Göteborg Engelska (Church of England) Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

History
By 1691 there was a Church of England congregation in Göteborg. In 1741 this church received permission of religious recognition and right to build a church. Pastors from England were sent to lead this congregation up to 1785. Thereafter the Sunday services were led by a visiting pastor until 1822. This parish is known as Göteborgs engelska reformerta församling or Änglikanska episkopalförsamlingen i Göteborg. It was also known a St. Andrew's Church in English. The parish was created in 1747 and kept records between 1747-1883. After 1883, parishioners' were obligated to be registered in the records of the Swedish Lutheran Church according to where their residence.

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Church Records
Swedish National Archive has the records for Göteborg Engelska parish, see https://sok.riksarkivet.se/arkiv/2Diw3gHtrH6cyG018W43t3.

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