The following is a list of cathedral

Cathedral

A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...

s in 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....

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A cathedral

Cathedral

A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...

 church is a Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 place of worship which is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra

Cathedra

A cathedra or bishop's throne is the chair or throne of a bishop. It is a symbol of the bishop's teaching authority in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and has in some sense remained such in the Anglican Communion and in Lutheran churches...

or bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal

Episcopal polity

Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...

 hierarchy possess cathedrals. However the label 'cathedral' remains in common parlance for notable churches which were formerly part of an episcopal denomination.

Province of Uppsala

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Gothenburg Cathedral Gothenburg Cathedral The Gothenburg Cathedral is a cathedral in Gothenburg, Sweden. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop in the Church of Sweden diocese of Gothenburg.- The original church :... Göteborgs domkyrka / Gustavi domkyrka	Diocese of Gothenburg	1815 (1633)
			57.7045°N 11.965°E http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/gbgdomkyrko/
	Härnösand Cathedral Härnösand Cathedral Härnösand Cathedral serves the Diocese of Härnösand and was built in 1846.-History:Härnösand city's first church was built 1593. In 1721 the church was burned down by Russian troops, and a new church was erected, and that church was eventually destroyed. The present church was completed in 1846... Härnösands domkyrka	Diocese of Härnösand	1846
			62°37′52"N 17°56′30"E http://www.harnosandsdomkyrka.se/
	Karlstad Cathedral Karlstad Cathedral Karlstad Cathedral is a cathedral in Karlstad, Sweden.... Karlstads domkyrka	Diocese of Karlstad Diocese of Karlstad -External links:*...	1730
			59°22′53.3"N 13°30′25.6"E http://inspire.accson.se/setupksd.asp?OrgID=10&path=setupksd
	Linköping Cathedral Linköping Cathedral The Linköping Cathedral is a church in the Swedish city of Linköping. The cathedral is the seat for the bishop in the Church of Sweden Diocese of Linköping. It is situated opposite Linköping Castle.-History:... Linköpings domkyrka	Diocese of Linköping	c. 1120
			58°24′41"N 15°37′02"Ehttp://www.linkopingsdomkyrka.se/english.asp
	Luleå Cathedral Luleå Cathedral -External links:* * *... Luleå domkyrka / Oscar Fredriks kyrka	Diocese of Luleå	1893
	former parish church		65°34′57.8"N 22°08′56.5"E http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?di=71165
	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 :... Lunds domkyrka	Diocese of Lund Diocese of Lund -External links:* from Nordisk Familjebok, in Swedish...	c. 1100
			55°42′15"N 13°11′35"E http://www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/
	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.... Skara domkyrka	Diocese of Skara Diocese of Skara The Diocese of Skara is a diocese of the Church of Sweden , with its seat at Skara in Västergötland...	c.1000
			58.3865°N 13.4393°W http://www.skarapastorat.se/
	Storkyrkan Storkyrkan Sankt Nikolai kyrka , most commonly known as Storkyrkan and Stockholms domkyrka , is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic... Storkyrkan / Sankt Nikolai kyrka	Diocese of Stockholm	1279
			59°19′33"N 18°04′14"Ehttp://www.stockholmsdomkyrkoforsamling.se
	Strängnäs Cathedral Strängnäs Cathedral Strängnäs Cathedral is a cathedral church in Strängnäs, Sweden, since the Protestant Reformation the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Strängnäs.It is built mainly of bricks in the characteristic Scandinavian Brick Gothic style... Strängnäs domkyrka	Diocese of Strängnäs Diocese of Strängnäs The Diocese of Strängnäs is a part of the Church of Sweden and has its seat in Strängnäs Cathedral in Strängnäs, south of Lake Mälaren. The diocese is made up of the two provinces Närke and Södermanland .The diocese was first a suffragan of the Diocese of Lund, which in 1104 was elevated to...	1296
			59°22′35"N 17°02′07"E http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/strangnas
	Uppsala Cathedral Uppsala Cathedral Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral located centrally in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. It dates back to the late 13th century and at a height of 118.7 m is the tallest church building in Scandinavia. Originally built under Roman Catholicism and used for coronations of the Swedish monarch, since the... Uppsala domkyrka	Diocese of Uppsala	c.1300
	Seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden.		59°51′29.27"N 17°38′0.88"E http://www.uppsaladomkyrkoforsamling.se
	Visby Cathedral Visby Cathedral Visby Cathedral is a cathedral in Visby, Sweden, which serves the Diocese of Visby.... Visby domkyrka / Sankta Maria kyrka	Diocese of Visby	1225
			57°38′30"N 18°17′51"E http://www.visbydf.se
	Västerås Cathedral Västerås domkyrka	Diocese of Västerås Diocese of Västerås Attribution The entry cites:**Historiskt-geographiskt och statistiskt Lexikon ofver Sverige, VII , 316-18;**FANT, Scriptores rerum Svecicarum ;...	c. 1150
			59°36′45"N 16°32′30"E http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/vasteras/
	Växjö Cathedral Växjö Cathedral Växjö Cathedral in the centre of Växjö, Sweden, is the seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Växjö in the Church of Sweden.... Växjö domkyrka	Diocese of Växjö	c. 1300
			56.8774°N 14.8121°W http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/vaxjo/

Province of Stockholm

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Saint Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm Saint Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm - External links :* *... Stockholms katolska domkyrka / Sankt Eriks katolska domkyrka	Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm Roman Catholic diocese of Stockholm -External links:** at the Catholic-Hierarchy.org website....	1892
	Cathedral expanded in 1983.		59.31377°N 18.07234°E http://www.katolskadomkyrkan.se/

Syriac Orthodox Church

In Sweden there are two separate Syriac Orthodox Dioceses, each with its own bishop, both based in Södertälje

Södertälje

Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....

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Syriac Othodox Archdioces of Sweden and Scandinavia

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Saint Jacob of Nsibin Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Sankt Jacob av Nsibin syrisk-ortodoxa katedral	Syriac Othodox Archdioces of Sweden and Scandinavia, Södertälje Södertälje Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....	2009

Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden

Image	Name & Dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Saint Afram Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Sankt Aframs kyrka	Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate's Representation in Sweden, Södertälje Södertälje Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....

See also

• List of cathedrals
• List of abbeys and priories in Sweden
• List of tallest church towers
• Religion in Sweden
  Religion in Sweden
  Sweden was Christianized from Norse paganism in the 11th century. Since the 16th century Sweden has been predominantly Lutheran. From the Protestant Reformation in the 1530s until 2000, the Lutheran Church of Sweden was the state church...