Diocese of Kuopio
The Diocese of Kuopio is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1939.
Diocese of Kuopio Kuopion hiippakunta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 54 |
| Members | 377000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Cathedral | Kuopio Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| bishop | Jari Jolkkonen |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tapio Luoma |
Bishops of Kuopio
- Eino Sormunen 1939–1962
- Olavi Kares 1962–1974
- Paavo Kortekangas 1974–1981
- Jukka Malmivaara 1981–1984
- Matti Sihvonen 1984–1996
- Wille Riekkinen 1996–2012
- Jari Jolkkonen 2012–
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