Diocese of Skara
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The Diocese of Skara is a diocese of the Church of Sweden
(the Lutheran, former state church
of Sweden
), with its seat at Skara
in Västergötland
(Skara Cathedral
). Before the Protestant reformation
it was a diocese of the Roman Catholic church
, and it is the oldest existing diocese in Sweden.
(1104–64), and finally to the Archdiocese of Uppsala
(1164-1530). This diocese, the most ancient in Sweden, included the provinces of Västergötland
and Värmland
. After the reformation, Värmland was made part of the Diocese of Mariestad
, later transferred to Karlstad
(Diocese of Karlstad
).
It was founded about 990 at Skara
, the capital of the country of the Geats (Gauthiod), the whole of which it embraced until about 1100, when the eastern portion of the Diocese of Skara was formed into that of Linköping. At the beginning there was no strict division of the country into dioceses, and the missionary bishops went about preaching wherever they would. Thus it is that, though Odinkar Hvite the Elder was apparently the first bishop stationed at Skara about 990, Sigurd
, a court bishop of King Olaf Tryggveson
of Norway
, is named as the first Bishop of Skara in the list of bishops written down about 1325 as an appendix to the Laws os the Western Geats (Västgötalagen
). It is added that he founded three churches in Västergötland, and he also seems to have baptized Olof Skötkonung, first Christian King of Sweden, at Husaby
near Skara in 1008. Odinkar's successor was Thurgaut, first diocesan Bishop of Skara (about 1012-30). He was nominally succeeded by Gotskalk, a monk of the Benedictine
abbey at Lüneburg, who never left his abbey, although he had been consecrated to the See of Skara by Archbishop Liavizo of Hamburg (1030–32). Meanwhile Sigurd
, or Sigfrid, an Englishman of Scandinavian origin and a monk of Glastonbury
(?), took possession of the See of Skara about 1031, and remained there till after 1043. Although he entered into communication with Bremen
and sent his relative and successor Osmund
to be educated there, both Sigurd and Osmund seem to have been regarded as intruders by the Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. Osmund was consecrated in Poland
, and refused to acknowledge the primacy of Hamburg. In this refusal he was supported by King Anund Jacob. Consequently when Adalvard the Elder
, subdean of Bremen, who had been consecrated Bishop of Skara by Archbishop Adalbert on the death of Bishop Gotskalk, came to Skara about 1050 to take possession of his see, he was prevented from doing so, and had to wait for Osmund's departure for England in 1057 (?) before he could become Bishop of Skara de facto. Adalvard the Elder died in 1060 and was buried near the first Cathedral of St. Mary, which he had built. Acelin, dean of Bremen, was consecrated bishop in 1061, but never took possession of the see. Adalvard the younger, who had visited and buried his elder namesake in 1060, was invited on his expulsion from the See of Sigtuna
in 1067 to become Bishop of Skara, but was recalled to Bremen by Archbishop Adalbert.
Of the next four bishops of Skara hardly anything is known. Concerning Bishop Oedgrim the following facts are recorded. He was present at the consecration of Lund Cathedral
in 1145. During his episcopate the abbey at Varnhem was founded (1150) by some Cistercians of Clairvaux
who came from Alvastra
. Finally in 1151 Bishop Oedgrim consecrated part of the present cathedral, which Bishop Benedict I (1158–90) enlarged and furnished. The latter also built the Churches of St. Nicholas and of St. Peter at Skara as well as many roads and bridges. Bishop Jerpulf (1191–1201) persuaded a popular assembly at Askubeck to assign to the bishop part of the tithe
. Benedict II (1217–30) founded several secular canonries in 1220, and thus originated the cathedral chapter
. St. Bryniolph Algotsson is the best known bishop. He studied for eighteen years at Paris
, became dean
of Linköping, and in 1278 Bishop of Skara. He issued statute
s in 1231, and composed hymn
s and other works, amongst them a Life of St. Helena of Skövde (Schedvia), who was murdered in 1140 and was canonized by Pope Honorius III, and whose remains were translated to Uppsala in 1164. She was also greatly venerated at Tidsvilde (Zealand) and elsewhere in Denmark
. St. Bryniolph died on 6 February 1317. In 1499 Alexander VI
granted leave for the translation of his relics, but St. Bryniolph was never formally canonized
. Under him and his successor, Bishop Benedict III Tunnesson (1317–21), that is between 1312 and 1320, the whole of the cathedral was restored. Bishop Sven the Great (1435-48?) painted it in fresco.
Bishop Bryniolph III Gerlaktsson (1478–1505) regulated the frontier between his diocese and that of Lund. His successor, Bishop Vincent Hennings, was beheaded by Christian II
at the Stockholm bloodbath
on 8 November 1520, although he protested aloud on his way to the scaffold against the injustice of his condemnation. Then came Magnus Haraldsson (1523), whose election was not confirmed by the pope in spite of King Gustavus I Vasa's request. Johannes Franciscus de Potentia, a Franciscan
, was nominated Bishop of Skara the same year by papal provision, but the king refused to receive him. Bishop Magnus Haraldsson, though at first submissive towards Gustavus I, led his diocesans to Larv
to take part in the rising of 1529. He was accordingly deposed by the king, who appointed in 1530 a Protestant, Svend Jacobsson, in his place. Besides Skara cathedral and the abbey church at Varnhem, there are interesting romanesque
churches at Asklanda and elsewhere. At Husaby there was a spring dedicated to St. Brigid of Kildare. This Irish dedication may be accounted for by the fact that Olof Skötkonung was, as mentioned above, baptized there in 1008 by Sigurd, court bishop of King Olaf Tryggveson, who had many connections with Ireland. St. Olaf was specially venerated at Dalby
and Elgaa in Värmland
.
At Skara the cathedral chapter consisted latterly of a dean, an archdeacon
, a subdean, and twenty-one canons
. There were also in the town a Franciscan priory
dating from about 1242 and a Dominican order
priory from about 1260. At Lödöse
there were also Franciscans from 1283 and Dominicans from 1286. Finally there were the Cistercian monastery at Varnhem and the Cistercian nunnery at Gudhem; the latter was founded about 1160.
Reformation
1526 the assembly of Västerås
decided that Sweden was to be evangelic Lutheran. It was not completed until the Uppsala Synod
in 1593 however.
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
(the Lutheran, former state church
State church
State churches are organizational bodies within a Christian denomination which are given official status or operated by a state.State churches are not necessarily national churches in the ethnic sense of the term, but the two concepts may overlap in the case of a nation state where the state...
of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
), with its seat at Skara
Skara
Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18595 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...
in Västergötland
Västergötland
', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
(Skara Cathedral
Skara Cathedral
Skara Cathedral is a church in the Swedish city of Skara. The cathedral is the seat for the bishop of the Church of Sweden Diocese of Skara....
). Before the Protestant reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
it was a diocese of the Roman Catholic church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, and it is the oldest existing diocese in Sweden.
History
It was suffragan to the Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen (990-1104), to the Archdiocese of LundDiocese of Lund
-External links:* from Nordisk Familjebok, in Swedish...
(1104–64), and finally to the Archdiocese of Uppsala
Archdiocese of Uppsala
The Archdiocese of Uppsala, Lutheran 'successor' to the former Roman Catholic Swedish province, is one of the thirteen dioceses of the Church of Sweden and the only one having the status of an archdiocese.-Lutheran archdiocese:...
(1164-1530). This diocese, the most ancient in Sweden, included the provinces of Västergötland
Västergötland
', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
and Värmland
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
. After the reformation, Värmland was made part of the Diocese of Mariestad
Diocese of Mariestad
The Diocese of Mariestad was a division of the Church of Sweden between 1583-1646. The diocese was never an episcopal see, as it was under the supervision of a superintendent rather than a bishop. Mariestad cathedral is thus the only church building in Sweden to have gained the rank of cathedral...
, later transferred to Karlstad
Karlstad
Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...
(Diocese of Karlstad
Diocese of Karlstad
-External links:*...
).
It was founded about 990 at Skara
Skara
Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18595 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...
, the capital of the country of the Geats (Gauthiod), the whole of which it embraced until about 1100, when the eastern portion of the Diocese of Skara was formed into that of Linköping. At the beginning there was no strict division of the country into dioceses, and the missionary bishops went about preaching wherever they would. Thus it is that, though Odinkar Hvite the Elder was apparently the first bishop stationed at Skara about 990, Sigurd
Sigfrid of Sweden
Saint Sigfrid was a Benedictine monk and bishop in Sweden; he converted king Olof Skötkonung in 1008...
, a court bishop of King Olaf Tryggveson
Olaf I of Norway
Olaf Tryggvason was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken , and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway.Olaf played an important part in the often forcible, on pain of torture or death, conversion of the...
of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, is named as the first Bishop of Skara in the list of bishops written down about 1325 as an appendix to the Laws os the Western Geats (Västgötalagen
Västgötalagen
Västgötalagen or the Westrogothic law is the oldest Swedish text written in Latin script and the oldest of all Swedish provincial laws. It was compiled in the early 13th century and is known to have been the code of law used in the province of Västergötland during the latter half of that century....
). It is added that he founded three churches in Västergötland, and he also seems to have baptized Olof Skötkonung, first Christian King of Sweden, at Husaby
Husaby
Husaby, near Kinnekulle, is a village belonging to Götene municipality in the province of Västergötland, Sweden. It is most known for the old stone church Husaby Church...
near Skara in 1008. Odinkar's successor was Thurgaut, first diocesan Bishop of Skara (about 1012-30). He was nominally succeeded by Gotskalk, a monk of the Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
abbey at Lüneburg, who never left his abbey, although he had been consecrated to the See of Skara by Archbishop Liavizo of Hamburg (1030–32). Meanwhile Sigurd
Sigurd
Sigurd is a legendary hero of Norse mythology, as well as the central character in the Völsunga saga. The earliest extant representations for his legend come in pictorial form from seven runestones in Sweden and most notably the Ramsund carving Sigurd (Old Norse: Sigurðr) is a legendary hero of...
, or Sigfrid, an Englishman of Scandinavian origin and a monk of Glastonbury
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...
(?), took possession of the See of Skara about 1031, and remained there till after 1043. Although he entered into communication with Bremen
Archbishopric of Bremen
The Archdiocese of Bremen was a historical Roman Catholic diocese and formed from 1180 to 1648 an ecclesiastical state , named Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen within the Holy Roman Empire...
and sent his relative and successor Osmund
Osmundus
Osmundus was a clergyman favoured by Emund the Old, the king of Sweden in the mid-11th century.King Emund appointed Osmundus as archbishop of the Swedish church in Skara, probably to make Sweden independent from Adalbert of Hamburg, the Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen...
to be educated there, both Sigurd and Osmund seem to have been regarded as intruders by the Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. Osmund was consecrated in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and refused to acknowledge the primacy of Hamburg. In this refusal he was supported by King Anund Jacob. Consequently when Adalvard the Elder
Adalvard the Elder
Adalvard the Elder was a German clergyman. He was first the dean of Bremen, but he was sent to the diocese of Skara in Sweden, as bishop during the early 1060s. Adam of Bremen wrote well of him, and tells that he made missionary attempts in Värmland. In Skara Cathedral a chalice was found with the...
, subdean of Bremen, who had been consecrated Bishop of Skara by Archbishop Adalbert on the death of Bishop Gotskalk, came to Skara about 1050 to take possession of his see, he was prevented from doing so, and had to wait for Osmund's departure for England in 1057 (?) before he could become Bishop of Skara de facto. Adalvard the Elder died in 1060 and was buried near the first Cathedral of St. Mary, which he had built. Acelin, dean of Bremen, was consecrated bishop in 1061, but never took possession of the see. Adalvard the younger, who had visited and buried his elder namesake in 1060, was invited on his expulsion from the See of Sigtuna
Diocese of Sigtuna
A Diocese of Sigtuna was founded in the middle of the 11th century, when the town of Sigtuna, north of Lake Mälaren and south of Uppsala in the Swedish province of Uppland, had been the centre of Royal power for some decades, and existed until the middle of the 12th century...
in 1067 to become Bishop of Skara, but was recalled to Bremen by Archbishop Adalbert.
Of the next four bishops of Skara hardly anything is known. Concerning Bishop Oedgrim the following facts are recorded. He was present at the consecration of Lund Cathedral
Lund Cathedral
The Lund Cathedral is the Lutheran cathedral in Lund, Scania, Sweden. It is the seat of the bishop of Lund of the Church of Sweden.- History :...
in 1145. During his episcopate the abbey at Varnhem was founded (1150) by some Cistercians of Clairvaux
Clairvaux
Clairvaux can mean the following:*Clairvaux, a former commune in France, now part of Ville-sous-la-Ferté. It is the home of**Clairvaux Abbey in France**Clairvaux Prison, France, on the site of the abbey*Saint Bernard of Clairvaux...
who came from Alvastra
Alvastra
Alvastra is a small village in Ödeshög Municipality in eastern Sweden. It is known for being the seat of the Cistercian Alvastra Abbey in the Middle Ages. After the Swedish Lutheran reformation in the 1530s, the monastery was demolished, never to be rebuilt....
. Finally in 1151 Bishop Oedgrim consecrated part of the present cathedral, which Bishop Benedict I (1158–90) enlarged and furnished. The latter also built the Churches of St. Nicholas and of St. Peter at Skara as well as many roads and bridges. Bishop Jerpulf (1191–1201) persuaded a popular assembly at Askubeck to assign to the bishop part of the tithe
Tithe
A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
. Benedict II (1217–30) founded several secular canonries in 1220, and thus originated the cathedral chapter
Cathedral chapter
In accordance with canon law, a cathedral chapter is a college of clerics formed to advise a bishop and, in the case of a vacancy of the episcopal see in some countries, to govern the diocese in his stead. These councils are made up of canons and dignitaries; in the Roman Catholic church their...
. St. Bryniolph Algotsson is the best known bishop. He studied for eighteen years at Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, became dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
of Linköping, and in 1278 Bishop of Skara. He issued statute
Statute
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law, decided by courts, and regulations...
s in 1231, and composed hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
s and other works, amongst them a Life of St. Helena of Skövde (Schedvia), who was murdered in 1140 and was canonized by Pope Honorius III, and whose remains were translated to Uppsala in 1164. She was also greatly venerated at Tidsvilde (Zealand) and elsewhere in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. St. Bryniolph died on 6 February 1317. In 1499 Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llançol i Borja was Pope from 1492 until his death on 18 August 1503. He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, and his Italianized surname—Borgia—became a byword for the debased standards of the Papacy of that era, most notoriously the Banquet...
granted leave for the translation of his relics, but St. Bryniolph was never formally canonized
Canonization
Canonization is the act by which a Christian church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process...
. Under him and his successor, Bishop Benedict III Tunnesson (1317–21), that is between 1312 and 1320, the whole of the cathedral was restored. Bishop Sven the Great (1435-48?) painted it in fresco.
Bishop Bryniolph III Gerlaktsson (1478–1505) regulated the frontier between his diocese and that of Lund. His successor, Bishop Vincent Hennings, was beheaded by Christian II
Christian II of Denmark
Christian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:...
at the Stockholm bloodbath
Stockholm Bloodbath
The Stockholm Bloodbath, or the Stockholm Massacre , took place as the result of a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under the command of King Christian II...
on 8 November 1520, although he protested aloud on his way to the scaffold against the injustice of his condemnation. Then came Magnus Haraldsson (1523), whose election was not confirmed by the pope in spite of King Gustavus I Vasa's request. Johannes Franciscus de Potentia, a Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
, was nominated Bishop of Skara the same year by papal provision, but the king refused to receive him. Bishop Magnus Haraldsson, though at first submissive towards Gustavus I, led his diocesans to Larv
Larv
Larv is a locality situated in Vara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 216 inhabitants in 2005....
to take part in the rising of 1529. He was accordingly deposed by the king, who appointed in 1530 a Protestant, Svend Jacobsson, in his place. Besides Skara cathedral and the abbey church at Varnhem, there are interesting romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
churches at Asklanda and elsewhere. At Husaby there was a spring dedicated to St. Brigid of Kildare. This Irish dedication may be accounted for by the fact that Olof Skötkonung was, as mentioned above, baptized there in 1008 by Sigurd, court bishop of King Olaf Tryggveson, who had many connections with Ireland. St. Olaf was specially venerated at Dalby
Dalby
Dalby is a Scandinavian place name meaning "valley settlement", during the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname...
and Elgaa in Värmland
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
.
At Skara the cathedral chapter consisted latterly of a dean, an archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
, a subdean, and twenty-one canons
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
. There were also in the town a Franciscan priory
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
dating from about 1242 and a Dominican order
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
priory from about 1260. At Lödöse
Lödöse
Lödöse is a locality situated in Lilla Edet Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,265 inhabitants in 2005...
there were also Franciscans from 1283 and Dominicans from 1286. Finally there were the Cistercian monastery at Varnhem and the Cistercian nunnery at Gudhem; the latter was founded about 1160.
Bishop list
Skara stifts biskopslängd, by Hilding Johansson from Skara stads historia part I - Staden i stiftet. This list deviates some from the list in the bishop's mansion and the list in Nordisk teologisk uppslagsbok.- ThurgotThurgotThorgaut or Turgot was Archdeacon and Prior of Durham, and the first English or Anglo-Norman Bishop of Saint Andrews ....
, 1014–1030 - Gotskalk, 1030, not consecrated
- Sigfrid the Younger, 1030–1050
- OsmundOsmundOsmund , Count of Sées was an early Norman nobleman and member of the English clergy; he eventually served as Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Salisbury.-Life:...
, 1050-talet - Advalvard the Elder, 1060–1064
- Acilinus, 1064, not consecrated
- Advalvard the Younger, 1066–1068
- Rodulvard, mentioned 1081
- Rikulf, at end of the11th century
- Hervard, late 1000-tal or early 1100-tal
- Styrbjörn, dead around 1130
- Ödgrim, around 1130- around 1150
- Bengt (I) the Good, around 1150- around 1190
- Järpulf, around 1190 - around 1200
- Jon Hyrne, 1201–1205
- BernhardBernhardBernhard is a common given and family name.- First name:*Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, Duke of Saxe-Weimar *Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince Consort *Bernhard Frank, German SS Commander...
, 1206–1216 - Bengt (II) the Younger, mentioned from 1219–1228
- Stenar, probably 1228-1238
- Lars (I), 1240/41-1257
- Valdemar, 1258–1262
- Ragvald, 1262–1263
- UlfUlfUlf is a male name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" . The oldest written proof of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone from the 11th Century. The female form is Ylva...
, 1263–1267 - Erik (I), 1267–1278
- Brynolf (I) Algotsson, 1267–1317
- Bengt (III) Johansson, 1317–1321
- Erik (II), 1321–1322
- Peder Larsson, 1322–1336
- Gunnar Tynnesson, 1337–1340
- Sigge Jonsson, 1340–1352
- Sigfrid Rotgeri, 1352-1352
- Lars (II), 1354–1356
- NilsNilsNils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian and Swedish variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas and Neil. As with Niels, its pet form is Nisse...
, 1356–1386 - Rudolf av Mecklenburg, 1387–1391
- Torsten, 1391–1404
- Brynolf (II) Karlsson, 1424–1435
- Sven Grotte, 1436–1449
- Bengt (IV) Gustavsson, (Tre Rosor till Horshaga)1449 - 1460, under Bengts refugee 1452 - 1457 the Diocese was goverened by Peder Larsson (officialis sedis episcopalis.
- Björn Månsson (Bero de Ludosia), 1461/62 - 1465, not consecrated
- Hans Markvardsson, 1465–1478
- Brynolf (III) Gerlaksson, 1478–1505
- Vincent Henningsson, 1505–1520
- Didrik SlagheckDidrik SlagheckDidrik Slagheck, dead January 24 1522, was a Danish archbishop, military commander during the Swedish War of Liberation, and often pointed out as an active participant in the Stockholm Bloodbath....
, 1520–1521
Reformation
1526 the assembly of Västerås
Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
decided that Sweden was to be evangelic Lutheran. It was not completed until the Uppsala Synod
Uppsala Synod
The Uppsala Synod in 1593 was the most important synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. Sweden had gone through its Protestant Reformation and broken with Roman Catholicism in the 1520s, but an official confession of faith had never been declared....
in 1593 however.
- Francesesco de Potenza 1523, not consecrated.
- Magnus Haraldsson, 1522–1529
- Sveno Jacobi, 1530–1540
- Erik Svensson Hjort, 1544–1545
- Erik Falck, 1547–1558
- Erik Pedersson Hwass, 1558–1560
- Erik Nicolai Swart, 1561–1570
- Jacob Johannis, 1570–1595, disposed 1593 as liturgic, but remained until 1595.
- Henrik Gadolenus, 1593, appointed at the Uppsala SynodUppsala SynodThe Uppsala Synod in 1593 was the most important synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. Sweden had gone through its Protestant Reformation and broken with Roman Catholicism in the 1520s, but an official confession of faith had never been declared....
in 1593, but not consecrated. - Petrus KeniciusPetrus KeniciusPetrus Kenicius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1609 to his death.He got his education from the Universities of Wittenberg and Rostock....
, 1595–1609, - Paulus Pauli, 1612–1616
- Sveno Svenonis, 1618–1639
- Jonas Magni, 1640–1651
- Olof Fristadius, 1651–1654
- Johannes Kempe, 1655–1673
- Johannes Baazius the Younger, 1673–1677
- Andreas Omenius, 1677–1684
- Haquin SpegelHaquin SpegelHaquin Spegel , born Håkan Spegel in Ronneby in south-east Sweden, was a religious author and hymn writer who held several bishop's seats.- Life :...
, 1685–1691 - Petrus Johannis Rudbeckius, 1692–1701
- Jesper SwedbergJesper SwedbergJesper Swedberg was a bishop of Skara, Sweden. He was one of Sweden's most notable churchmen. He published the first edition ever of a Swedish book of hymns in 1694, and was the father of scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.- Early life :Jesper Swedberg was born as the son of a bergsman...
, 1702–1735 - Petrus Schyllberg, 1736–1743
- Daniel JusleniusDaniel JusleniusDaniel Juslenius was a Finnish writer and bishop. He was a professor of Hebrew, Greek and theology at the Royal Academy of Turku....
, 1744–1752 - Engelbert Halenius, 1753–1767
- Anders Forssenius, 1767–1788
- Thure Weidman, 1789–1828
- Sven Lundblad, 1829–1837
- Johan Albert Butsch, 1837–1875
- Anders Fredrik Beckman, 1875–1894
- Ernst Jakob Keijser, 1895–1905
- Hjalmar Danell, 1905–1935
- Gustaf Ljunggren, 1935–1950
- Yngve Rudberg, 1951–1955
- Sven Danell, 1955–1969
- Helge Brattgård, 1969–1985
- Karl-Gunnar Grape, 1985–1989
- Lars-Göran LönnermarkLars-Göran LönnermarkLars-Göran Lönnermark, born 26 August 1939, is a Swedish bishop emeritus.Lönnermark studied at Michigan State University in 1958-1959 through the international exchange program, where he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity...
, 1989–2004 - Erik Aurelius, 2004 -
- List translated from Swedish article :sv:Biskopar i Skara