Diocese of Mariestad
The Diocese of Mariestad was a division of the Church of Sweden between 1583–1646. The diocese was never an episcopal see, as it was under the supervision of a superintendent rather than a bishop. Mariestad cathedral is thus the only church building in Sweden to have gained the rank of cathedral despite never having been the seat of a bishop. In 1646, the superintendent moved to Karlstad and the diocese of Mariestad was absorbed into that of Skara.
