▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Karl stad ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁History ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁church ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁site ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 0 s . ▁That ▁church ▁was ▁burn ed ▁down ▁together ▁with ▁ ▁virt ually ▁the ▁entire ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 6 . ▁ ▁Sub sequently ▁re built , ▁Karl stad ▁became ▁a ▁c athedral ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 7 ▁when ▁Queen ▁Christ ina ▁( 1 6 2 6 – 1 6 8 9 ) ▁established ▁the ▁ ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Karl stad . ▁ ▁That ▁church ▁also ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 9 . ▁A ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 3 - 1 7 3 0 ▁at ▁Lag ber get ▁on ▁T ing val la ▁Island , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Super int endent ▁Johannes ▁Ste uch ius ▁( 1 6 7 6 – 1 7 4 2 ) ▁ ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁Arch bishop . ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁Bar o que ▁style ▁and ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 7 3 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁architect ▁Erik ▁Pal m sted t ▁( 1 7 4 1 - 1 8 0 3 ) ▁designed ▁a ▁new ▁ch oral ▁interior ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁alt ar ▁and ▁ ▁pul pit . ▁The ▁roof ▁and ▁tower ▁of ▁Karl stad ▁C athedral ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁big ▁city ▁fire ▁on ▁July ▁ 2