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The Diocese of Espoo (
Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...
''Espoon hiippakunta'') 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, pro ...
s of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; sv, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal positio ...
. The diocese came into existence in 2004 after the
Diocese of Helsinki The Diocese of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin hiippakunta; sv, Helsingfors stift) 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 ...
was split in two. The seat of the diocese is the
Espoo Cathedral Espoo Cathedral ( fi, Espoon tuomiokirkko, sv, Esbo domkyrka) is a medieval stone church in Espoo, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Espoo of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The cathedral is located in the district of Espoon kesk ...
and its first bishop was
Mikko Heikka Mikko Esa Juhani Heikka (born 19 September 1944 in Ylitornio) is a Finnish former bishop of the Evangelic Lutheran Church. He was ordained into priesthood in 1968 and became a Doctor of Theology from the University of Helsinki in 1983. He was app ...
. 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 Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland since 1 June 2018. Biography Born in Kurikka, Luoma was ordained priest in 1987. He acqu ...
was elected Archbishop in 2018,
Kaisamari Hintikka Kaisamari Hintikka, born 27 June 1967, in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish bishop in the Diocese of Espoo. Hintikka assumed the role of bishop on 1 February in 2019 with her inauguration taking place on 10 February 2019 at Espoo Cathedral. Hintikk ...
was elected to succeed him in 2019.


List of Bishops

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Mikko Heikka Mikko Esa Juhani Heikka (born 19 September 1944 in Ylitornio) is a Finnish former bishop of the Evangelic Lutheran Church. He was ordained into priesthood in 1968 and became a Doctor of Theology from the University of Helsinki in 1983. He was app ...
2004-2011 *
Tapio Luoma Tapio Juhani Luoma (born 15 June 1962) is a Finnish prelate, who has been the Archbishop of Turku and Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland since 1 June 2018. Biography Born in Kurikka, Luoma was ordained priest in 1987. He acqu ...
2012-2018 *
Kaisamari Hintikka Kaisamari Hintikka, born 27 June 1967, in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish bishop in the Diocese of Espoo. Hintikka assumed the role of bishop on 1 February in 2019 with her inauguration taking place on 10 February 2019 at Espoo Cathedral. Hintikk ...
2019-


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{{Finland-stub Christian organizations established in 2004 Dioceses established in the 21st century
Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...