Royal Karlskrona Admiralty Parish

Church of the Admiralty Parish

The Royal Admiralty Parish in Karlskrona, Sweden, is a non-territorial Lutheran parish for navy personnel and their families, which has existed in Karlskrona since 1685. Its church is the wooden "Admirality Church" (Ulrica Pia) built in 1685, located close to the naval shipyard area. There was also an "Admirality Parish" in Stockholm on Skeppsholmen between 1672 and 1970.

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