List of the bishops of Visby

The following people were superintendents and bishops of Visby (Sweden):

Ordinaries

Superintendent

Danish period (1527-1645)

1. 1527–1572 The diocese area is ruled by a dean, the governor and the mayor of Visby.
2. 1572–1589 Moritz Christensen Glad (Mauritius Christiani Lætus)
3. 1586–1591 Petrus Johannis (Peder Hansen Riber)
4. 1592–1596 David Hansson Bilefeld
5. 1597–1599 Povel Andersen (Paulus Andræ Medelby)
6. 1600–1601 Willatz Sörensson (Willadius Severini)
7. 1601–1613 Lauritz Nielsøn Helsinburgicus
8. 1615–1624 Antonius Johannis Kolding (Anton Hansen Kolding)
9. 1627–1631 Theodorus Erasmi (Thor Rasmussen)
10. 1631–1644 Oluff Fock (Olavus Phocas Staphrophski)
11. 1645–1656 Hans Nilssøn Strelow

Swedish period (1645–1676)

1. 1645–1656 Hans Nilssøn Strelow
2. 1656–1657 Niels Lauritzen Wallensis Gardeus
3. 1657–1676 Johannes Brodinus

Danish period (1676–1679)

1. 1676–1679 Hans Nilsson Endislöv

Swedish Period (since 1679)

1. 1679–1685 Haquin Spegel
2. 1685–1692 Petrus Stjernman
3. 1692–1709 Israel Kolmodin
4. 1711–1734 Johan Esberg (Johannes Esbergius)
5. 1735–1745 Georg Wallin the Younger (Jöran Wallin)
6. 1745–1757 Martin Wilhelmsson Kammecker
7. 1757–1772 Gabriel Timotheus Lütkemann

Swedish bishops of Visby (1772 – present)

1. 1772–1795 Gabriel Timotheus Lütkemann
2. 1795–1796 Karl Fredrik Muhrbeck (died before taking office)
3. 1796–1805 Johan Möller
4. 1807–1813 Nils Gardell
5. 1813–1838 Carl Johan Eberstein
6. 1838–1841 Christopher Isac Heurlin
7. 1841–1858 Carl Hallström
8. 1859–1884 Lars Anton Anjou
9. 1885–1920 Knut Henning Gezelius von Schéele
10. 1920–1936 Viktor Rundgren
11. 1936–1947 Torsten Ysander
12. 1948–1950 Gunnar Hultgren
13. 1951–1961 Algot Anderberg
14. 1962–1980 Olof Herrlin
15. 1980–1991 Tore Furberg
16. 1991-2003 Björn Fjärstedt
17. 2003–2011 Lennart Koskinen
18. 2011–2018 Sven-Bernhard Fast
19. since 2018 Thomas Petersson

See also

• Danish Church
• Swedish Church

Web links

• List of bishops on the Church of Sweden website