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Parish in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden
Oscar Parish Oscars församling
Parish
Oscar's ChurchOscar's Church
Oscar Parish is located in StockholmOscar ParishOscar ParishShow map of StockholmOscar Parish is located in SwedenOscar ParishOscar ParishShow map of Sweden
Coordinates: 59°20′01″N 18°05′39″E / 59.33361°N 18.09417°E / 59.33361; 18.09417
CountrySweden
MunicipalityStockholm Municipality
Religious congregationChurch of Sweden
DioceseArchdiocese of Uppsala (–1942)
Diocese of Stockholm (1942–)
Founded1 May 1906
Population
 • Total39,045
Parish code018012 (1952-01-01–1966-12-31) and 018011 (1967-01-01–)
Pastorship code130203
Websitewww.svenskakyrkan.se/oscarsforsamling

Oscar Parish (Swedish: Oscars församling) is a parish in Östermalm's church district (kontrakt) in the Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden. The parish is located in Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm County. The parish forms its own pastorship.

History

Oscar Parish was formed on 1 May 1906 by a break from Hedvig Eleonora Parish and has since formed its own pastorship. The name was Oskar until 1962 when it was changed to Oscar. There are five churches in Oscar Parish:; Oscar's Church, Gustaf Adolf Church, Djurgårdskyrkan, Olaus Petri Church and Oscars Lillkyrka. Since 2002, the Oscar Parish has had a well-developed exchange of friends with Martin Luther Kirchengemeinde in Zeuthen, Berlin, Germany.

Location

Oscar Parish includes parts of Östermalm, Gärdet, Frihamnen and southern Djurgården.

References

  1. "Medlemmar i Svenska kyrkan i förhållande till folkmängd den 31.12.2018 per församling, kommun och län samt riket" (PDF) (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. 31 December 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna - O" (in Swedish). Swedish Tax Agency. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Våra kyrkor" [Our churches] (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Församlingsinformation 2014 - Oscars församling" (in Swedish). Stockholm: Church of Sweden. 2015-05-25. p. 2. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

Further reading

  • Corin, Carl-Fredrik, ed. (1956). Oscars församling 50 år: minnesskrift (in Swedish). Stockholm: SELIBR 1769950.
  • Rengmyr Lövgren, Birgitta; Forsberg, Katarina, eds. (2006). Oscars församling 100 år: minnesskrift 1956-2006 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Oscars församling. SELIBR 10174379.
  • Oscars 90 år (in Swedish). Stockholm: Oscars församling. 1996. SELIBR 2320352.

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