Diocese of Härnösand
# Diocese of Härnösand

The Diocese of Härnösand (Swedish: Härnösands stift) is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand.

## History

The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese of Luleå was formed, breaking away from the diocese of Härnösand.

Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts.

## Parishes

The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others:

* Anundsjö
* Åre
* Härnösand
* Offerdal
* Örnsköldsvik
* Östersund
* Sidensjö
* Sollefteå
* Tännäs
* Torsåker
* Ytterlännäs

## Bishops

* Petri Erici Steuchius (1647-1683)
* Mathias Steuchius (1683-1694)
* Julius Micrander (1695-1702)
* Georgius Nicolai Wallin (1703–1723)
* Petrus Jonæ Asp (1723–1726)
* Nicolaus Sternell (1728–1744)
* Olof Kiörning (1746–1778)
* Eric Hesselgren (1779–1803)
* Carl Gustaf Nordin (1805–1812)
* Erik Abraham Almquist (1814–1830)
* Frans Michael Franzén (1832–1847)
* Israel Bergman (1848–1864)
* Anders Fredrik Beckman (1865–1875)
* Lars Landgren (1876–1888)
* Martin Johansson (1888–1908)
* Ernst Frithiof Lönegren (1910–1934)
* Torsten Bohlin (1935–1950)
* Gunnar Hultgren (1951–1958)
* Ruben Josefson (1958–1967)
* Arne Palmqvist (1967–1975)
* Bertil Werkström (1975–1983)
* Bengt G. Hallgren (1983–1991)
* Karl-Johan Tyrberg (1991–2001)
* Tony Guldbrandzén (2001–2009)
* Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund (2009–2014)
* Eva Nordung Byström (2014–present)
