Ytterlännäs parish
Ytterlännäs is a parish in the Diocese of Härnösand in Västernorrland County, Sweden. Ytterlännäs parish contains Sweden's oldest continuous choir.
History
Ytterlännäs parish, in the province of Ångermanland, belonged to the Archdiocese of Uppsala in the Middle Ages, but has been part of the Diocese of Härnösand since the diocese's formation in 1647. The two churches of the parish, the old one from the early 13th century, and the new one, built from 1848 to 1854, are located between the communities of Nyland and Bollstabruk, within Kramfors Municipality.The Ytterlännäs Old Church dates from the 13th century and features medieval vaults, wall-paintings and wooden sculptures. It has baroque furnishings that include two galleries. The Ytterlännäs Madonna is an example of the work from the Hälsingland workshop of :sv:Haaken Gulleson|Haaken Gulleson. The church is in an excellent state of preservation from being unused since 1854.
The Ytterlännäs New Church was completed in 1854 and is an example of the Tegnér barn style.
Assistant vicars
"Komministrar i Ytterlännäs"| # | 30em | Term | Notes |
| 1 | Herr Lars I | 1542 to 1557 | |
| 2 | Herr Nils | 1582 | |
| 3 | Olaus Nicolai | 1593 to 1596 | |
| 4 | Johannes Claudii | 1599 | |
| 5 | Sanderus Erici | 1599 to 1607 | |
| 6 | Herr Lars II | 1613 to 1633 | |
| 7 | Nils Persson | 1636 to 1637 | |
| 8 | Olaus Erici Rufinius | 1637 to 1672 | |
| 9 | Laurentius Christophori Hornæus | 1672 to 1719 | In 1675 he was responsible for the Torsåker witch trials which was the largest witch-hunt in Sweden's history. |
| 10 | Lars Larsson Hornæus | 1719 to 1751 | |
| 11 | Jöns Hornæus | 1773 to 1778 | |
| 12 | Petrus Jonæ Öman | 1780 to 1796 | |
| 13 | Israel Edenmark | 1796 to 1812 | |
| 14 | Daniel Orstadius | 1812 to 1820 | |
| 15 | Per Nordenmark | 1820 to 1833 | |
| 16 | Olof Grafström | 1833 to 1835 | |
| 17 | Nils Erik Höglund | 1836 to 1838 | |
| 18 | Israel Israelsson Näslund III | 1841 to 1858 | |
| 19 | Carl Gustaf Isak Jonas Oscar Stjernberg | 1862 to 1901 |
Music directors
"Kyrkomusiker i Ytterlännäs"| # | Image | Cantor | Term | Notes |
| 1 | Anton Julius Winblad | 1851 to 1866 | ||
| 2 | Erik Olof Boding | 1866 to 1875 | ||
| 3 | Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg | 1876 to 1912 | He was born in Grfbyn in Loos parish on May 17, 1852. | |
| 4 | Nikolaus Bölin | 1913 to 1947 | ||
| 5 | Thorvald Johannesson | 1948 to 1978 | ||
| 6 | Ulla-Marie Nilsson | 1979 to 2016 |