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Archbishop Of UppsalaThe Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until early 20th century) has been the primate in Sweden since 1164, first during the Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward under the Lutheran church. Overview There have been bishops in Uppsala from the time of Ingold the Elder, in the 11th century. They were governed by the archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen until Uppsala was made an archbishopric in 1164. The archbishop in Lund (which at that time belonged to Denmark) was simultaniously declared prima Suecia, meaning it was his right to select and ordain the Uppsala archbishop by handing him the pallium. But to gain independance, Folke Johansson ngel in 1274 went to Rome and was ordained directly by the Pope. This practice was ever increasing, so that no Uppsala archbishop has been ordained in Lund after Olov Bjrnsson, in 1318. At first, the city Uppsala with the archbishop was actually located a couple of kilometers to the north of the present city, in what is today known as Gamla Uppsala (which translates to Old Uppsala). Although its exact role is disputed, according to medieval sources Old Uppsala was the seat of an important line of kings and an important religious center long before the Christianization of Sweden in the early 11th century. As was often the case, the Church appears to have utilized the prestige of a known place of worship and secular power to establish itself. In 1273, the archbishopric, together with the relics of king Eric the Saint, was moved to the trading center of stra Aros, which from then on overtook the name Uppsala. The construction of the present cathedral of Uppsala was however not begun until 1287. The king's relics were meanwhile held in a temporary church within the limits of the plans of the new catheral. After the reformation in the 1530's, the archbishop has not had a significant importance compared to the other bishops in Sweden. See also External links References - Svea Rikes rkebiskopar, Uppsala, 1935
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