The Diocese 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 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants ...

( sv, Karlstads stift) is a

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of the

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. It covers most of the

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and

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. 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 sur ...

: 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

External links

Official website
Värmland Dalsland

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