There has been a

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centred upon the historic city of

Västerås Västerås ( , , ) is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 154,049. Västerås ...

in Sweden since the Middle Ages, well before the

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. The first

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of Västerås has been considered to be

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(died 1082) but the sources claiming that are all of late medieval origin and are disputed. Västerås had several bishops during the 12th century but they are all unknown by name.

Bishops of Västerås before and during the Reformation

* Robertus 1219–1225 * Magnus 1232–1258 * Carolus 1258–1283 * Petrus 1284–1299 * Öiarus 1299 * Haquinus 1299–1300 * Nicolaus Catilli 1300–1308 * Israel Erlandi 1309–1328 * Egislus Birgeri 1329–1352 * Magnus Augustini 1353–1369 * Laurentius Boberg 1370 * Mathias Laurentii 1371–1379 * Hartlevus Hartlevi 1379–1383 * Beno Henrici Korp 1383–1394 *

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1395–1403 * Andreas Johannis 1403 * Petrus Ingevasti 1403–1414 * Ingemarus Ingevaldi 1414 * Nafno Johannis Gyrstinge 1414–1421 * Olaus Jacobi Knob 1421–1442 * Achatius Johannis 1442–1453 * Petrus Mathiae de Vallibus 1453–1454 * Olaus Gunnari 1454–1461 * Benedictus Magni 1461–1462 * Birgerus Magni 1462–1464 * Ludechinus Abelis 1465–1487 * Olaus Andreae de Vallibus 1487–1501 * Otto Olavi (Svinhufvud) 1501–1522 * Petrus Jacobi Guti (Sunnanväder) 1523

Bishops of Västerås during and after the Reformation

* Petrus Magni / Peder Månsson 1524–1534 * Henricus Johannis 1534–1556 *

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(Petrus Andreae Niger) 1557–1562 * Johannes Nicolai Ofeegh 1562–1574 * Erasmus Nicolai Arbogensis 1574–1580 * Petrus Benedicti Ölandus 1583–1588 *

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1589–1606 * Nicolaus Petri 1606 *

1608–1618 * Johannes Johannis Rudbeckius 1619–1646 * Olavus Laurentii Laurelius 1647–1670 * Nicolaus Johannis Rudbeckius 1670–1676 * Johannes Petri Brodinus 1677–1680 * Carolus Carlson 1680–1708 * Petrus Malmberg 1708–1710 * Matthias Iser 1711–1725 * Sven Cameen 1725–1729 * Nils Barchius 1731–1733 * Andreas Kallsenius 1733–1750 *

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1751–1760 * Lars Benzelstierna 1760–1800 * Johan Gustaf Flodin 1800–1808 * Eric Waller 1809–1811 *

Gustaf Murray Gustaf Murray (28 March 1747 – 4 May 1825) was Bishop of Västerås in Sweden from 1811 to 1825. Biography Murray was born on 28 March 1747 in Stockholm, son of the Prussian-born preacher and theologian Andreas Murray (1695–1771). His ...

1811–1825 * Sven Wijkman Casparsson 1829–1839 * Gustaf Nibelius 1839–1849 * Christian Fahlcrantz 1849–1866 *

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1866–1884 *

Gottfrid Billing Axel ''Gottfrid'' Leonard Billing (29 April 1841 – 14 January 1925) was a Swedish cleric and theologian who served as a member of the Swedish Academy, member of the Första kammaren in the Riksdag and served as Bishop of Lund from 1898 until 192 ...

1884–1898 *

Johan August Ekman Johan August Ekman (26 November 1845, Hjälstad - 1913) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1900–1913. Biography Johan Ekman was the son of Olof Ekman and Maria, born Johansdotter. He was a student of theology at the University of Uppsala rece ...

1898–1900 * Nils Lövgren 1900–1920 * Einar Billing 1920–1939 *

Johan Cullberg Johan Cullberg (6 January 1934 – 14 June 2022) was a Swedish professor in psychiatry and psychology, researcher, psychoanalyst, and author of a number of internationally recognised textbooks. Career He started his career at the department o ...

1940–1962 * Sven Silén 1962–1975 *

Arne Palmqvist Per Olof ''Arne'' Palmqvist, (born 28 May 1921 in Brunflo, Jämtland, died 15 January 2003 in Uppsala).Sveriges dödbok 1901–2009 Swedish death index 1901–2009. Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2010. Libris 11931231 was a Swedish theolo ...

1975–1988 * Claes-Bertil Ytterberg 1988–2008 * Thomas Söderberg 2008-2015 *

Mikael Mogren Bengt Mikael Mogren (born 6 September 1969) is a Swedish bishop, theologian and author. Biography Morgen was born in a peasant family in Hammar, Askersund in Örebro. For some time, he worked as a prison officer. He has undergone training in anti ...

2015-

References

Bishops of the Diocese of Västerås
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