List of cathedrals in Sweden

The following is a list of cathedrals in Sweden.

A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship which is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However the label 'cathedral' remains in common parlance for notable churches which were formerly part of an episcopal denomination.

Church of Sweden

Province of Uppsala

Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Gothenburg Cathedral
Göteborgs domkyrka / Gustavi domkyrka		 Diocese of Gothenburg 1815 (1633)
57°42′16″N 11°57′54″E / 57.7045°N 11.965°E / 57.7045; 11.965
Härnösand Cathedral
Härnösands domkyrka		 Diocese of Härnösand 1846
62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E / 62.63111; 17.94167
Karlstad Cathedral
Karlstads domkyrka		 Diocese of Karlstad 1730
59°22′53.3″N 13°30′25.6″E / 59.381472°N 13.507111°E / 59.381472; 13.507111
Linköping Cathedral
Linköpings domkyrka		 Diocese of Linköping c. 1120

58°24′41″N 15°37′02″E / 58.41139°N 15.61722°E / 58.41139; 15.61722

Luleå Cathedral
Luleå domkyrka / Oscar Fredriks kyrka		 Diocese of Luleå 1893
former parish church

65°34′57.8″N 22°08′56.5″E / 65.582722°N 22.149028°E / 65.582722; 22.149028

Lund Cathedral
Lunds domkyrka		 Diocese of Lund c. 1100
55°42′15″N 13°11′35″E / 55.70417°N 13.19306°E / 55.70417; 13.19306
Skara Cathedral
Skara domkyrka		 Diocese of Skara c.1000
58°23′11″N 13°26′21″E / 58.3865°N 13.4393°E / 58.3865; 13.4393
Storkyrkan
Storkyrkan / Sankt Nikolai kyrka		 Diocese of Stockholm 1279
59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E / 59.32583°N 18.07056°E / 59.32583; 18.07056
Strängnäs Cathedral
Strängnäs domkyrka		 Diocese of Strängnäs 1296
59°22′35″N 17°02′07″E / 59.37639°N 17.03528°E / 59.37639; 17.03528
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala domkyrka		 Diocese of Uppsala c.1300
Seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. 59°51′29.27″N 17°38′0.88″E / 59.8581306°N 17.6335778°E / 59.8581306; 17.6335778
Visby Cathedral
Visby domkyrka / Sankta Maria kyrka		 Diocese of Visby 1225
57°38′30″N 18°17′51″E / 57.64167°N 18.29750°E / 57.64167; 18.29750
Västerås Cathedral
Västerås domkyrka		 Diocese of Västerås c. 1150
59°36′45″N 16°32′30″E / 59.61250°N 16.54167°E / 59.61250; 16.54167
Växjö Cathedral
Växjö domkyrka		 Diocese of Växjö c. 1300
56°52′39″N 14°48′44″E / 56.8774°N 14.8121°E / 56.8774; 14.8121

Roman Catholic Church

Province of Stockholm

Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Saint Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm
Stockholms katolska domkyrka / Sankt Eriks katolska domkyrka		 Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm 1892
Cathedral expanded in 1983. 59°18′50″N 18°04′20″E / 59.31377°N 18.07234°E / 59.31377; 18.07234

Syriac Orthodox Church

In Sweden there are two separate Syriac Orthodox Dioceses, each with its own bishop, both based in Södertälje.

Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Sweden and Scandinavia

Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Saint Jacob of Nsibin Syriac Orthodox Cathedral
Sankt Jacob av Nsibin syrisk-ortodoxa katedral		 Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Sweden and Scandinavia, Södertälje 2009

Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden

Image Name & Dedication Diocese Established/Website/Location
Saint Afram Syriac Orthodox Cathedral
Sankt Aframs kyrka		 Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden, Södertälje 1983

See also

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