Diocese of Helsinki

Diocese of Helsinki
Helsingin hiippakunta
Location
Country Finland
Information
Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Established 1959
Cathedral Helsinki Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop Irja Askola
This article is about the Evangelical Lutheran diocese. For Roman Catholic diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki.

The Diocese of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin hiippakunta; Swedish: Helsingfors stift) is a diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and the seat of the Bishop of Helsinki. Its cathedral is Helsinki Cathedral.

The Diocese was established in 1959 by dividing the Diocese of Tampere. It covers only 1% of the country's territory, but contains 10% of its population. The diocese comprises 39 parishes. It was partitioned again in 2002, when the western part became the Diocese of Espoo. The current Bishop of Helsinki, Irja Askola, was ordained on 12 September 2010, and thus become the first female bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Bishops of Helsinki

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