The Diocese of Espoo (, ) is the newest of the nine

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

s of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (; ) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheranism, Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Orthodox Church o ...

. The diocese came into existence in 2004 after the

Diocese of Helsinki The Diocese of Helsinki (; ) is a diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and the seat of the Bishop of Helsinki. Its cathedral is Helsinki Cathedral. The diocese was established in 1959 by dividing the Diocese of Tampere. It cov ...

was split in two. The seat of the diocese is the

Espoo Cathedral Espoo Cathedral (, ) is a medieval parish church and cathedral in Espoo, Finland. It is the seat of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Espoo, established in 2004. The cathedral is located in the district of Espoon keskus, near the Espoonjoki riv ...

and its first bishop was Mikko Heikka. After Heikka's successor

Tapio Luoma Tapio Juhani Luoma (born 15 June 1962) is a Finnish prelate, who has been the Archbishop of Turku and Finland and Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland since 1 June 2018. Biography Born in Kurikka, Luoma was ordained priest in 1 ...

was elected Archbishop in 2018, Kaisamari Hintikka was elected to succeed him in 2019.

List of Bishops

* Mikko Heikka 2004-2011 *

2012-2018 * Kaisamari Hintikka 2019-

External links

Official website
Christian organizations established in 2004 Dioceses established in the 21st century

Espoo Espoo (, ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsi ...

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