Diocese of Oulu

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Diocese of Oulu
Oulun hiippakunta

Tower of the cathedral of Oulu
Location
Country Finland
Statistics
Parishes 61
Members 550,000
Information
Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Established 1851
Cathedral Oulu Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop Samuel Salmi
Website
oulunhiippakunta.evl.fi

The Diocese of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun hiippakunta) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was first founded in the town of Kuopio in 1851, but the episcopal see was moved to Oulu in 1900.

Bishops of Oulu

  • Bishops of Kuopio
    • Robert Frosterus 1851–1884
    • Gustaf Johansson 1885–1897
    • Otto Immanuel Colliander 1897–1899
  • Bishops of Oulu
    • Juho Koskimies 1900–1936
    • Juho Mannermaa 1936–1943
    • Yrjö Wallinmaa 1943
    • Väinö Malmivaara 1943–1954
    • Olavi Heliövaara 1954–1963
    • Leonard Pietari Tapaninen 1963–1965
    • Kaarlo Johannes Leinonen 1965–1979
    • Olavi Rimpiläinen 1979–2000
    • Samuel Salmi 2001–

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