Borgå diocese
The diocese of Borgå (in Swedish Borgå stift and in Finnish Porvoon hiippakunta ) is one of nine dioceses of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland . The bishopric is the cathedral of Porvoo (Swedish Borgå ). The diocese of Borgå comprises the Swedish-speaking parishes and parishes with a Swedish-speaking majority in Finland as well as the German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Finland.
history
The original diocese based in Porvoo was transformed into the diocese of Tampere in 1923 . This made it possible to meet the wish of the Swedish-speaking Finns for their own diocese.
Bishops
- Max von Bonsdorff , 1923–1954
- Georg Olof Rosenqvist , 1954–1961
- Karl-Erik Forssell , 1961–1970
- John Vikström , 1970-1982
- Erik Vikström , 1983-2006
- Gustav Björkstrand , 2006–2009
- Björn Vikström , 2009–2019
- Bo-Göran Åstrand , 2019 -
Individual evidence
- ^ German community
- ^ Diocese of Borgå
- ↑ Facts about Porvoo ( Memento from June 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Tidigare biskopar