Stockholm (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., Cardinal, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 29 June 1953
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Sweden
Square Kilometers: 450,295 (173,926 Square Miles)
Description: The entire country
Official Web Site: https://www.katolskakyrkan.se
Mailing Address: Katolska Biskopsambetet, Gotgatan 68, P.O. Box 4114, S-102 62 Stockholm, Sverige
Telephone: (08)462.66.02
Fax: 702.05.55

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Sweden
- Latin Name: Sueciae
- Erected: 1781
- Prefecture
- Country: Sweden
Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden
- Latin Name: Sueciae
- Elevated: 23 September 1783
- Vicariate
- Country: Sweden
- Square Kilometers: 449,000 (173,426 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Nicolas Oster † (30 Sep 1783 Appointed - 1790 Removed)
Rafael d’Ossery, O.C.D. † ( 1790 Appointed - 1795 Resigned)
Paolo Moretti † ( 1795 Appointed - 14 Dec 1804 Died)
Jean-Baptiste Gridaine † ( 1805 Appointed - 4 Jan 1833 Died)
Jakob Laurentz Studach † (10 Aug 1833 Appointed - 9 May 1873 Died)
Giovanni Giorgio Huber † (1 Sep 1874 Appointed - 25 Mar 1886 Died)
Albert Bitter † (27 Jul 1886 Appointed - 9 Oct 1922 Retired)
Johann Evangelist Erich Müller † (10 Oct 1922 Appointed - 1 Aug 1957 Retired)
Knut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. † (1 Aug 1957 Succeeded - 2 Jul 1962 Resigned)
John Edward Taylor, O.M.I. † (2 Jul 1962 Appointed - 3 Jun 1976 Resigned)
Hubertus Brandenburg † (21 Nov 1977 Appointed - 17 Nov 1998 Retired)
Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (17 Nov 1998 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Sweden
1781	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Nordic Missions	Prefecture Apostolic of Sweden (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden
23 September 1783	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Sweden	Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden
3 December 1855	Territory Lost	Diocese of Newfoundland Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden	Prefecture Apostolic of Arctic Pole (erected)
7 August 1868	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Arctic Pole (suppressed) Vicariate Apostolic of Nordic Missions Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Norvegia (Norway) (unknown) (erected)
Diocese of Stockholm
29 June 1953	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden	Diocese of Stockholm

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden

1949 14,272 6,500,000 .2% 24 21 45 317 26 135 11 ap1951

Diocese of Stockholm

1969 49,471 7,843,088 .6% 11 69 80 618 76 205 23 ap1971

1980 91,856 8,304,040 1.1% 31 68 99 927 76 235 30 ap1981

1990 140,120 8,526,263 1.6% 50 60 110 1,273 11 74 244 37 ap1991

1999 163,221 8,854,322 1.8% 64 67 131 1,245 15 83 236 38 ap2000

2000 158,088 8,861,426 1.8% 67 67 134 1,179 15 89 230 40 ap2001

2001 92,291 8,884,193 1.0% 70 76 146 632 16 98 236 40 ap2002

2002 144,043 8,909,128 1.6% 69 76 145 993 14 97 225 40 ap2003

2003 144,000 9,840,788 1.5% 71 78 149 966 21 102 222 40 ap2004

2004 144,000 8,977,418 1.6% 73 78 151 953 23 96 215 41 ap2005

2010 141,306 9,340,000 1.5% 76 80 156 905 20 94 182 43 ap2011

2014 106,873 9,651,531 1.1% 78 81 159 672 31 96 173 44 ap2015

2016 113,053 9,851,017 1.1% 43 84 127 890 31 101 164 44 ap2017

2017 116,031 9,981,799 1.2% 69 79 148 783 31 93 155 44 ap2018

2020 123,930 10,333,456 1.2% 88 83 171 724 28 98 144 44 ap2021

2022 126,478 10,452,326 1.2% 87 84 171 739 30 96 134 44 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden
1949	14,272	6,500,000	.2%	24	21	45	317		26	135	11	ap1951
Diocese of Stockholm
1969	49,471	7,843,088	.6%	11	69	80	618		76	205	23	ap1971
1980	91,856	8,304,040	1.1%	31	68	99	927		76	235	30	ap1981
1990	140,120	8,526,263	1.6%	50	60	110	1,273	11	74	244	37	ap1991
1999	163,221	8,854,322	1.8%	64	67	131	1,245	15	83	236	38	ap2000
2000	158,088	8,861,426	1.8%	67	67	134	1,179	15	89	230	40	ap2001
2001	92,291	8,884,193	1.0%	70	76	146	632	16	98	236	40	ap2002
2002	144,043	8,909,128	1.6%	69	76	145	993	14	97	225	40	ap2003
2003	144,000	9,840,788	1.5%	71	78	149	966	21	102	222	40	ap2004
2004	144,000	8,977,418	1.6%	73	78	151	953	23	96	215	41	ap2005
2010	141,306	9,340,000	1.5%	76	80	156	905	20	94	182	43	ap2011
2014	106,873	9,651,531	1.1%	78	81	159	672	31	96	173	44	ap2015
2016	113,053	9,851,017	1.1%	43	84	127	890	31	101	164	44	ap2017
2017	116,031	9,981,799	1.2%	69	79	148	783	31	93	155	44	ap2018
2020	123,930	10,333,456	1.2%	88	83	171	724	28	98	144	44	ap2021
2022	126,478	10,452,326	1.2%	87	84	171	739	30	96	134	44	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Albert Bitter † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jul 1886 to 9 Oct 1922)
Hubertus Brandenburg † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1977 to 17 Nov 1998)
Jean-Baptiste Gridaine † (Vicar Apostolic: 1805 to 4 Jan 1833)
Giovanni Giorgio Huber † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Sep 1874 to 25 Mar 1886)
Paolo Moretti † (Vicar Apostolic: 1795 to 14 Dec 1804)
Johann Evangelist Erich Müller † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Oct 1922; Bishop: 29 Jun 1953 to 1 Aug 1957)
Knut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 12 Jul 1947; Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Jun 1953; Bishop: 1 Aug 1957 to 2 Jul 1962)
Rafael d’Ossery, O.C.D. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1790 to 1795)
Nicolas Oster † (Vicar Apostolic: 30 Sep 1783 to 1790)
Jakob Laurentz Studach † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Aug 1833 to 9 May 1873)
John Edward Taylor, O.M.I. † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1962 to 3 Jun 1976)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 341
Diocese of Stockholm
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 40, to Page 42

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