Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Sweden

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

Regarding the post-reformation return of Catholicism:
1667
Calenberg, Göttingen and Grubenhagen (AV) - Germany
1669
Calenberg, Göttingen, Grubenhagen and Halberstadt (AV, new name, previously Calenberg, Göttingen and Grubenhagen) - Germany
1670
Vicariate of the Nordic Missions / Bremen, Magdeburg, the Magdeburg Lands, Altona, Glückstadt, Calenberg, Göttingen, Grubenhagen and Halberstadt (AV, new name, previously Calenberg, Göttingen, Grubenhagen and Halberstadt) - Germany
1014
Skara - Sweden
1048
Lund (detached from Roskilde) - (Denmark) Sweden
1048
Dalby (detached from Roskilde) - (Denmark) Sweden
1050~
Munktorp? - Sweden
1060
Dalby (incorporated in Lund) - (Denmark) Sweden
1060-1066
Sigtuna - Sweden
1100~
Linköping (detached from Skara) - Sweden
1100~
Västerås (new name, previously Munktorp?) - Sweden
1103
Lund (Metr.) - (Denmark) Sweden
1123
Uppsala (established from Hamburg-Bremen, Germany) - Sweden
1129
Strengnäs / Strängnäs - Sweden
1130
Uppsala (reestablished from Lund) - Sweden
1134
Sigtuna (suppressed, divided between Uppsala and Västerås) - Sweden
1164
Uppsala (Metr.) - Sweden
1160-1170
Växjö (detached from Linköping) - Sweden
1527
Linköping (lost due to the reformation) - Sweden
1527
Skara (lost due to the reformation) - Sweden
1527
Strängnäs (lost due to the reformation) - Sweden
1527
Västerås (lost due to the reformation) - Sweden
1527
Växjö (lost due to the reformation) - Sweden
1536
Lund (Metr., extinct due to the reformation) - (Denmark) Sweden
1781
Sweden (AP) - Sweden
1783
Sweden (AV) - Sweden
1953
Stockholm (D, and new name, previously Sweden) - Sweden
av Webmaster publisert 08.09.2004, sist endret 08.09.2004 - 12:10