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==Dioceses and bishops==
[[File:Dioceses of Church of Sweden.svg|thumb|Map of Swedish dioceses]]
[[File:Biskopsvigning 2015-09-06 001.jpg|thumb|Antje Jackelén, former Archbishop of Uppsala (centre), with Johan Dalman, Bishop of Strängnäs (left), and Mikael Mogren, Bishop of Västerås (right)]]
The Church of Sweden is divided into thirteen [[diocese]]s ({{langx|sv|stift}}), each with a bishop and [[cathedral chapter]] (Swedish: ''[[:wikt:domkapitel|domkapitel]]''). A bishop is elected by priests, [[deacon]]s, and some [[laymen|laity]] in the diocese and is the chairman of the cathedral chapter. Priest and deacon members of a cathedral chapter are elected by priests and deacons in the diocese, while its lay members are selected by the {{Lang|sv|stiftsfullmäktige}}, a body elected by church members.<ref name=KO>[http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/kyrkoordningen ''Kyrkoordningen'' (in Swedish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103083134/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/kyrkoordningen/ |date=3 November 2011 }} (internal church regulations).</ref>

A diocese is divided into "contracts" ''[[:wikt:kontrakt|kontrakt]]'' ([[deanery|deaneries]]), each with a ''[[:wikt:kontraktsprost|kontraktsprost]]'' ([[provost (religion)|provost]]), as the leader. Deaneries with a diocesan cathedral are called {{Lang|sv|domprosteri}}. Titular provosts can also sometimes be appointed, in Swedish called ''[[:wikt:prost#Swedish|prost]]'' or {{Lang|sv|titulärprost}}. The dean and head minister of a cathedral is called ''[[:wikt:domprost|domprost]]'', "cathedral dean" or "cathedral provost", and is a member of the cathedral chapter as its vice chairman.<ref name=KO />

At the [[parish]] level, a parish is called a ''[[:wikt:församling|församling]]''.<ref name=KO /> A more archaic term for a parish in Swedish is ''[[:wikt:socken|socken]]'', which was used both in the registry and in the church administration. After the municipal reforms in 1862, the latter usage officially was replaced with {{Lang|sv|församling}}, a term somewhat meaning 'congregation', originally and still used for the Lutheran territorial and nonterritorial congregations in cities and also for other religious congregations. One or several parishes are included in a {{Lang|sv|pastorat}}<ref name=KO /><ref>A ''[[:sv:pastorat|pastorat]]'' is a subdivision within the Church of Sweden. A pastorat includes one or several parishes. Similar to a Norwegian [[Prestegjeld]].</ref> with a head minister or vicar called a ''[[:wikt:kyrkoherde|kyrkoherde]]''<ref name=KO /> (literally 'church shepherd') and sometimes other assistant priests called ''[[:wikt:komminister|komminister]]'' ([[Minister (Christianity)|minister]]). At a cathedral an assistant minister is called a {{Lang|sv|domkyrkosyssloman}}.

In addition to the 13 dioceses, the Church of Sweden Abroad ({{langx|sv|Svenska kyrkan i utlandet}} – SKUT) maintains more than 40 overseas parishes. Originally a collection of overseas churches under the direction of a committee of the [[Kyrkomötet|General Synod]], SKUT was reorganised on 1 January 2012 with a quasi-diocesan structure. Under this reorganisation it gained a governing council, constituent seats on the General Synod of the Church of Sweden (like the 13 mainland dioceses), and for the first time, full-time deacons to provide a programme of social welfare alongside the work of priests and lay workers.<ref name=Review>{{cite book |title=2011 Review and financial summary for the Church of Sweden, national level |first=Archbishop |last=Anders Wejryd |edition=First |publisher=Trossamfundet Svenska kyrkan |year=2012 |page=20 }}</ref> However, SKUT does not have its own bishop, and is placed under the episcopal oversight of the Bishop of [[Visby]].



{| class="wikitable"
|-
! | Diocese
!Diocesan coat of arms
! | Seat
! | Cathedral
! | Founded
! | Current bishop
!Bishop's coat of arms
|-
| [[Archdiocese of Uppsala]]
|[[File:Uppsala stift vapen.svg|center|182x182px]]
| [[Uppsala]]
| [[Uppsala Cathedral]] [[File:Uppsala domkyrka, flygbild.jpg|150x150px]]
| 1123
| [[Martin Modéus]] ([[Archbishop of Uppsala|Archbishop]])[[File:Martin modéus 2015.jpg|200x200px]]<br />[[Karin Johannesson]] (Bishop)
|[[File:Martin Modéus ärkebiskopsvapen.svg|center|226x226px]] [[File:Karin Johannesson biskopsvapen.svg|center|151x151px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Skara]]
|[[File:Skara stift vapen.svg|center|179x179px]]
| [[Skara]]
| [[Skara Cathedral]]
[[File:Skara Domkyrka 2005.jpg|168x168px]]
| 1014
| [[Åke Bonnier (clergy)|Åke Bonnier]] [[File:Åke Bonnier 11.jpg|left|225x225px]]
|[[File:Åke Bonnier biskopsvapen.svg|center|226x226px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Lund]]
|[[File:Lund stift vapen.svg|center|182x182px]]
| [[Lund]]
| [[Lund Cathedral]] [[File:Lunds domkyrka1.jpeg|160x160px]]
| 1048
| [[Johan Tyrberg]] [[File:Biskop Johan Tyrberg, porträtt. Foto Camilla Lindskog.jpg|left|225x225px]]
|[[File:Biskop Johan Tyrbergs ämbetsvapen.tif|center|190x190px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Linköping]]
|[[File:Linköping stift vapen.svg|center|179x179px]]
| [[Linköping]]
| [[Linköping Cathedral]] [[File:LinDom-stitched.jpg|194x194px]]
| 1100
|Marika Markovits[[File:Marika Markovits 2023-03-23.jpg|left|200x200px]]
|
|-
| [[Diocese of Strängnäs]]
|[[File:Strängnäs stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Strängnäs]]
| [[Strängnäs Cathedral]] [[File:Strängnäs cathedral Sweden 008.JPG|250x250px]]
| 1129
| [[Johan Dalman]]
[[File:Bishop Johan Dalman 2016-03-17 001.jpg|195x195px]]
|[[File:Biskop Johan Dalmans ämbetsvapen.jpg|center|188x188px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Växjö]]
|[[File:Växjö stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Växjö]]
| [[Växjö Cathedral]] [[File:Växjö Domkyrka, 20220806.jpg|250x250px]]
| 1165
| [[Fredrik Modéus]]
[[File:Fredrik Modéus 2015-04-12 001.jpg|234x234px]]
|
|-
| [[Diocese of Västerås]]
|[[File:Västerås stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Västerås]]
| [[Västerås Cathedral]] [[File:Västerås Domkyrka tornet från SO 1.jpg|226x226px]]
| 12th century
| [[Mikael Mogren]]
[[File:Mikael Mogren 2015-09-06 001.jpg|254x254px]]
|[[File:Mikael Mogren biskopsvapen.svg|center|226x226px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Visby]]
|[[File:Visby stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Visby]]
| [[Visby Cathedral]] [[File:Visby domkyrka August 2020 03.jpg|250x250px]]
| 1572
| {{ill|Erik Eckerdal|sv}}[[File:ErikEckerdal2201beskuren.jpg|200x200px]]
|[[File:Erik Eckerdal biskopsvapen.svg|center|226x226px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Karlstad]]
|[[File:Karlstad stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Karlstad]]
| [[Karlstad Cathedral]] [[File:Miljö vinter Karlstads domkyrka 20.JPG|250x250px]]
| 1581
| [[Sören Dalevi]]
[[File:Biskop Sören Dalevi.jpg|210x210px]]
|[[File:Sören Dalevi biskopsvapen.svg|center|226x226px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Gothenburg]]
|[[File:Göteborg stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Gothenburg]]
| [[Gothenburg Cathedral]] [[File:Göteborgs domkyrka september 2011.jpg|272x272px]]
| 1620
| [[Susanne Rappmann]] [[File:Susanne Rappmann.jpg|271x271px]]
|[[File:Susanne Rappmann biskopsvapen.svg|center|226x226px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Härnösand]]
|[[File:Härnösand stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Härnösand]]
| [[Härnösand Cathedral]] [[File:Härnösands domkyrka 01.jpg|250x250px]]
| 1647
| [[Eva Nordung Byström]]
[[File:Eva Nordung Byström 2014-12-14 001.jpg|249x249px]]
|[[File:Eva Nordung Byström biskopsvapen.svg|thumb|226x226px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Luleå]]
|[[File:Luleå stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Luleå]]
| [[Luleå Cathedral]] [[File:Luleå-cathedral-4.jpg|250x250px]]
| 1904
| [[Åsa Nyström]]
[[File:Bishop Asa Nystrom 2023-03 square.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[File:Åsa Nyström biskopsvapen.svg|center|226x226px]]
|-
| [[Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)|Diocese of Stockholm]]
|[[File:Stockholm stift vapen.svg|182x182px]]
| [[Stockholm]]
| [[Stockholm Cathedral]] [[File:Storkyrkan Stockholm Atleett.jpg|250x250px]]
| 1942
| [[Andreas Holmberg]] [[File:Biskop Andreas Holmberg.jpg|150x150px]]
|
|-
|
|}

The [[Diocese of Kalmar]] existed as a [[Superintendent (ecclesiastical)|''superintendentia'']] from 1603 to 1678 and as a diocese between 1678 and 1915, at which time it was merged with the [[Diocese of Växjö]]. Another diocese which no longer exists is the [[Diocese of Mariestad]], which existed as {{Lang|sv|superintendentia}} between 1580 and 1646 and was replaced by the [[Diocese of Karlstad]].

The dioceses of Uppsala, Strängnäs, Västerås, Skara, Linköping, Växjö, and the now-Finnish [[Archdiocese of Turku|Diocese of Turku]], are the original seven Swedish dioceses, dating from the Middle Ages. The rest have come into existence after that time and the Swedish reformation in the 16th century. The Diocese of Lund was founded in 1060, became an archdiocese in 1104, and lay in Denmark. The [[Diocese of Lund#History|Province of Lund]] consisted of Denmark, Sweden, and Finland throughout the Middle Ages (originally also Norway and Iceland), although Uppsala had their own subordinate [[ecclesiastical province]] and archbishop from 1164.

When [[Eva Brunne]] was consecrated as [[Church of Sweden Diocese of Stockholm|Bishop of Stockholm]] in 2009, she became the first openly lesbian bishop in the world.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wockner|first1=Rex|title=Lesbian bishop consecrated in Sweden|url=http://www.qx.se/english/12396/lesbian-bishop-consecrated-in-sweden|website=QX|publisher=QX Förlag AB|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-date=27 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627103418/http://qx.se/english/12396/lesbian-bishop-consecrated-in-sweden|url-status=live}}</ref>