Härnösand Cathedral

Härnösand Cathedral (Swedish: Härnösands domkyrka) serves the Diocese of Härnösand of the Church of Sweden. It is located in Härnösand in Västernorrland County, Sweden. From atop the 46 metres tall tower, the entire town of Härnösand can be viewed.^[1][2]

Härnösand Cathedral
Härnösand Cathedral in August 2005
62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E / 62.63111; 17.94167
Location	Härnösand
Country	Sweden
Denomination	Church of Sweden
History
Consecrated	28 June 1846 (28 June 1846)
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Härnösand
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund

History

Härnösand city's first church was built 1593. The four chandeliers are from the 17th century. In 1721 the church was burned down by Russian troops, and a new church was erected, and that church was eventually destroyed. The present church was inaugurated on 28 June 1846^[3] and built according to plans by Johan Adolf Hawerman (1812-1885).^[4] The present church is located in the same location as the original and is Sweden's smallest cathedral.^[5]

The altar painting is by David von Coln (1689–1763). The baptismal font is a Spanish rococo work in silver and manufactured 1777. The organ was built in 1975 by the Danish firm of Bruno Christensen & Sønner Orgelbyggeri and has 57 stops. The organ facade is from the 1700s Cahman organ that was saved from the original church.^[6][7][8]

The cathedral contains a 37-bell carillon, built by the Bergholtz Bellfoundry [sv] in 1981.^[9]

Gallery

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  Baptismal font
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  Pulpit
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  Choir organ
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  Interior
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  Sanctuary
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  Crucifix

References

 

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1. "Härnösands domkyrka". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2011. (subscription required)
2. Västernorrland, P4 (4 July 2016). "Från toppen av domkyrkan syns hela Härnösand". Sveriges radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 October 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. Bodil Mascher (2014). "Härnösands domkyrka" (PDF) (in Swedish). Västernorrland County Museum. p. 7. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
4. "Härnösands domkyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
5. "Hawerman, John (1812-1885)". KulturNav. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
6. "David von Coln". artnet.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
7. "Bruno Christensen & Sønner Orgelbyggeri". bruno-christensen.dk. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
8. "Härnösands domkyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
9. "Svenske konsertklokkespill" [Swedish carillons]. Nordisk selskap for campanologi og klokkespill [Nordic Society for Campanology and Carillons] (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.