Diocese of Oulu
The Diocese of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun hiippakunta, Swedish: Uleåborgs stift) 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.
Diocese of Oulu Oulun hiippakunta | |
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Tower of the cathedral of Oulu | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 61 |
| Members | 503,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Established | 1851 |
| Cathedral | Oulu Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Jukka Keskitalo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tapio Luoma |
| Website | |
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