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Diocese of Tampere

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Turku & Finland

Established
  
1554

Number of members
  
660,000

Cathedral
  
Tampere Cathedral

Parishes
  
49

Country
  
Finland

Bishop
  
Matti Repo

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Kari Mäkinen

Diocese of Tampere

Denomination
  
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

The Diocese of Tampere is the second oldest and the largest diocese in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is divided into 69 parishes with a total population of over 660,000 people. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Tampere.

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History

The history of the diocese goes back over 450 years. It was founded in 1554 when King Gustav Vasa divided the diocese of Turku, extending over the whole country, into two parts. At first, the new Diocese was established in Viipuri, the first bishop being Paavali Juusteen. After the Russian occupation of Viipuri in 1723 the bishop's seat was moved to Porvoo instead. But with the foundation of a new Swedish Diocese in Porvoo in 1923 the second oldest Diocese of Finland had to move to Tampere and since then the Diocese have been named the Diocese of Tampere.

The Bishop of Tampere

The Bishop of Tampere is the leader of the Diocese of Tampere. The current bishop is the Rt Revd Matti Repo.

Bishops of Vyborg

List of bishops of Vyborg from 1554 to 1723

  • Paavali Juusten 1554–1563
  • Canutus Johannis 1563–1564
  • Eerik Härkäpää 1568–1578
  • Olaus Elimaeus 1618–1629
  • Nicolaus Magni Carelius 1630–1632
  • Gabriel Melartopaeus 1633–1641
  • Petrus Bjugg 1642–1656
  • Nicolaus Nycopensis 1658–1664
  • Petrus Brommius 1664–1672
  • Abraham Thauvonius 1672–1679
  • Henrik Carstenius 1679–1683
  • Petrus Bång 1681–1696
  • Petrus Laurbecchius 1696–1705
  • David Lund 1705–1711
  • Johannes Gezelius the youngest 1721–1723

    • Bishops of Porvoo

    List of bishops of Porvoo from 1723 to 1923

  • Johannes Gezelius the youngest 1723–1733
  • Daniel Juslenius 1734–1743
  • Johan Nylander 1745–1761
  • Gabriel Fortunius 1762–1789
  • Paul Krogius 1789–1792
  • Zacharias Cygnaeus 1792–1809
  • Magnus Jacob Alopaeus 1809–1818
  • Zacharias Cygnaeus the younger 1819–1820
  • Johan Molander 1821–1837
  • Carl Gustaf Ottelin 1838–1864
  • Frans Ludvig Schauman 1865–1878
  • Anders Johan Hornborg 1878–1883
  • Johan Viktor Johnsson 1884
  • Carl Henrik Alopaeus 1885–1892
  • Herman Råbergh 1892–1920
  • Jaakko Gummerus 1920–1923

    • Bishops of Tampere

    List of bishops of Tampere from 1923 to present day

  • Jaakko Gummerus 1923–1933
  • Aleksi Lehtonen 1934–1945
  • Eelis Gulin 1945–1966
  • Erkki Kansanaho 1966–1981
  • Paavo Kortekangas 1981–1996
  • Juha Pihkala 1996–2008
  • Matti Repo 2008–

    • References

    Diocese of Tampere Wikipedia
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