The Church of Sweden is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with 5.9 million baptised members at year end 2018 it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden.
The Catholic Church in Sweden was established by Archbishop Ansgar in Birka in 829, and further developed by the Christianization of Sweden in the 9th century. King Olof Skötkonung is considered the first Christian king of Sweden.
Johan August Ekman was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1900-1913. He was a student at the University of Uppsala, and was ordained priest in that city 1873. Thereafter he worked as a vicar and held other church offices in Uppsala. He was married in 1882, elected professor of theology 1897 and bishop of Västerås in 1898; and entrusted with the post of archbishop in 1900.
Samuel Troilius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1758 to his death.
Olov Svebilius was Bishop of Linköping from 1678 till 1681 and Archbishop of Uppsala between 1681 and 1700.
Christian Eric Fahlcrantz Swedish theologian and author.
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.
Dalkurd Fotbollsförening, commonly known as Dalkurd FF or simply Dalkurd is a Swedish football club based in Uppsala. The club plays in the Superettan, which is the second top tier of football in the country. On 26 September 2004, the club was originally founded by members of the Kurdish diaspora in Borlänge, Dalarna.
Johannes Gezelius the elder, known in Swedish as Johannes Gezelius den äldre and Johannes Gezelius vanhempi in Finnish, was the Bishop of Turku and the Vice-Chancellor of The Royal Academy of Turku (1664–1690).
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.
Gustaf Murray was Bishop of Västerås in Sweden from 1811 to 1825.
Per Olof Arne Palmqvist, born 28 May 1921 in Brunflo, Jämtland, died 15 January 2003 in Uppsala. Swedish theologian. Bishop of the Diocese of Härnösand 1967–1975 and of the Diocese of Västerås 1975–1988.
John Cyllberg born 23 April 1896 in Harestad, died 10 August 1983 in Uppsala, was a Swedish theologian. Bishop of Västerås 1940–1962.
Johan Stiernhöök was a Swedish lawyer. He has been called "the Swedish Justice father."
Events from the year 1520 in Sweden
Bengt Mikael Mogren, is a Swedish bishop, theologian and author.
The Liturgical Struggle was the name for the period from 1574 until 1593 in Sweden, when there was a struggle about the confession of faith and liturgy of the Church of Sweden, brought about by the attempts of King John III of Sweden to make the Swedish church take a mediating position between Catholicism and Protestantism by holding only certain doctrines and practices which could be established immediately in either the Word of God or patristic writings, similar to what had once been imposed on the Lutheran areas in Germany during the Augsburg Interim. The struggle began in 1574, when the king introduced some new rules in the liturgy which were not in accordance with Lutheran doctrine and practice, followed by his publication of the Liturgia Svecanæ Ecclesiæ catholicæ & orthodoxæ conformia commonly called the "Red Book", which re-introduced a number of Catholic customs. The Liturgical Struggle ended with the Lutheran confession of faith at the Uppsala Synod in 1593.
Axel Gottfrid Leonard Billing was a Swedish member of parliament in the Första kammaren and prelate who served as Bishop of Lund from 1898 till 1925.
Johannes Elai Terserus was a Swedish prelate and theologian who served as the Bishop of Turku from 1658 till 1664 and then Bishop of Linköping between 1671 and 1678.
