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.
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