List of cathedrals in Sweden

Acathedral church is a Christian place of worship which is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedraorbishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However the label 'cathedral' remains in common parlance for notable churches which were formerly part of an episcopal denomination.

Province of Uppsala

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Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
Gothenburg Cathedral Göteborgs domkyrka / Gustavi domkyrka	Diocese of Gothenburg	1815 (1633)
		57°42′16″N 11°57′54″E / 57.7045°N 11.965°E / 57.7045; 11.965 [1]
Härnösand Cathedral Härnösands domkyrka	Diocese of Härnösand	1846
		62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E / 62.63111; 17.94167 [2]
Karlstad Cathedral Karlstads domkyrka	Diocese of Karlstad	1730
		59°22′53.3″N 13°30′25.6″E / 59.381472°N 13.507111°E / 59.381472; 13.507111 [3]
Linköping Cathedral Linköpings domkyrka	Diocese of Linköping	c. 1120
		58°24′41″N 15°37′02″E / 58.41139°N 15.61722°E / 58.41139; 15.61722[4]
Luleå Cathedral Luleå domkyrka / Oscar Fredriks kyrka	Diocese of Luleå	1893
former parish church		65°34′57.8″N 22°08′56.5″E / 65.582722°N 22.149028°E / 65.582722; 22.149028 [5]
Lund Cathedral Lunds domkyrka	Diocese of Lund	c. 1100
		55°42′15″N 13°11′35″E / 55.70417°N 13.19306°E / 55.70417; 13.19306 [6]
Skara Cathedral Skara domkyrka	Diocese of Skara	c.1000
		58°23′11″N 13°26′21″E / 58.3865°N 13.4393°E / 58.3865; 13.4393 [7]
Storkyrkan Storkyrkan / Sankt Nikolai kyrka	Diocese of Stockholm	1279
		59°19′33″N 18°04′14″E / 59.32583°N 18.07056°E / 59.32583; 18.07056[8]
Strängnäs Cathedral Strängnäs domkyrka	Diocese of Strängnäs	1296
		59°22′35″N 17°02′07″E / 59.37639°N 17.03528°E / 59.37639; 17.03528 [9]
Uppsala Cathedral Uppsala domkyrka	Diocese of Uppsala	c.1300
Seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden.		59°51′29.27″N 17°38′0.88″E / 59.8581306°N 17.6335778°E / 59.8581306; 17.6335778 [10]
Visby Cathedral Visby domkyrka / Sankta Maria kyrka	Diocese of Visby	1225
		57°38′30″N 18°17′51″E / 57.64167°N 18.29750°E / 57.64167; 18.29750 [11]
Västerås Cathedral Västerås domkyrka	Diocese of Västerås	c. 1150
		59°36′45″N 16°32′30″E / 59.61250°N 16.54167°E / 59.61250; 16.54167 [12]
Växjö Cathedral Växjö domkyrka	Diocese of Växjö	c. 1300
		56°52′39″N 14°48′44″E / 56.8774°N 14.8121°E / 56.8774; 14.8121 [13]

Province of Stockholm

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Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Saint Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm Stockholms katolska domkyrka / Sankt Eriks katolska domkyrka	Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm	1892
	Cathedral expanded in 1983.		59°18′50″N 18°04′20″E / 59.31377°N 18.07234°E / 59.31377; 18.07234 [14]

Metropolis of Sweden and all Scandinavia

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Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Greek Orthodox Church of St George, Stockholm Sankt Georgios kyrka, Stockholm	Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Sweden and all Scandinavia.	1969

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia

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Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Stockholm Sankt Sava serbisk-ortodoxa kyrka	Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia, Enskede gård.	1991

In Sweden there are two separate Syriac Orthodox Dioceses, each with its own bishop, both based in Södertälje.

Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Sweden and Scandinavia

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Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Saint Jacob of Nsibin Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Sankt Jacob av Nsibin syrisk-ortodoxa katedral	Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Sweden and Scandinavia, Södertälje	2009

Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden

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Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Saint Afram Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Sankt Aframs kyrka	Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden, Södertälje	1983

List of cathedrals in Sweden

Contents

Church of Sweden

Province of Uppsala

Roman Catholic Church

Province of Stockholm

Greek Orthodox Church

Metropolis of Sweden and all Scandinavia

Serbian Orthodox Church

Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia

Syriac Orthodox Church

Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Sweden and Scandinavia

Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden

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