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Diocese of Oulu

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Diocese of Oulu

Oulun hiippakunta
Tower of the cathedral of Oulu
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Oulu
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFinland
Ecclesiastical provinceTurku & Finland
MetropolitanArchbishop of Turku & Finland
Statistics
Parishes61
Members503,000
Information
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Established1851
CathedralOulu Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopJukka Keskitalo
Metropolitan ArchbishopTapio Luoma
Website
www.oulunhiippakunta.fi

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.

Bishops

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Bishops of Kuopio

Bishops of Oulu

See also

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