Kuopio Cathedral
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Kuopio Cathedral Kuopion tuomiokirkko Kuopio domkyrka |
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The Kuopio Cathedral |
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Location | Kuopio, Finland |
Religious affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
District | Diocese of Kuopio |
Ecclesiastical status | Cathedral |
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Architect(s) | Pehr W. Palmrooth |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Year completed | 1816 |
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Capacity | 1500 seats |
The Kuopio Cathedral (Finnish Kuopion tuomiokirkko, Swedish Kuopio domkyrka) is a stone church in Kuopio, Finland and the seat of the Diocese of Kuopio. The cathedral was built between 1806 and 1816.