Diocese of Oulu Oulun hiippakunta |
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Tower of the cathedral of Oulu
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Location | |
Country | Finland |
Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 61 |
Members | 550,000 |
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Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Established | 1851 |
Cathedral | Oulu Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Samuel Salmi |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kari Mäkinen |
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.