Diocese of Göteborg

DIOCESE OF GÖTEBORG

Country : Sweden
Denomination : Lutheran
Established : 1620 as a Superintendenture, made a Diocese in 1665

Official blazon

I blått fält strålkransen av en sol, i vilket ett liksidigt triangulärt fält inskrivits, båda av guld.

Origin/meaning

The God's Eye symbolising the Holy Trinity is taken from the Crozier of the Diocese.

Arms of Bishops

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  Bo Giertz (1949-1970)

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  Bertil Gärtner (1970-1991)

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  Lars Eckerdal (1991-2003)

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  Carl Axel Aurelius (2003-2011)

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  Per Eckerdal (2011-2018)

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  Susanne Rappmann (2018-present)

Literature:

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