Karlstad Cathedral

Karlstad Cathedral (Swedish: Karlstads domkyrka) is a cathedral in Karlstad, Sweden.[1] The church is located in the middle of Karlstad on Lagberget on Tingvalla island. It belongs to Karlstad Cathedral Parish of the Diocese of Karlstad of the Church of Sweden.[2]

Karlstad Cathedral
Karlstad Cathedral
LocationKarlstad
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Karlstad
Clergy
Bishop(s)Sören Dalevi

History

There has been a church on the site since the 1300s. That church was burned down together with virtually the entire city in 1616. Subsequently, rebuilt, Karlstad became a cathedral in 1647 when Queen Christina (1626–1689) established the Diocese of Karlstad. That church also burned down in 1719. A new church was erected in 1723–1730 at Lagberget on Tingvalla Island, under the direction of Superintendent Johannes Steuchius (1676–1742) who later became Archbishop. The church is built in a Baroque style and was inaugurated on 2 July 1730.[3]

In 1790, architect Erik Palmstedt (1741-1803) designed a new choral interior with a new altar and pulpit. The roof and tower of Karlstad Cathedral were destroyed by the big city fire on 2 July 1865, when almost all of Karlstad was put in ashes. After the fire, the tower got its current neoclassical look after drawings by architect Albert Törnqvist (1819-1898). The interior restoration did not take place until the end of the 1870s. The church was restored in 1915–1916. In 1956–1957, a new large sacristy was built on two floors to the east. In 1965–1967, the church was restored. The cathedral was additionally renovated in 1998.[4][5][6]

  • Balcony
  • Pulpit
  • Altar
  • Organ

References
  1. "Karlstads domkyrka". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2011. (subscription required)
  2. "Domkyrkans historia i korthet" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. "Johannes (Jöns) Steuchius (Steuch)". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Erik Palmstedt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "Törnqvist, Albert (1819-1898)". KulturNav. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. "Domkyrkan - The Cathedral". visitkarlstad.se. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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