Diocese of Lapua
The diocese of Lapua ( Finnish Lapuan hiippakunta ) is one of nine dioceses in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland . Simo Peura has been the bishop of the diocese since 2004 .
The diocese was founded in 1956. It includes the parishes in the southern Ostrobothnia region , most of central Finland , the northern part of Pirkanmaa and the Finnish-speaking parishes in the Ostrobothnian region . The bishopric is the cathedral of Lapua .
Bishops
- Eero Lehtinen 1956–1974
- Yrjö Sariola 1974-1995
- Jorma Laulaja 1995-2004
- Simo Peura 2004–
Web links
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