Diocese of

Stockholm

Sweden

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Stockholm / Stoccolma (Italiano) / Holmien(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Cathedral: S:t Erik Katolska Domkyrkan, Stockholm
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Dalby kyrka (Helgakorskyrkan), Dalby
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Linköpings domkyrka, Linköping
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Lunds domkyrka, Lund
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Skara domkyrka, Skara
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Strängnäs domkyrka, Strängnäs
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Uppsala domkyrka, Uppsala
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Västerås domkyrka, Västerås
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Växjö domkyrka, Växjö
World Heritage Site (now Protestant church): Nederluleå kyrka, Gammelstaden

Churches by City (53)

København (↙), Oslo (←), Trondheim (↖), Tromsø (↑), Helsinki (↗)

Present Prelates

Bishop (1998.11.17 – ...):

Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (73)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli

Member of Council for the Economy

Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

Ordinaries

Bishops of Stockholm (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (73)
(1998.11.17 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli
Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden)
Member of Council for the Economy
Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

In laudem gloriæ

Born:	1949.09.24 (Sorengo, Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1979.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.12.29
Created Cardinal:	2017.06.28

Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) (1998.11.17 – ...)

President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference (2005.10 – 2015.09.09)

Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference (2015.09.09 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (2017.06.28 [2017.12.06] – ...)

Member of Council for the Economy (2020.08.06 – ...)

Bishop Hubertus Brandenburg
(1977.11.21 – 1998.11.17)

Born:	1923.11.17 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1952.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.01.26
Died:	2009.11.04 († 85)

Titular Bishop of Strathearn (1974.12.12 – 1977.11.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany) (1974.12.12 – 1977.11.21)

Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) (1977.11.21 – 1998.11.17)

Bishop John Edward Taylor, O.M.I.
(1962.07.02 – 1976)

Born:	1914.11.15 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1940.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.09.21
Died:	1976.09.09 († 61)

Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) (1962.07.02 – 1976)

President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference (1970 – 1973)

Bishop Knut Ansgar Nelson, E.B.C.
(1957.10.01 – 1962.07.02)

Born:	1906.10.01 (Denmark)
Ordained Priest:	1937.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.09.08
Died:	1990.03.31 († 83)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1947.08.11 – 1953.06.29)

Titular Bishop of Bilta (1947.08.11 – 1957.10.01)

Coadjutor Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) (1953.06.29 – 1957.10.01)

Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) (1957.10.01 – 1962.07.02)

Titular Bishop of Dura (1962.07.02 – 1990.03.31)

Bishop Johann Evangelist Müller (later Archbishop)
(1953.06.29 – 1957.08.01)

Born:	1877.11.14 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1903.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.01.07
Died:	1965.04.05 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Lorea (1922.10.09 – 1953.06.29)

Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1922.10.09 – 1953.06.29)

Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) (1953.06.29 – 1957.08.01)

Titular Archbishop of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia (1957.08.01 – 1965.04.05)

Vicars Apostolic of Sweden (Roman Rite)

Bishop Johann Evangelist Müller (later Archbishop)
(1922.10.09 – 1953.06.29)

(see above)

Bishop Alberto Bitter (later Archbishop)
(1886.07.27 – 1922.10.09)

Per crucem ad lucem

Born:	1848.08.15
Ordained Priest:	1874.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1893.09.24
Died:	1926.12.19 († 78)

Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1886.07.27 – 1922.10.09)

Titular Bishop of Doliche (1893.06.15 – 1922.10.09)

Titular Archbishop of Soltania (1922.10.09 – 1926.12.19)

Fr. Giovanni Giorgio Huber
(1874.09.01 – 1886.03.25)

Died:

1886.03.25

Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1874.09.01 – 1886.03.25)

Bishop Jakob Laurentz Studach
(1833.08.10 – 1873.05.09)

Born:	1796.01.25 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1820.02.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1862.06.01
Died:	1873.05.09 († 77)

Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1833.08.10 – 1873.05.09)

Titular Bishop of Orthosia (1862.05.22 – 1873.05.09)

Bishop Jean Baptiste Gridaine
(1805 – 1833)

Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1805 – 1833)

Bishop Paolo Moretti
(1795 – 1804)

Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1795 – 1804)

Bishop Rafael d´Ossery
(1790 – 1795)

Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1790 – 1795)

Bishop Nikolaus Oster
(1783 – 1790)

Vicar Apostolic of Sweden (Sweden) (1783 – 1790)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Knut Ansgar Nelson, E.B.C. (1953.06.29 – 1957.10.01)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Knut Ansgar Nelson, E.B.C. (1947.08.11 – 1953.06.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leonard William Kenney, C.P. (76) (1987.05.13 – 2006.10.17)

Contact Info

Address: Katolska Biskopsämbetet, Götgatan 68, P.O. Box 4114, S-102 62 Stockholm, Sweden

Phone: (08)462.66.00

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 450,295 km²

Population: 125,318 Catholics (1.2% of 10,380,245 total) (2020)

Statistics: 44 parishes, 170 priests (88 diocesan, 82 religious), 31 deacons, 236 lay religious (96 brothers, 140 sisters), 8 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 18

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1781: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sweden (English) / Svezia (Italiano) / Sueciæ (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nordic Missions)
1783.09.23: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden (English) / Svezia (Italiano) / Sueciæ (Latin)
1848.07.03: Lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev
1855.12.08: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of North Pole
1868.08.07: Lost territory to establish Mission sui juris of Norway
1869.08.17: Gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of North Pole
1953.06.29: Promoted as Diocese of Stockholm / Stoccolma (Italiano) / Holmien(sis) (Latin) (without ecclesiastical province)

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Last updated on 2023.01.25

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