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Diocese of Linköping The Diocese of Linköping ( sv, Linköpings stift) is a diocese within the Church of Sweden administering the Östergötland County, the north eastern part of Jönköping County and the northern part of Kalmar County. It comprises nine de ...
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Sweden Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic cou ...
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Before the reformation

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Herbert Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...
? * Rikard? * 1139–1160s
Gisle Gisle is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Gisle Ellingsen (born 1965), Norwegian high jumper *Gisle Elvebakken (born 1970), Norwegian speed skater *Gisle Fenne (born 1963), Norwegian biathlete *Gisle Johnson (1822–1894), ...
* 1170–1171
Stenar Stenar (2501 m) is a mountain in Julian Alps in the Razor and Prisojnik Prisojnik or Prisank is a mountain of the Julian Alps in Slovenia. Its summit is 2,547m above sea level. It is located above the Vršič Pass The Vršič Pass (; ...
* 1187–1195/96 Kol * Johannes? * 1216–1220
Karl Magnusson Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...
* 1220–1236 Bengt Magnusson * 1236–1258 Lars * 1258–1283 Henrik * 1258–1286 Bo * 1286–1291 Bengt Birgersson * 1292–1307 Lars * 1307–1338 Karl Bååt * 1342–1351 Petrus Torkilsson * 1352–1372 Nils Markusson * 1373–1374 Gottskalk Falkdal * 1375–1391
Nils Hermansson Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989 ...
* 1391–1436
Knut Bosson Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used whi ...
* 1436–1440 ? * 1441–1458
Nils König Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989), ...
* 1459–1465 Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) * 1465–1500
Henrik Tidemansson Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), ...
* 1501–1512 Hemming Gadh * 1513–1527
Hans Brask *Hans Brask (1464–1538) was a Swedish Bishop of Linköping. Biography Brask was born in Linköping in 1464 to a bourgeois family. He studied philosophy and law at German universities, e.g. Rostock, and around 1500 he received a doctoral ...


After the reformation

* 1529–1540
Jöns Månsson Jöns Månsson i Böle (4 April 176928 May 1867) was a Swedish carpenter and decorative painter based in Forsa socken in Hälsingland. Månsson was born in Myssjö socken in Jämtland. He moved to Forsa socken in 1789 and was married the follo ...
* 1543–1558
Nicolaus Canuti Nicolaus is a masculine given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of Nicholas. Nicolaus may refer to: In science: * Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar syste ...
* 1558–1569 Erik Falck * 1569–1580
Martinus Olai Gestricus Martinus may refer to: * Martin (magister militum per Armeniam), 6th-century Byzantine/East Roman general * Martinus (son of Heraclius), 7th-century Byzantine/East Roman co-emperor * Martinus of Arles, doctor of theology, priest, and author on dem ...
* 1583–1587
Petrus Caroli Petrus may refer to: People * Petrus (given name) * Petrus (surname) * Petrus Borel, pen name of Joseph-Pierre Borel d'Hauterive (1809–1859), French Romantic writer * Petrus Brovka, pen name of Pyotr Ustinovich Brovka (1905–1980), Soviet Belar ...
* 1589–1606
Petrus Benedicti Petrus Benedicti Oelandus (1531–1606) also called ''Ölandus'' was a Swedish prelate who was the Bishop of Linköping Bishops of the Diocese of Linköping, Sweden. Before the reformation * Herbert (bishop), Herbert? * Rikard (bishop), Rikard? ...
* 1606–1630
Jonas Kylander Jonas may refer to: Geography * Jonas, Netherlands, Netherlands * Jonas, Pennsylvania, United States * Jonas Ridge, North Carolina, United States People with the name * Jonas (name), people with the given name or surname Jonas * Jonas, one of ...
* 1631–1635
Johannes Botvidi Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
* 1637–1644
Jonas Petri Gothus Jonas may refer to: Geography * Jonas, Netherlands, Netherlands * Jonas, Pennsylvania, United States * Jonas Ridge, North Carolina, United States People with the name * Jonas (name), people with the given name or surname Jonas * Jonas, one of t ...
* 1645–1655
Andreas Johannis Prytz Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...
* 1655–1670
Samuel Enander Samuel Enander (20 September 1607 – 17 December 1670), later knows as Samuel Nicolai Gyllenadler, was a Swedish prelate who served as the Bishop of Linköping 1655–1670. Early life Enander was born in Västra Eneby, a parish 6 km away ...
* 1671–1678
Johannes Terserus Johannes Elai Terserus (April 1605 – 11 April 1678) was a Swedish prelate and theologian who served as the Bishop of Turku from 1658 to 1664 and then Bishop of Linköping between 1671 and 1678. Early life Johannes Elai Terserus was born in Leks ...
* 1678–1681 Olov Svebilius * 1681–1691
Magnus Pontin Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...
* 1693–1711 Haquin Spegel * 1711–1716
Jacob Lang Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...
* 1716–1729
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 ...
* 1730 Johannes Steuchius * 1731–1742 Erik Benzelius the younger * 1743–1761
Andreas Olavi Ryzelius Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...
* 1761–1780
Petrus Filenius Petrus may refer to: People * Petrus (given name) * Petrus (surname) * Petrus Borel, pen name of Joseph-Pierre Borel d'Hauterive (1809–1859), French Romantic writer * Petrus Brovka, pen name of Pyotr Ustinovich Brovka (1905–1980), Soviet Belar ...
* 1780–1786 Uno von Troil * 1786–1805
Jakob Axelsson Lindblom Jacob Axelsson Lindblom (27 July 1746 – 15 February 1819) was a Swedish scholar and professor who became Archbishop of Uppsala, a position he held between 1805–1819. Biography Axelsson Lindblom was born at Skeda in Östergötland, the son ...
* 1805–1808
Magnus Lehnberg Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...
* 1809–1819 Carl von Rosenstein * 1819–1833 Marcus Wallenberg * 1833–1861
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 ...
* 1861–1884
Ebbe Gustaf Bring Ebbe Gustaf Bring (4 July 1814 – 13 August 1884) was a Swedish bishop in the Church of Sweden and theologian. Biography Bring was born in Askersund, Örebro County in 1814, to city physician and assessor Sven Håkan Bring and Ulrika (Ulla) Sof ...
* 1884–1893
Carl Alfred Cornelius Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...
* 1893–1906
Carl Wilhelm Charlewille Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...
* 1907–1910
Otto Ahnfelt Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fr ...
* 1910–1926
John Personne John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
* 1927–1935 Erik Aurelius * 1936–1947 Tor Andrae * 1947–1959
Torsten Ysander 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 ...
* 1959–1980
Ragnar Askmark Ragnar ( non, Ragnarr ) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of the Old Norse elements ''ragin-'' "counsel" and ''hari-'' "army". Origin and variations The Proto-Germanic forms of the compounds are "ragina" (counsel) and "harjaz" or " ...
* 1980–1995
Martin Lönnebo Karl Martin Lönnebo (born 27 February 1930) is a Sweden, Swedish clergyman who served as Bishop of the diocese of Linköping from 1980 to 1994.
* 1995–2011
Martin Lind Martin Claes Lind is Bishop Emeritus, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Linköping in the Church of Sweden and former bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. He was Bishop of Linköping from 1 February 1995 to 2 March 2011. He was appoin ...
* 2011–present Martin Modéus {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop of Linkoping Bishops of Link Linkoping