Diocese of Kuopio

The Diocese of Kuopio (Finnish: Kuopion hiippakunta, Swedish: Kuopio stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1939.

Diocese of Kuopio

Kuopion hiippakunta
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Kuopio
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFinland
Ecclesiastical provinceTurku & Finland
MetropolitanArchbishop of Turku & Finland
Statistics
Parishes54
Members377000
Information
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
CathedralKuopio Cathedral
Current leadership
bishopJari Jolkkonen
Metropolitan ArchbishopTapio Luoma

Bishops of Kuopio

  • Eino Sormunen 1939–1962
  • Olavi Kares 1962–1974
  • Paavo Kortekangas 1974–1981
  • Jukka Malmivaara 1981–1984
  • Matti Sihvonen 1984–1996
  • Wille Riekkinen 1996–2012
  • Jari Jolkkonen 2012–

See also

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