The Diocese of Karlstad ( sv, Karlstads stift) 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, pro ...

of the

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...

with its

episcopal see An episcopal see is, in a practical use of the phrase, 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, mak ...

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

. It covers most of the provinces Värmland 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, and ...

. 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 Thorsten (Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten) is a Scandinavian given name. The Old Norse name was ''Þórsteinn''. It is a compound of the theonym ''Þór'' (''Thor'') and ''steinn'' "stone", which became ''Thor'' and ''sten'' in Old Danish and Old Swed ...

, 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 Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a manu ...

, 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 Sören Dalevi (born 12 June 1969 in Björneborg), is a Swedish prelate and theologian. Since 2012 he has been a lecturer in religious studies at Karlstad University. In 2016 he was elected as Bishop of Karlstad. Biography Sören Dalevi was orda ...

, 2016–present

References

Värmland Dalsland

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