Diocese of Lund

DIOCESE OF LUND

Country : Sweden
Denomination : Lutheran
Established : 1060, was a Archdiocese 1104- ca. 1537

Official blazon

I fält av guld ett balkvis ställt, svart halster med ringskaft uppåt.

Origin/meaning

The Grill symbolises the patron St Lawrence.

Arms of Bishops

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  Paolo Emilio Cesi (1520-1521, Administrator)

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  Olle Nivenius (1970-1980)

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  Per-Olof Ahrén (1980-1992)

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  Karl Gustav Hammar (1992-1997) became Archbishop of Uppsala

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  Christina Odenberg (1997-2007), First Female Bishop in Sweden.

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  Antje Jackelén (2007-2014), became Archbishop of Uppsala

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  Johan Tyrberg (2014-present)

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