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The Church of Saint Bridget () (which means "Catholic Parish of St. Bridget" and also called ''Sankta Birgittakyrkan'') is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the
Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
works as a parish in
Norrköping Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Lin ...
, a city in the province of Östergötland in
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. The congregation belongs to the Diocese of Stockholm (''Stockholms stift Katolska'') . The Catholic priest Bernard zu Stolberg was installed in 1897 in Norrköping, with the aim of building a church. Stolberg was the parochial vicar in the period between 1897 and 1925. In 1903 he established a chapel in Skolgatan 24. That the Catholic chapel stood for 25 years. The Church of St. Brigid was consecrated only in 1928. In 1939, the parish was officially recognized. The building consists of two ships with 153 seats. The exterior has a marble facade.


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Roman Catholicism in Sweden The Catholic Church in Sweden is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. It was established by Archbishop Ansgar in Birka in 829, and further developed by the Christianization of Sweden in the 9th century. K ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm The Diocese of Stockholm (; ) is an Exemption (Catholic canon law), exempt Latin Church, Latin Catholic ecclesiastical bishopric in Sweden and the only Catholic Church, Catholic diocese established in Sweden since the Protestant Reformation. ...


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