List of the Bishops of Gothenburg

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The following people were bishops or (until 1664) superintendents of Gothenburg ( Sweden ):

Ordinaries

Superintendent

  1. 1620–1628: Sylvester Johannis Phrygius
  2. 1629–1647: Andreas Johannis Prytz
  3. 1647-1664: Ericus Brunnius

Bishops

  1. 1665–1671: Zacharias Klingius
  2. 1671–1678: Laurentius Thoreri Billichius
  3. 1678–1689: Daniel Larsson Wallerius
  4. 1689–1701: Johan Carlberg
  5. 1701–1702: Georg Wallin the Elder
  6. 1701–1702: Laurentius Norrmannus (was appointed and consecrated, but did not take office)
  7. 1703–1710: Olaus Nezelius
  8. 1711–1725: Johan Poppelman
  9. 1726–1731: Erik Benzelius the Younger
  10. 1731–1744: Jakob Benzelius
  11. 1745–1760: Georg Wallin the Younger
  12. 1760–1780: Erik Lamberg
  13. 1781-1819: Johan Wingård
  14. 1818–1839: Carl Fredrik af Wingård
  15. 1840–1856: Anders Bruhn
  16. 1856–1888: Gustaf Daniel Björck
  17. 1888-1929: Edvard Herman Rodhe
  18. 1929–1948: Carl Block
  19. 1949-1970: Bo Giertz
  20. 1970–1991: Bertil Gärtner
  21. 1991–2003: Lars Eckerdal
  22. 2003–2011: Carl Axel Aurelius
  23. 2011–2018: Per Eckerdal
  24. since 2018: Susanne Rappmann

swell

  • Stiftets historia on the website of the Diocese of Gothenburg (with list of bishops)
  • Agne Rundqvist: Kronologiska anteckningar om viktigare händelser i Göteborg 1619-1982. Pp. 7-8.
  • Jarlert is different : Portrait of biskopar i sin tid. Göteborgs stiftshistoriska sällskap, Tre Böcker Förlag, Göteborg 1997, ISBN 91-7029-337-6 .