Diocese of Stockholm (Lutheran)

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DIOCESE OF STOCKHOLM (Lutheran)

Country : Sweden
Denomination : Lutheran
Established : 1942

Official blazon

I blått fält ett kors, i första vinkeln åtföljt av ett krönt manshuvud, allt guld.

Origin/meaning

The Diocese of Stockholm is the youngest of the Swedish Dioceses having been created in 1942. The Coat of Arms was created in 1962 and is based on the Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Uppsala to which the main part of the new Diocese belonged. The Crowned head is that of St Erik patron of Sweden and of Stockholm. The Tinctures are those of Sweden and Stockholm.

Arms of Bishops

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  Manfred Björkquist(1942-1954)

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  Helge Ljungberg(1954-1971)

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  Ingmar Ström(1971-1979)

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  Lars Carlzon (1979-1984), colours are not known.

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  Krister Stendahl (1984-1988)

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  Henrik Svenungsson (1988-1998)

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  Caroline Krook (1998-2009)

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  Eva Brunne (2009-2019)

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  Andreas Holmberg (2019-present)

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Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992. Picture of Brunne's Arms by Lokal Profil on Wikimedia Commons