmar Mariestad Cathedrals Uppsala Gothenburg Härnösand Karlstad Linköping Luleå Lund Skara Stockholm Strängnäs Visby Västerås Växjö No longer the seat of a bishop but still officially called cathedrals: Kalmar Mariestad Assembly Elections 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Nominating groups Alternative for Sweden 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 Monasteries Alsike Convent Daughters of Mary Sisters of Saint Francis Östanbäck Monastery See also Church of Sweden Abroad Swedish Evangelical Mission Bibeltrogna Vänner Church of Sweden Youth Pro Fide et Christianismo

Links to related articles v t e Archbishops of Uppsala Pre-Reformation Catholic Church in Sweden (1164–1557), Protestant Church of Sweden (1531–present) 12th century Stefan Johannes Petrus Insignia of Archbishop Stefan 13th century Olov Lambatunga Valerius Olov Basatömer Jarler Lars Folke Johansson Ängel Jakob Israelsson Johan Odulfsson Magnus Bosson Johan Nils Allesson 14th century Nils Kettilsson Olov Björnsson Petrus Filipsson Hemming Nilsson Petrus Torkilsson Birger Gregersson Henrik Karlsson 15th–16th centuries Jöns Gerekesson Johan Håkansson Olov Larsson Arnold of Bergen Nicolaus Ragvaldi Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Tord Pedersson (Bonde) Jakob Ulvsson Gustav Trolle Catholic titular Archbishops in exile in Rome during the Reformation in Sweden Johannes Magnus 1533–1544 Olaus Magnus 1544–1557 Reformation Laurentius Petri (Nericius) Archbishops during the Liturgical Struggle Laurentius Petri Gothus Andreas Laurentii Björnram Abraham Angermannus Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis 17th century Olaus Martini Petrus Kenicius Laurentius Paulinus Gothus Johannes Canuti Lenaeus Lars Stigzelius Johan Baazius the younger Olov Svebilius 18th century Erik Benzelius the elder Haquin Spegel Mathias Steuchius Johannes Steuchius Erik Benzelius the Younger Jacob Benzelius Henric Benzelius Samuel Troilius Magnus Beronius Carl Fredrik Mennander Uno von Troil 19th century Jakob Axelsson Lindblom Carl von Rosenstein Johan Olof Wallin Carl Fredrik af Wingård Hans Olof Holmström Anton Niklas Sundberg 20th century Johan August Ekman Nathan Söderblom Erling Eidem Yngve Brilioth Gunnar Hultgren Ruben Josefson Olof Sundby Bertil Werkström Gunnar Weman Karl Gustav Hammar 21st century Anders Wejryd Antje Jackelén Martin Modéus v t e Christianity in Sweden Denominations Eastern Christianity Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Sweden and all Scandinavia Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Scandinavia True Orthodox Church of the Goths Oriental Orthodox Syriac Orthodox Church Catholic Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Western Christianity Catholic (Main article) Latin Church Roman Catholic Church Old Catholic[a] Old Catholic Church[b] Protestant United Uniting Church in Sweden Baptists Pietists & Methodists Lutheran Church of Sweden[c] Bibeltrogna Vänner Evangelical Mission Evangelical Lutheran Church Lutheran Confessional Church Mission Province[d] Calvinist Evangelical Reformed Church Baptist (Main article) Evangelical Free Church in Sweden Methodist Free Methodist Church in Sweden Salvation Army Adventist Seventh-day Adventist Church Pentecostal (see Swedish Pentecostal and Maranata movements) The Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches Neo-charismatic Livets Ord Vineyard Norden Other Anglicanism[c] Evangelical Orthodox Church Swedish Alliance Mission Restorationist Jehovah's Witnesses The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden Interdenominational organisations Christian Council of Sweden Swedish Evangelical Alliance Swedish Free Church Council YWCA-YMCA Former denominations Free Baptist Union Swedish Holiness Union Örebro Mission Church buildings List of churches Youth organisations Equmenia Church of Sweden Youth Christian-influenced politics Christian Democratic Party Swedish Association of Christian Social Democrats Development agencies Church of Sweden Traditions Saint Lucy's Day Christmas Julotta ^ Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church ^ Part of the Union of Utrecht ^ a b Part of the Porvoo Communion ^ Part of the Communion of Nordic Lutheran Dioceses v t e Porvoo Communion Anglican churches England including Europe Ireland Portugal Scotland Spain Wales Lutheran churches Denmark including Greenland Estonia Faroe Islands Finland Great Britain Iceland Latvia (Worldwide Church) Lithuania Norway Sweden Observer churches Latvia v t e Lutheran World Federation Africa Central and Eastern Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo Eritrea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea Ethiopia Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Kenya Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church Madagascar Malagasy Lutheran Church Rwanda Lutheran Church of Rwanda Tanzania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Southern Africa Angola Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola Botswana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana Malawi Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi Mozambique Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (GELK) South Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (N-T) Moravian Church in South Africa Zambia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia Zimbabwe Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe Western Africa Cameroon Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon Central African Republic Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic Republic of Congo Evangelical Lutheran Church of Congo Ghana Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana Liberia Lutheran Church in Liberia Nigeria The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria The Lutheran Church of Nigeria Senegal The Lutheran Church of Senegal Sierra Leone Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone Asia and Pacific North East Asia China – Hong Kong Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong Taiwan Taiwan Lutheran Church Lutheran Church of the Republic of China Japan Japan Lutheran Church Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church South Korea Lutheran Church in Korea West and South Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh Lutheran Church Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church Georgia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States India Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Arcot Lutheran Church Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam India Evangelical Lutheran Church Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church South Andhra Lutheran Church Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church Israel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land Jordan Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land Kazakhstan Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States Kyrgyzstan Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States Myanmar Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar Lutheran Church of Myanmar Myanmar Lutheran Church Mara Evangelical Church Nepal Nepal Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church Palestinian territories Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land Sri Lanka Lanka Lutheran Church Uzbekistan Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States South East Asia Australia Lutheran Church of Australia Indonesia Batak Christian Community Church Christian Communion of Indonesia Church in Nias Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia Angkola Protestant Christian Church Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church Protestant Christian Batak Church Protestant Christian Church Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai Simalungun Protestant Christian Church United Protestant Church Malaysia Basel Christian Church of Malaysia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia Lutheran Church in Malaysia Protestant Church in Sabah Papua New Guinea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea Gutnius Lutheran Church Philippines Lutheran Church in the Philippines Singapore Lutheran Church in Singapore Thailand Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand Europe Austria Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria Belarus Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States Belgium Lutheran Church of Belgium: Arlon and Christian Mission Croatia Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia Czech Republic Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession Denmark Church of Denmark Estonia Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Finland Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland France Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine United Protestant Church of France Malagasy Protestant Church in France Germany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad Church of Lippe (Lutheran classis) Evangelical Church in Middle Germany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe Lutheran Church in Württemberg Hungary Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary Iceland Church of Iceland Ireland Lutheran Church in Ireland Italy Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy Latvia Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia Lithuania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania Netherlands Protestant Church in the Netherlands Norway Church of Norway Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway Poland Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland Romania Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania Russia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia Serbia Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia Slovakia Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia Slovenia Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia Sweden Church of Sweden Switzerland Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein Ukraine Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States United Kingdom Lutheran Church in Great Britain The Lutheran Council of Great Britain Latin America and the Caribbean Central America and the Caribbean Costa Rica Evangelical Lutheran Church of Costa Rica Costa Rican Lutheran Church El Salvador Salvadoran Lutheran Church Guatemala Evangelical Lutheran Congregation "La Epifania" Honduras Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras Mexico German-Speaking Evangelical Congregation in Mexico Mexican Lutheran Church Nicaragua Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope South America Argentina Evangelical Church of the River Plate United Evangelical Lutheran Church Bolivia Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church German Speaking Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Bolivia Brazil Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil Chile Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile Lutheran Church in Chile Colombia Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia St. Martin's Lutheran Congregation St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Ecuador Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador Guyana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana Peru Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peru Peruvian Lutheran Evangelical Church Suriname Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname Venezuela Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela North America Canada Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada United States Evangelical Lutheran Church in America v t e World Council of Churches Ecumenism African-initiated Africa Africa Brotherhood Church African Christian Church & Schools African Church of the Holy Spirit African Israel Church Nineveh Church of Christ - Harris Mission (Harrist Church) Church of Christ Light of the Holy Spirit Council of African Instituted Churches of Southern Africa The African Church Church of the Lord (Aladura) The First African Church Mission Anglicanism Africa Anglican Church of Burundi Anglican Church of Kenya Anglican Church of Rwanda Anglican Church of Southern Africa Anglican Church of Tanzania Church of Christ in Congo - Anglican Community of Congo Church of Nigeria Church of the Province of Central Africa Church of the Province of West Africa Church of Uganda Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan Asia Anglican Church in Japan Anglican Church of Korea Church of Ceylon Church of the Province of Myanmar Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Episcopal Church in the Philippines Europe Church in Wales Church of England Church of Ireland Lusitanian Church of Portugal Scottish Episcopal Church Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church North America Anglican Church of Canada Episcopal Church Latin America Anglican Church of South America Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil Oceania Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia Anglican Church of Australia Anglican Church of Melanesia Assyrian Church Global Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East Baptists Africa Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda Baptist Community of Congo Community of Baptist Churches in Central Africa Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola Episcopal Baptist Community in Africa Native Baptist Church of Cameroon Nigerian Baptist Convention Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon Asia Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India Myanmar Baptist Convention Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Europe Baptist Union of Denmark Baptist Union of Great Britain Baptist Union of Hungary Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy North America American Baptist Churches USA National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Progressive National Baptist Convention Latin America Jamaica Baptist Union Baptist Convention of Haiti Baptist Association of El Salvador Baptist Convention of Nicaragua Oceania Baptist Union of New Zealand Disciples of Christ & Christian Churches Africa Church of Christ in Congo - Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo Asia United Reformed Church North America Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States Latin America Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ in Argentina Oceania Christian Churches New Zealand Churches of Christ in Australia Eastern Orthodoxy Africa Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa Eastern Asia Orthodox Church in Japan Europe & Western Asia Ecumenical Patriarchate Church of Cyprus Church of Greece Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia Orthodox Church of Finland Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church Romanian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Serbian Orthodox Church North America Orthodox Church in America Evangelical Africa African Inland Church of South Sudan and Sudan Asia Lao Evangelical Church Lutheranism Africa Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church Lutheran Church in Liberia Malagasy Lutheran Church Asia Batak Christian Community Church Christian Protestant Angkola Church Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea The Indonesian Christian Church Protestant Christian Church of Nias Protestant Christian Batak Church Protestant Church in Sabah Simalungun Protestant Christian Church United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India Europe Church of Norway Church of Sweden Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad Protestant Church in Germany Bavaria Brunswick Central Germany Hanover Northern Germany Oldenburg Saxony Schaumburg-Lippe Württemberg Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia North America Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Latin America Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile Salvadorean Lutheran Synod United Evangelical Lutheran Church Mar Thoma Church Global Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar Methodism Africa Methodist Church Ghana Methodist Church in Kenya Methodist Church in Zimbabwe Methodist Church Nigeria United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast Asia Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands Korean Methodist Church Methodist Church in India Methodist Church in Indonesia Methodist Church in Malaysia Methodist Church in Singapore Methodist Church in Sri Lanka Methodist Church, Upper Myanmar Protestant Methodist Church in Benin Europe Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy Methodist Church Methodist Church in Ireland North America African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Christian Methodist Episcopal Church United Methodist Church Latin America Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia Methodist Church in Brazil Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas Methodist Church in Chile Methodist Church in Mexico Oceania Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma Moravian and Historic Peace Churches Africa Church of the Brethren in Nigeria Moravian Church in South Africa Moravian Church in Tanzania Asia Philippine Independent Church Europe Mennonite Church in the Netherlands Moravian Church in Western Europe North America Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Church of the Brethren Moravian Church in America Polish National Catholic Church Religious Society of Friends: Friends General Conference Religious Society of Friends: Friends United Meeting Latin America Moravian Church, Eastern West Indies Province Moravian Church in Jamaica Moravian Church in Nicaragua Moravian Church in Suriname Old-Catholic Europe Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany Old Catholic Church of Austria Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland Old Catholic Mariavite Church in Poland Polish Catholic Church in Poland Pentecostal Africa Evangelical Pentecostal Mission of Angola Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa North America International Evangelical Church Latin America Association The Church of God Christian Biblical Church Free Pentecostal Missions Church of Chile Pentecostal Church of Chile Pentecostal Mission Church Oriental Orthodoxy Africa Coptic Orthodox Church Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Eastern Asia Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Europe & Western Asia Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy See of Cilicia) Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin) Reformed Africa African Protestant Church Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Blantyre Synod Evangelical Community in Congo Presbyterian Community in Congo Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar Evangelical Church of Cameroon Evangelical Church of Congo Evangelical Church of Gabon Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile) Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola Lesotho Evangelical Church Presbyterian Church in Cameroon Presbyterian Church in Rwanda Presbyterian Church of Africa Presbyterian Church of Cameroon Presbyterian Church of East Africa Presbyterian Church of Ghana Presbyterian Church in Liberia Presbyterian Church of Mozambique Presbyterian Church of Nigeria Presbyterian Church of South Sudan Protestant Church of Algeria Reformed Church in Zambia Reformed Church in Zimbabwe Reformed Church of Christ for Nations Reformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea Asia Central Sulawesi Christian Church Christian Church of Sumba Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa Christian Evangelical Church in Sangihe-Talaud Church of Christ in Thailand Church of North India Church of Pakistan Church of South India East Java Christian Church Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran Evangelical Church in Kalimantan Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China Indonesian Christian Church Synod Javanese Christian Churches Karo Batak Protestant Church Korean Christian Church in Japan Mara Evangelical Church National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon Pasundan Christian Church Presbyterian Church in Taiwan Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea Presbyterian Church of Korea Presbyterian Church of Pakistan Protestant Christian Church in Bali Protestant Church in Indonesia Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi Protestant Church in the Moluccas Protestant Church in Western Indonesia Protestant Church in East Timor Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor Toraja Church Europe Church of Scotland Czechoslovak Hussite Church Dutch Reformed Church Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren Evangelical Church of the Augsburg and Helvetic Confessions in Austria Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal Greek Evangelical Church Presbyterian Church of Wales Protestant Church in Germany Church of Lippe Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany Protestant Church in the Netherlands Protestant Church of Switzerland Reformed Christian Church in Serbia Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia Reformed Church in Hungary Reformed Church in Romania Remonstrant Brotherhood Spanish Evangelical Church North America Hungarian Reformed Church in America Presbyterian Church in Canada Presbyterian Church (USA) Reformed Church in America Latin America Evangelical Church of the River Plate Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil Presbyterian Church of Colombia Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba Oceania Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa Congregational Christian Church in Samoa Congregational Christian Church of Niue Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands Kiribati Uniting Church Maohi Protestant Church Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu United christianity Africa United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe United Church of Zambia United Congregational Church of Southern Africa Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa Asia China Christian Council Church of Bangladesh Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East United Church of Christ in Japan United Church of Christ in the Philippines Europe Protestant Church in Germany Bremen Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz Rhineland Anhalt Kurhessen-Waldeck Palatinate Westphalia Baden Hesse and Nassau Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine Union of Welsh Independents United Free Church of Scotland United Protestant Church in Belgium United Protestant Church of France Uniting Church in Sweden Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches North America International Council of Community Churches United Church of Canada United Church of Christ Latin America United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands United Presbyterian Church of Brazil United Protestant Church of Curaçao Oceania United Church in Papua New Guinea United Church in the Solomon Islands United Church of Christ - Congregational in the Marshall Islands Uniting Church in Australia Africa AACC OAIC Asia CCA NCCA NCCP MECC PCC Europe CEC CCCAAE Latin America CCC LACC North America CCE NCC v t e Humanitarian partners of the European Commission Humanitarian partners DG ECHO NGOs International Action Against Hunger (France, Spain) ADRA (Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany) CARE International (Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway) Caritas Europa (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain) ICRC (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden) Islamic Relief (Germany, Sweden) Oxfam (Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Spain) Plan International (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden) Save the Children (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden) Solidarités international (France, Spain) SOS Children's Villages (Austria, Netherlands) Terre des hommes (Italy, Netherlands) World Vision (Austria, Finland, Netherlands) National MDM · VSF PIN DACAAR · DanChurchAid · DPA · DRC Estonian Refugee Council · MTÜ Mondo Fida International · FinnChurchAid · FRC · Mannerheim League for Child Welfare ACTED · ALIMA · AVSF · Institut Bioforce · CDE · Federation Handicap · GRET · iMMAP · MDM · Œuvre d'Orient · PUI · Relief International · Secours Islamique · SPF · Triangle · TSF arche noVa · ASB · Diakonie Deutschland · Die Johanniter · GAC · HELP · International Rescue Committee · Malteser Hilfsdienst · Medair · MI · Sign of Hope · VSF Concern Worldwide · GOAL · SHA · Trócaire ActionAid · AISPO · AVSI · Cesvi · CISP · COOPI · CUAMM · Emergency · FADV · INTERSOS · JRS · LVIA · Un Ponte Per · VIS · WeWorld Cordaid · DAI · HNTPO · INSO · Mercy Corps · REK · Stichting Vluchteling · Tearfund Netherlands · War Child Netherlands · ZOA NCA · NPA · NRC PAH AKF PRT ACPP · Ayuda en Acción · EDUCO · Entreculturas · Farmacéuticos Mundi · Medicus Mundi · MPDL · Mundubat · SIA COS · Diakonia · Läkarmissionen · PMU Interlife · SWEDO International organizations ICRC IFRC FAO ILO IOM OCHA OHCHR PAHO UNDP UNDP MPTFO UNDRR UNESCAP UNESCO UNICEF UNFPA UN-HABITAT UNHCR UNMAS UNODC UNOPS UNRWA UNSECOORD UN Women WFP WHO World Bank Agencies AECID DGPCE DEMA DGSCGC Protezione Civile Enabel Expertise France GIZ GSCP Hungary Helps ITF MCF THW European Union portal

[Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals):
- [Christianity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Christianity)
- [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Sweden)

v t e Sweden articles History Prehistory 800–1521 Kalmar Union 1523–1611 Rise to become Great Power Swedish Empire Swedish overseas colonies Great Northern War Age of Liberty Coup of 1756 December Crisis (1768) Revolution of 1772 Gustavian era Coup of 1809 Sweden–Norway union Famine of 1867–1869 Modernization Industrialization World War I World War II Timeline 1945–1967 1967–1991 Since 1991 Geography Cities Counties Forests Islands Lakes Lands Metropolitan areas National parks Provinces Rivers Wildlife Politics Administrative division Basic Laws Elections Foreign relations Human rights LGBTQ rights LGBTQ history Government State agencies Judiciary Law Law enforcement Legislature Military Monarchy Neutrality Political parties Economy Agriculture Automotive industry Energy Income inequality Krona (currency) Labour unions Nordic model Rehn–Meidner model Stock exchange Taxation Telecommunications Transport Rail Tourism Society Abortion Censorship Crime Demographics Education Healthcare Homelessness Human trafficking Immigration Languages Life expectancy People Prostitution Welfare Women Culture Anthem Architecture Art Cinema Coat of arms Cuisine Wine Coffee Fashion Flag Irreligion Libraries Literature Media Music National Day Public holidays Sport World Heritage Sites Religion Baháʼí Buddhism Christianity Church of Sweden Catholicism Judaism Islam Ahmadiyya Outline Category Portal

Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Sweden Israel Other IdRef Yale LUX

[59°51′35″N 17°37′50″E / 59.85972°N 17.63056°E / 59.85972; 17.63056](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Church_of_Sweden&params=59_51_35_N_17_37_50_E_type:landmark_source:kolossus-nowiki)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Church of Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Sweden) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Sweden?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.