Diocese of Linköping

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The Diocese of Linköping is a historic Church of Sweden diocese in southeastern Sweden, encompassing parishes around the city of Linköping and dating back to the Middle Ages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Church of Sweden diocese
diocese
belongsToNationalChurch Church of Sweden
changedDenominationInCentury 16th century
country Sweden
denomination Church of Sweden
establishedInPeriod Middle Ages
followsChurchOrder Church Order of the Church of Sweden
governingBody Diocesan chapter of Linköping
governsParishesAround Linköping
hasBishopTitle Bishop of Linköping
hasCathedral Linköping Cathedral
hasCathedralCity Linköping
hasClergyType bishops
deacons
priests
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of the Diocese of Linköping
hasLiturgicalTradition Evangelical Lutheran
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/linkopingsstift
hasPrimaryCathedral Linköping Cathedral
historicalRegion Götaland
isHistoricDiocese true
isOneOf 13 dioceses of the Church of Sweden
isSubdivisionOf Church of Sweden
isSuccessorOf medieval Catholic Diocese of Linköping
jurisdictionType ecclesiastical jurisdiction
languageOfLiturgy Swedish
locatedIn County of Östergötland
Island of Öland
linked to: Öland

Province of Östergötland
Småland
southeastern Sweden
partOf Church of Sweden ecclesiastical province of Uppsala
previousDenomination Roman Catholic Church
regionType diocesan territory
religion Lutheranism
seat Linköping Cathedral
seeCity Linköping
usesCalendar Western Christian liturgical calendar
usesEpiscopalPolity yes
usesRite Lutheran rite

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Linköping isDiocesanSeatOf Diocese of Linköping
Linköping Cathedral locatedIn Diocese of Linköping
Diocese of Linköping isSuccessorOf medieval Catholic Diocese of Linköping
linked to: Diocese of Linköping