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The Diocese of Lapua (Finnish: Lapuan hiippakunta, Swedish: Lappo stift) is one of nine dioceses within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was founded in 1956.
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Diocese of Lapua Lapuan hiippakunta | |
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Location | |
Country | Finland |
Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 49 |
Members | 406000 |
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Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Established | 1956 |
Cathedral | Lapua Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Matti Salomäki |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Tapio Luoma |
Website | |
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The diocese attained national attention in September 2015, when Finnish media reported that the diocese had purchased a luxury penthouse apartment for the bishop's official residence. Due to the controversy, hundreds of Finns resigned from the church during the days following the media exposure.[1]
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