Visby[ˈviːsbʏ] is a locality and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County, on the island of Gotland, Sweden with 24,330 inhabitants, as of 2017. Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is arguably the best-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia and since 1995, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage site list. Among the most notable historical remains are the 3.4 km (2.1 mi) long town wall that encircles the town center, and a number of church ruins.
The Church of Sweden is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with 6.0 million baptised members at year end 2017 it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden.
Anders Harald Wejryd is a Swedish Lutheran clergyman. Having been Bishop of Växjö since 1995, he was elected Archbishop of Uppsala and primate of the Church of Sweden in March 2006 and took office in September of the same year. He left office in 2014, and was replaced with Antje Jackelén.
The Church of Sweden Abroad,, is an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden. The Church of Sweden Abroad (SKUT) has more than 40 parishes throughout the world, concentrated in Western Europe. Another 80 cities are served by visiting clergy.
Sven Delblanc, born May 26, 1931 in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada, died December 15, 1992 in Sunnersta, Gottsunda Parish, Uppsala, Sweden was a Swedish author and professor of literature. He is buried in Hammarby kyrkogård in Uppsala, Sweden.
Rt Revd Göran Beijer is a Swedish traditionalist bishop of the independent Mission Province.
Gaetano Aldo "Thomas" Donato was an Italian-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He notably served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.
Visby Cathedral is a cathedral in Visby in Sweden. Belonging to Visby Cathedral Parish of the Church of Sweden, it serves the Diocese of Visby. and was inaugurated on 27 July 1225.
Peter Anthony Libasci is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the tenth and current Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire. He is also a bi-ritual priest, being permitted to celebrate the Divine Liturgy and administer the sacraments in both the Latin Church and the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.
Einar Billing born 6 October 1871 in Lund, died 17 December 1939 in Västerås, was a Swedish hymnwriter and theologian. Bishop of Västerås 1920-1939. Son of bishop Gottfrid Billing.
Lau Church is a medieval Lutheran church on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby.
Per Ragnar Theodor Persenius has been Bishop of Uppsala, Sweden, since 2000. He previously headed the Church of Sweden's Department of Theology and Ecumenism.
Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez is a Colombian-born bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He has been an auxiliary bishop of Washington since 2015.
Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund is a Finnish-born Swedish theologian. She was appointed Bishop of Härnösand in central Sweden on 8 November 2009; she was the fourth woman to be ordained as a bishop in the Church of Sweden. She retired on 13 December 2014.
Per Eckerdal, is a Swedish theologian and former Bishop of Gothenburg.
Susanne Rappmann, is a Swedish theologian and current Bishop of Gothenburg.
Åsa Gunilla Elisabet Nyström is a Swedish prelate and current Bishop of the Diocese of Luleå.
Thomas Ingemar Petersson is a Swedish prelate who is the current Bishop of Visby.
Ingrid Hanna Margareta Persson (1912–2000) was a Swedish priest. On Palm Sunday, 10 April 1960, she became one of the first three female priests in Sweden when she was ordained by Bishop Ruben Josefson in Härnösand Cathedral. The same day Margit Sahlin and Elisabeth Djurle were ordained in Stockholm.
