title: Diocese of Härnösand
text: # Diocese of Härnösand
  
  The Diocese of Härnösand (Swedish: Härnösands stift) is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand.
  
  ## History
  
  The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese of Luleå was formed, breaking away from the diocese of Härnösand.
  
  Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts.
  
  ## Parishes
  
  The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others:
  
  * Anundsjö
  * Åre
  * Härnösand
  * Offerdal
  * Örnsköldsvik
  * Östersund
  * Sidensjö
  * Sollefteå
  * Tännäs
  * Torsåker
  * Ytterlännäs
  
  ## Bishops
  
  * Petri Erici Steuchius (1647-1683)
  * Mathias Steuchius (1683-1694)
  * Julius Micrander (1695-1702)
  * Georgius Nicolai Wallin (1703–1723)
  * Petrus Jonæ Asp (1723–1726)
  * Nicolaus Sternell (1728–1744)
  * Olof Kiörning (1746–1778)
  * Eric Hesselgren (1779–1803)
  * Carl Gustaf Nordin (1805–1812)
  * Erik Abraham Almquist (1814–1830)
  * Frans Michael Franzén (1832–1847)
  * Israel Bergman (1848–1864)
  * Anders Fredrik Beckman (1865–1875)
  * Lars Landgren (1876–1888)
  * Martin Johansson (1888–1908)
  * Ernst Frithiof Lönegren (1910–1934)
  * Torsten Bohlin (1935–1950)
  * Gunnar Hultgren (1951–1958)
  * Ruben Josefson (1958–1967)
  * Arne Palmqvist (1967–1975)
  * Bertil Werkström (1975–1983)
  * Bengt G. Hallgren (1983–1991)
  * Karl-Johan Tyrberg (1991–2001)
  * Tony Guldbrandzén (2001–2009)
  * Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund (2009–2014)
  * Eva Nordung Byström (2014–present)
  