The Diocese of Visby ( sv, Visby stift) is a division 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 ...

consisting of the island of

Gotland Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the ...

. Its seat is

Visby Cathedral Visby Cathedral ( sv, Visby domkyrka), formally Visby Saint Mary's Cathedral (''Visby S:ta Maria domkyrka'') is a cathedral within the Church of Sweden, seat of the Diocese of Visby, Bishop of Visby. It lies in the centre of Visby, the main town ...

located in the largest town on Gotland,

Visby Visby () is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants . Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is arguably th ...

. The Bishop of Visby is also responsible for the episcopal oversight of the

Church of Sweden Abroad The Church of Sweden Abroad ( sv, Svenska kyrkan i utlandet) is an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden. The Church of Sweden Abroad (SKUT) has more than 40 parishes throughout the world, concentrated in Western Europe. Another ...

(SKUT).

Bishops of Visby

*1572–1589 Moritz Christensen Glad (Mauritius Christiani Lætus) *1586–1591 Petrus Johannis (Peder Hansen Riber) *1592–1596 David Hansson Bilefeld *1597–1599 Povel Andersen (Paulus Andræ Medelby) *1600–1601 Willatz Sörensson (Willadius Severini) *1601–1613 Lauritz Nielsøn Helsinburgicus *1615–1624 Antonius Johannis Kolding (Anton Hansen Kolding) *1627–1631 Theodorus Erasmi (Thor Rasmussen) *1631–1644 Oluff Fock (Olavus Phocas Staphrophski) *1645–1656 Hans Nilssøn Strelow *1656–1657 Niels Lauritzen Wallensis Gardeus *1657–1676 Johannes Brodinus *1676–1679 Hans Nilsson Endislöv *1679–1685

Haquin Spegel Haquin Spegel (Haqvin) (14 June 1645 – 17 April 1714), born ''Håkan Spegel'' in Ronneby in Blekinge (today in Sweden), was a religious author and hymn writer who held several bishop's seats. Life In 1675, the King Charles XI of Sweden appoin ...

*1685–1692 Petrus Stjernman *1692–1709

Israel Kolmodin Israel Gustaf Kolmodin (24 December 1643 – 19 April 1709) was a Swedish hymnwriter and Lutheran priest, active in the Church of Sweden. He is usually credited for having written the song "Den blomstertid nu kommer Den blomstertid nu kommer (l ...

*1711–1734 Johan Esberg (Johannes Esbergius) *1735–1745 Georg Wallin d.y. (Jöran Wallin) *1745–1757 Martin Wilhelmsson Kammecker *1757–1795 Gabriel Thimotheus Thimotheusson Lütkeman *1795–1796 Karl Fredrik Muhrbeck *1796–1805 Johan Möller *1807–1813 Nils Gardell *1813–1838 Carl Johan Eberstein *1838–1841 Christopher Isac Heurlin *1841–1858 Carl Hallström *1859–1884

Lars Anton Anjou Lars Anton Anjou (18 November 1803 – 13 December 1884) was a Swedish bishop, church historian and politician. Biography Anjou studied at Uppsala University, where he became a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1827, a Master of Philosophy in 1830, a Bach ...

*1885–1920 Knut Henning Gezelius von Schéele *1920–1936 Viktor Rundgren *1936–1947 Torsten Ysander *1948–1950

Gunnar Hultgren Gunnar Axel Engelbrekt Hultgren (19 February 1902 - 13 February 1991) was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. He was the Archbishop of Uppsala between 1958 and 1967. Biography Hultgren was enrolled at Uppsala University where he became ...

*1951–1961 Algot Anderberg *1962–1980

Olof Herrlin Gunnar Olof Johan Herrlin, Bishop of Visby 1962 - 1980, born 1914 in Lund, Swede died 1992. Bishop Herrlin was one of the leaders of High Church Lutheranism, High Church movement in Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) i ...

*1980–1991 Tore Furberg *1991–2003 Biörn Fjärstedt *2003–2011

Lennart Koskinen Lennart Koskinen (born November 12, 1944 in Helsinki), is a clergyman in the Church of Sweden. He was Bishop of Visby between 2003 and 2011. Koskinen is a member of the Elijah Interfaith Institute Elijah Interfaith Institute is a nonprofit ...

*2011–2018 Sven-Bernhard Fast *2018–2022 Thomas Petersson

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Visby Religious organizations established in 1572 {{Gotland-geo-stub

Bishops of Visby

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