Diocese of Härnösand

The Diocese of Härnösand (Swedish: Härnösands stift) is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand.

Diocese of Härnösand Diocesis Hernosandiensis Härnösands stift
Arms of the diocese of Härnösand
Location
Country	Sweden
Deaneries	10 kontrakt[1]
Coordinates	62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E
Statistics
Parishes	52[1]
Congregations	104[1]
Information
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Established	1647[2]
Cathedral	Härnösand Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Eva Nordung Byström
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antje Jackelén
Map
Website
svenskakyrkan.se/harnosandsstift

History

The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese of Luleå was formed, breaking away from the diocese of Härnösand.

Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts.^[3]

Parishes

The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others:

• Anundsjö
• Åre
• Härnösand
• Offerdal
• Örnsköldsvik
• Östersund
• Sidensjö
• Sollefteå
• Tännäs
• Torsåker
• Ytterlännäs

Bishops

• Petri Erici Steuchius (1647-1683)
• Mathias Steuchius (1683-1694)
• Julius Micrander (1695-1702)
• Georgius Nicolai Wallin (1703–1723)
• Petrus Jonæ Asp (1723–1726)
• Nicolaus Sternell (1728–1744)
• Olof Kiörning (1746–1778)
• Eric Hesselgren (1779–1803)
• Carl Gustaf Nordin (1805–1812)
• Erik Abraham Almquist (1814–1830)
• Frans Michael Franzén (1832–1847)
• Israel Bergman (1848–1864)
• Anders Fredrik Beckman (1865–1875)
• Lars Landgren (1876–1888)
• Martin Johansson (1888–1908)
• Ernst Frithiof Lönegren (1910–1934)
• Torsten Bohlin (1935–1950)
• Gunnar Hultgren (1951–1958)
• Ruben Josefson (1958–1967)
• Arne Palmqvist (1967–1975)
• Bertil Werkström (1975–1983)
• Bengt G. Hallgren (1983–1991)
• Karl-Johan Tyrberg (1991–2001)
• Tony Guldbrandzén (2001–2009)
• Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund (2009–2014)
• Eva Nordung Byström (2014–present)