The Church of Our Saviour ( sv, Vår Frälsares katolska församling) (which means "Catholic Parish of Our Savior") is the name given to a religious building belonging to the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
and is located in the center of the city of
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
in the province of
Skåne
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in
Sweden
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.
It belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Stockholm (''Stockholms Katolska Stif''). The congregation was founded in 1870 and its first vicar was Bernhard zu Stolberg.
Between 1872 and 1960 there was a parish church, where the Raoul Wallenberg park is now located at the corner of
Gustav Adolf Square. It was first called Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, but because the name was perceived as a "Catholic provocation" the name was changed to "our Saviour." The church became too small, so a new one was built in Hästhagen. The new church, which was designed by Hans Westman, was inaugurated on April 9, 1960, by the Rev. Bernhard Koch. The old church at the other location was demolished the same year.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Sweden
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm
The Diocese of Stockholm ( la, Dioecesis Holmiensis; sv, Stockholms katolska stift) is an exempt Latin Catholic ecclesiastical bishopric in Sweden and the only Roman Catholic diocese established in Sweden since the Protestant Reformation. The ...
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Roman Catholic churches in Sweden
Churches in Malmö