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Diocese of Stockholm

Holmien(sis)

The Diocese of Stockholm, erected in 1953, is the only Catholic diocese in Sweden and is immediately subject to the Holy See, covering the whole country. Its bishop is Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., the first Swedish cardinal, in office since 1998.

The see

Rank
Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
Tradition
Latin Church
Erected
1953
Latin
Holmien(sis)
Patron
São Érico
Annuario code
001003114

The see in figures

Catholics
122,000
Population
10,290,832
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
1.2%
Priests
158
Catholics per priest
772
Extent
450,000 km²
Catholics per km²
0.3

Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The bishop

Bishop
Anders Arborelius
Born
24 September 1949
Birthplace
Sorengo
Institute
CARMELITANI SCALZI (O.C.D.)

A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.

The cathedral

Saint Eric's Cathedral (Sankt Eriks katolska domkyrka), Stockholm stands in Stockholm, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.