Diocese of Göteborg

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DIOCESE OF GÖTEBORG

Country : Sweden
Denomination : Lutheran
Established : 1620 as a Superintendenture, made a Diocese in 1665

Official blazon

I blått fält strålkransen av en sol, i vilket ett liksidigt triangulärt fält inskrivits, båda av guld.

Origin/meaning

The God's Eye symbolising the Holy Trinity is taken from the Crozier of the Diocese.

Arms of Bishops

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)

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