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The block where the cathedral is located also contains other functions serving the Catholic Church in Sweden. The church takes its name from Saint Eric , the 12th-century king of Sweden who, having been slain by a Danish prince, came to be regarded as a martyr and the patron saint of Sweden and Stockholm, depicted in the seal and coat of arms ...
Since 1953, the Catholic Church in Sweden has been formally represented by the Diocese of Stockholm, covering the whole country, estimating some 106,873 registered members (2013), with unofficial estimates of about 150,000 Catholics in the country in total. Most of them have an immigrant background, while others are native Swede converts.
This is an alphabetical list of churches in Sweden. ... Svenska kyrkor på Google maps This page was last edited on 11 February 2025, at 03:40 (UTC). Text ...
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.
Västerås Cathedral (Swedish: Västerås domkyrka) is the seat of the Diocese of Västerås in the Province of Västmanland, Sweden. The church building is a five-aisled hall church, with copper-covered roof and a single west tower with side extensions and an obelisk-shaped, copper-clad spire.
Churches in Stockholm County outside Stockholm municipality are listed in two separate lists: List of churches in Uppland and List of churches in Södermanland. Note: in the list, "Year" denotes the year construction of the church was finished, when it was inaugurated, or the main construction period of the church.
In 1781 the Vicariate of the Nordic Missions was split, and the Apostolic Prefecture of Sweden was established, which jurisdiction over Sweden and Finland. On 23 September 1783 the apostolic prefecture was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden, seated in the Swedish capital Stockholm. The newly Vicariate of Sweden was entitled to a ...
This is a list of dioceses, deaneries and parishes of Church of Sweden January 1, 2013. There were then 13 dioceses, 130 deaneries and 1,426 parishes. The dioceses, deaneries and parishes are ordered after diocese code, deanery code and parish code. Note: this list only contains parishes of the Church of Sweden.