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Diocese of Kuopio Kuopion hiippakunta | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location | |
Country | Finland |
Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 54 |
Members | 377000 |
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Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Cathedral | Kuopio Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
bishop | Jari Jolkkonen |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Tapio Luoma |
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.
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–present
See also
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