Diocese of Helsinki (Evangelical Lutheran)

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Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral

The Diocese of Helsinki ( Finnish: Helsingin hiippakunta ) is a diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland .

The diocese is one of nine dioceses of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was founded in 1959 when the diocese of Tampere was divided . In 2002 the western area of ​​the diocese was separated and the diocese Espoo was created as a further diocese . The Helsinki diocese includes the Finnish-speaking parishes in eastern Uusimaa . The bishopric is the Helsinki Cathedral .

Bishops

  1. Martti Simojoki 1959-1964
  2. Aarre Lauha 1964–1972
  3. Aimo T. Nikolainen 1972-1982
  4. Samuel Lehtonen 1982–1991
  5. Eero Huovinen 1991-2010
  6. Irja Askola 2010–2017
  7. Teemu Laajasalo 2017

Web links

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