The Diocese of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun hiippakunta, Swedish: Uleåborgs stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was first founded in the town of Kuopio in 1851, but the episcopal see was moved to Oulu in 1900.
Diocese of Oulu Oulun hiippakunta | |
|---|---|
 Tower of the cathedral of Oulu | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 61 |
| Members | 503,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Established | 1851 |
| Cathedral | Oulu Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Jukka Keskitalo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tapio Luoma |
| Website | |
| www | |
Bishops
Bishops of Kuopio
- 1851–1884: Robert Frosterus
- 1885–1897: Gustaf Johansson
- 1897–1899: Otto Immanuel Colliander
Bishops of Oulu
- 1900–1936: Juho Koskimies
- 1936–1943: Juho Mannermaa
- 1943c: Yrjö Wallinmaa
- 1943–1954: Väinö Malmivaara
- 1954–1963: Olavi Heliövaara
- 1963–1965: Leonard Pietari Tapaninen
- 1965–1979: Kaarlo Johannes Leinonen
- 1979–2000: Olavi Rimpiläinen
- 2001–2018: Samuel Salmi
- 2018–present: Jukka Keskitalo
See also
External links
Media related to Diocese of Oulu at Wikimedia Commons- Diocese of Oulu (in Finnish)
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