Linköping Diocese

The coat of arms of the diocese

Linkoping Cathedral

The Linköping Diocese ( Swedish Linköpings stift ) is one of the thirteen dioceses within the Church of Sweden . It consists of 100 parishes ( församlingar ), which are grouped into nine church districts ( kontrakt ).

The history of the diocese goes back to the year 1120. At that time it comprised the present-day historical provinces of Östergötland , Småland , Öland and Gotland . Geographically, the diocese today extends over the historical provinces of Östergötland and the north of Småland. The bishopric is the city of Linköping with Linköping Cathedral as the bishop's church. Martin Modéus has been Bishop of Linköping since March 2011 .

See also

• List of Linkoping Bishops

Web links

Commons : Diocese of Linköping  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Linköping diocese at the Church of Sweden

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pen, contract and pastorate i nummerordning med ingående församlingar 2018-01-01, published by Statistiska centralbyrån