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
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- 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 Paulus av KorsetsAngeredView parish
- S:t PetriTrollhättanView parish
- S:t SigfridsBodenView parish
- S:t Thomas av AquinoLundView parish
- S:ta AnnaNyköpingView parish
- S:ta BirgittasNorrköpingView parish
- S:ta Helena och S:t BrynolfSkaraView parish
- S:ta KatarinaFalunView parish
- S:ta MariaHalmstadView parish
- S:ta Maria MagdalenasGöteborgView parish
- Vår fru av RosenkransensKarlstadView parish
- Vår frusTäbyView parish
- Vår frusVästeråsView parish
- Vår FrälsaresMalmöView 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.)
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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.