The Diocese of Västerås is a diocese within the Church of Sweden. Its Episcopal see is located in Västerås at Västerås Cathedral. The diocese was first established in the 12th century as part of the Roman Catholic church, but was made part of the Church of Sweden as a result of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden.
Gustaf Vasa accuses Peder Sunnanväder before the chapter in Västerås; Ernst Josephson
Peder Sunnanväder's and Mäster Knut's Ignominious Entry into Stockholm 1526; Carl Gustaf Hellqvist
The Church of Sweden is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.4 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest Lutheran denomination in Europe and the third-largest in the world, after the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
Uppsala, with its large cathedral, remains the seat of the Church of Sweden.
Preparing for the celebration of mass in Strängnäs Cathedral, Church of Sweden
Sung Mass with the ordinations of two deacons and seven priests by the Bishop of Stockholm, in St Nicholas's Cathedral (Storkyrkan)
Antje Jackelén, former Archbishop of Uppsala (centre), with Johan Dalman, Bishop of Strängnäs (left), and Mikael Mogren, Bishop of Västerås (right)
