page_title: Caroli church, Borås
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Caroli church, Borås / History
context_page_description: Caroli Church is a parish church in Borås, Sweden. It is the city's oldest preserved building and dated from the 13th-century. The church is associated with the Diocese of Skara of the Church of Sweden.
context_section_description: The church has been rebuilt and repaired after fires in 1681, 1727 and 1822. The tower was built in 1681. A renovation was carried out in 1914-1915 after drawings by architect Karl Anton Berlin (1871-1924). A major renovation occurred in 1938-1940 under the direction of architect Sigfrid Ericson (1879-1958). The painted decoration of the walls were made in Art Nouveau style after sketches by artist Carl Filip Månsson  (1864-1933). The neoclassical altarpiece was performed during 1839-40 by Johannes Andersson of Mjöbäck (1780-1860). The current baptismal font and pulpit was designed in 1916 by Sigfrid Ericson and were both sculpted by Johan Björk of Gothenburg.
   
  Lars Johansson is the Vicar for the parish of Caroli.
  Birger Forell (1893-1958) was a priest in the Caroli Church in Borås from 1942–51. In 1944, he founded the Committee for Christian post-war assistance at Borås.
caption: Krokshall square
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