Diocese of Gothenburg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Diocese of Gothenburg Diocesis Gothoburgensis Göteborgs stift
Arms of the diocese of Gothenburg
Location
Country	Sweden
Deaneries	16 kontrakt
Coordinates	57°42′16″N 11°57′55″E / 57.70444°N 11.96528°E / 57.70444; 11.96528
Statistics
Parishes	124
Congregations	196
Information
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Established	1620
Cathedral	Gothenburg Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Susanne Rappmann
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antje Jackelén
Map
Website
svenskakyrkan.se/goteborgsstift

The Diocese of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs stift) is a diocese of the Church of Sweden. Since March 2018, the bishop has been Susanne Rappmann. The diocese includes the provinces of Bohuslän, Halland, and south-west parts of Västergötland. The episcopal see of the diocese is in Gothenburg Cathedral.

List of superintendents of Gothenburg

• Sylvester Johannis Phrygius (1620-1628)
• Andreas Johannis Prytz (1629–1647)
• Ericus Brunnius (1647–1664)

List of bishops of Gothenburg

• Zacharias Klingius (1665–1671)
• Laurentius Thoreri Billichius (1671–1678)
• Daniel Larsson Wallerius (1678–1689)
• Johan Carlberg (1689–1701)
• Georg Wallin the elder (1701–1702)
• Laurentius Norrmannus (1702–1703)
• Olaus Nezelius (1703–1710)
• Johan Poppelman (1711–1725)
• Erik Benzelius the younger (1726–1731)
• Jacob Benzelius (1731–1744)
• Georg Wallin the younger (1745–1760)
• Erik Lamberg (1760–1780)
• Johan Wingård (1781–1819)
• Carl Fredrik af Wingård (1818–1839)
• Anders Bruhn (1840–1856)
• Gustaf Daniel Björck (1856–1888)
• Edvard Herman Rodhe (1888–1929)
• Carl Block (1929–1948)
• Bo Giertz (1949–1970)
• Bertil Gärtner (1970–1991)
• Lars Eckerdal (1991–2003)
• Carl Axel Aurelius (2003–2011)
• Per Eckerdal (2011–2018)
• Susanne Rappmann (2018–present)