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The Diocese of Tampere (Finnish: Tampereen hiippakunta, Swedish: Tammerfors stift) is the second oldest 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.
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.




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

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List of bishops of Viipuri from 1554 to 1723:

Paavali Juusten 1554–1563
Canutus Johannis 1563–1564
Eerik Härkäpää 1568–1578
Olaus Elimaeus 1618–1629
Nicolaus Magni Carelius 1630–1632
Gabriel Melartopaeus 1633–1641
Petrus Bjugg 1642–1656
Nicolaus Nycopensis 1658–1664
Petrus Brommius 1664–1672
Abraham Thauvonius 1672–1679
Henrik Carstenius 1679–1683
Petrus Bång 1681–1696
Petrus Laurbecchius 1696–1705
David Lund 1705–1711
Johannes Gezelius the youngest 1721–1723




= Bishops of Porvoo

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List of bishops of Porvoo from 1723 to 1923:

Johannes Gezelius the youngest 1723–1733
Daniel Juslenius 1734–1743
Johan Nylander 1745–1761
Gabriel Fortunius 1762–1789
Paul Krogius 1789–1792
Zacharias Cygnaeus 1792–1809
Magnus Jacob Alopaeus 1809–1818
Zacharias Cygnaeus the younger 1819–1820
Johan Molander 1821–1837
Carl Gustaf Ottelin 1838–1864
Frans Ludvig Schauman 1865–1878
Anders Johan Hornborg 1878–1883
Johan Viktor Johnsson 1884
Carl Henrik Alopaeus 1885–1892
Herman Råbergh 1892–1920
Jaakko Gummerus 1920–1923




= Bishops of Tampere

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List of bishops of Tampere from 1923 to the present:

Jaakko Gummerus 1923–1933
Aleksi Lehtonen 1934–1945
Eelis Gulin 1945–1966
Erkki Kansanaho 1966–1981
Paavo Kortekangas 1981–1996
Juha Pihkala 1996–2008
Matti Repo 2008–




See also


Tampere Cathedral




References






External links


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• Diocese of Tampere
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• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
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