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 ...
. Its seat is
Visby Cathedral located in the largest town on Gotland,
Visby.
The Bishop of Visby is also responsible for the episcopal oversight of the
Church of Sweden Abroad (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
*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
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former ...
*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 Bac ...
*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) ...
*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
Sven-Bernhard Fast (born 30 May 1951 in Oskarshamn) is a Swedish prelate who served as Bishop of Visby from 2011 till 2018.
Biography
Fast is the son of construction worker Bernhard Fast and teacher Viveca Olsson. After high school studies in Hel ...
*2018–2022
Thomas Petersson
See also
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Churches on Gotland
The Swedish island of Gotland has since the early Middle Ages had a large number of churches and chapels.
Medieval churches
There are 92 medieval churches on Gotland; the island has more well-preserved medieval churches than any other part of Sw ...
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List of church ruins on Gotland
References
External links
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Visby
Visby
Religious organizations established in 1572
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