Diocese of Visby
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The Diocese of Visby
is a division of the Church of Sweden
consisting of Gotland
. Its seat is Sankta Maria cathedral in old town Visby.
The Bishop of Visby is also responsible for the episcopal oversight of the Church of Sweden Abroad
(SKUT).
Visby
-See also:* Battle of Visby* Gotland University College* List of governors of Gotland County-External links:* - Visby*...
is a division of the Church of Sweden
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...
consisting of Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...
. Its seat is Sankta Maria cathedral in old town Visby.
The Bishop of Visby is also responsible for the episcopal oversight of the Church of Sweden Abroad
Church of Sweden Abroad
The Church of Sweden Abroad - in Swedish: Svenska kyrkan i utlandet - is accountable to a special committee under the General Synod of the Church of Sweden and is under the episcopal oversight of the Bishop of Visby. SKUT has approximately 45 congregations throughout the world, concentrated in...
(SKUT).