Diocese of Visby

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DIOCESE OF VISBY

Country : Sweden
Denomination : Lutheran
Established : 1572

Official blazon

I rött fält ett gudslamm av silver med blå beväring, bärande en korsstav av guld en blå fana med bård och flikar av guld.

Origin/meaning

The Agnus Dei is taken from the Diocesan Seal. The Blason was made by the State Archives in 1964.

Arms of Bishops

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  Olof Herrlin (1962-1980)

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  Tore Furberg (1980-1991)

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  Biörn Fjärstedt (1991-2003)

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  Lennart Koskinen (2003-2011)

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  Sven-Bernhard Fast (2011-2018)

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  Thomas Petersson (2018-2022)

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Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992. Picture of Bishop's Arms by Lokal Profil on Wikimedia Commons.