Diocese of Tampere

Tampereen hiippakunta
Location
CountryFinland
Ecclesiastical provinceTurku & Finland
MetropolitanArchbishop of Turku & Finland
Statistics
Parishes49
Members595,000
Information
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Established1554
CathedralTampere Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopMatti Repo
Metropolitan ArchbishopTapio Luoma
Website
www.tampereenhiippakunta.fi

The Diocese of Tampere (Finnish: Tampereen hiippakunta, Swedish: Tammerfors stift) is the second oldest[1] and the largest diocese in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is divided into 69 parishes with a total population of over 595,000 people. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Tampere.

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; since then the diocese has been called the Diocese of Tampere.[2]

Tampere Cathedral opens every day but places some limitations on the number of hours it is opened. At the upper part of the cathedral, there is The Wounded Angel.[3] People are not usually allowed to visit the upper part of the cathedral.

The Bishop of Tampere

The Bishop of Tampere is the leader of the Diocese of Tampere. In 2024, the current bishop is the Rt Revd Matti Repo.

Bishops of Viipuri

List of bishops of Viipuri from 1554 to 1723:

Bishops of Porvoo

List of bishops of Porvoo from 1723 to 1923:

Bishops of Tampere

List of bishops of Tampere from 1923 to the present:


See also

References

  1. ^ "The open doors of the bishop's house". Tampere. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  2. ^ Tapahtumat.tampere.fi - Diocese of Tampere
  3. ^ Ateneum.fi: Hugo Simberg - Haavoittunut Enkeli
  4. ^ Lehtonen, Aleksi (April 30, 1940). "Exchange of Letters Between Aleksi Lehtonen, Bishop of Tampere, Finland, and Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary of Great Britain, April, 1940". British National Archives website, Historical Documents section. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ a b Mackereth, Yvonne (July 31, 2011). "Tampere Partnership". St Marys Davyhulme. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. ^ "The 25th Anniversary of the Porvoo Communion". Anglican Church in Ireland. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

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