Lutheran Archdiocese
Uppsala is the seat of the Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala. The diocese, which has its centre in the city of Uppsala, covers Uppsala County, Gävleborg County and parts of Stockholm County and Västmanland County. The archdiocese originally also included those parts of Norrland, which were included in the new Diocese of Härnösand when it was founded in 1647 and the City of Stockholm, which was made a diocese of its own in 1942.
As of 2005 the archdiocese consists of 201 parishes (församlingar or socknar) distributed over 86 larger parishes (called pastorat) and a smaller number of deaneries.
As the archbishop besides being head of Uppsala diocese also has a central role in the Church of Sweden on a national level. Since 2006, the position of archbishop is held by the Most Reverend Anders Wejryd. An additional position as assistant bishop in Uppsala diocese was created in 1990. In 2000 the diocese was divided into two pastoral regions, the smaller part of which is pastored by the archbishop and the greater by the bishop in Uppsala diocese, the position of assistant bishop thus being made a bishop in his own right. This office has been held by the Right Reverend Tord Harlin (1990–2000) and the Right Reverend Ragnar Persenius (incumbent since 2001).
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