The Diocese of Lapua (Finnish: Lapuan hiippakunta, Swedish: Lappo stift) is one of nine dioceses within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was founded in 1956.
Diocese of Lapua Lapuan hiippakunta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 49 |
| Members | 406000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Established | 1956 |
| Cathedral | Lapua Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Matti Salomäki |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tapio Luoma |
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The diocese attained national attention in September 2015, when Finnish media reported that the diocese had purchased a luxury penthouse apartment for the bishop's official residence. Due to the controversy, hundreds of Finns resigned from the church during the days following the media exposure.[1]
Bishops of Lapua
- Eero Lehtinen 1956–1974
- Yrjö Sariola 1974–1995
- Jorma Laulaja 1995–2004
- Simo Peura 2004–2022
- Matti Salomäki 2022–
See also
References
External links
Media related to Diocese of Lapua at Wikimedia Commons- Diocese of Lapua
