Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Stockholm, Sweden
Diocese of Stockholm
Holmien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Stockholm, erected in 1953, is the only Catholic diocese in Sweden and is immediately subject to the Holy See, covering the whole country. Its bishop is Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., the first Swedish cardinal, in office since 1998.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1953
- Catholics
- 122,000
- Priests
- 158
- Territory
- 450,000 km²
Parishes and churches
44 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- S:t ErikStockholm · CathedralView parish
- Heliga FamiljensHaningeView parish
- Heliga KorsetsDalbyView parish
- Heliga TrefaldighetensJärfällaView parish
- Johannes DöparensLandskronaView parish
- Kristi LekamensVisbyView parish
- Kristi ModersUmeåView parish
- Kristus KonungensGöteborgView parish
- Maria i RosengårdMalmöView parish
- Marie BebådelseStockholmView parish
- Marie födelsesVärnamoView parish
- S:t AndreasKristianstadView parish
- S:t AnsgarsSödertäljeView parish
- S:t AntoniusOlofströmView parish
- S:t BotvidsFittjaView parish
- S:t ClemensHelsingborgView parish
- S:t EskilsÖrebroView parish
- S:t EugeniaStockholmView parish
- S:t FranciskusJönköpingView parish
- S:t Franciskus av AssisiMärstaView parish
- S:t GöransKarlskogaView parish
- S:t Josef ArbetarensLuleåView parish
- S:t KonradsNackaView parish
- S:t KristoffersKalmarView parish
- S:t LarsUppsalaView parish
- S:t MikaelsVäxjöView parish
- S:t NikolaiLinköpingView parish
- S:t NikolaiYstadView parish
- S:t OlofsStockholmView parish
- S:t PauliGammelstadenView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Anders Arborelius
- Born
- 24 September 1949
- Birthplace
- Sorengo
- Institute
- CARMELITANI SCALZI (O.C.D.)
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Saint Eric's Cathedral (Sankt Eriks katolska domkyrka), Stockholm stands in Stockholm, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.