Uppsala Synod
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The Uppsala Synod in 1593 was the most important synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. Sweden has gone through its Protestant Reformation and broken with Roman Catholicism already in the 1520s, but an official postulate of faith had never been declared.

The synod was summoned to Uppsala by Duke Charles, heir of the Swedish throne. There were four bishops and over 300 priests present. The synod was opened on March 1 by Nils Göransson Gyllenstierna and on the following day Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis, a professor of theology at the Uppsala University, was elected chairman.

By March 5, the synod has decided to declare the Holy Scripture the sole guideline for religion. The three creeds (Apostles', Nicene and Athanasian) were adhered to, and the Lutheran Augsburg Confession (1530) was adopted in its original state.

Other important decision that were made was that only the Lutheran doctrine was to be allowed. Calvinism, Catholicism and Zwingliism were all banned. The Catholic-inclined liturgy of King John III of Sweden (1537–1592) was rejected.

On March 15, Abraham Angermannus was elected Archbishop of Uppsala.

The meeting closed on March 20, when it was signed first by Duke Charles and the council and bishops, and then by representatives of the people around the country, so that it would fairly represent the whole people.

References

• (Swedish) article Kyrkomöte, in Nordisk familjebok (1911)