The Diocese of
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
(, ) is the second oldest and the largest diocese in 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 ...
. It is divided into 69 parishes with a total population of over 595,000 people. The diocese is led by the
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of Tampere.
History
The history of the
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 ...
goes back over 450 years. It was founded in 1554 when King
Gustav Vasa
Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ('' Riksföre ...
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
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
n occupation of
Viipuri in 1723, the bishop's seat was moved to
Porvoo
Porvoo (; sv, Borgå ; la, Borgoa) is a city and a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland, situated on the southern coast about east of the city border of Helsinki and about from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval to ...
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
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
; since then the diocese has been called the Diocese of Tampere.
The Tampere Cathedral opens everyday but places some limitations on the number of hours it is opened. At the upper part of the cathedral, there is 'The Wounded Angel.' People are not usually allowed to visit the upper part of the cathedral.
The Bishop of Tampere
The Bishop of Tampere is the leader of the Diocese of Tampere. The current bishop is the Rt Revd Matti Repo.
Bishops of Viipuri
List of bishops of
Viipuri from 1554 to 1723:
*
Paavali Juusten
Paulus Petri Juusten ( fi, Paavali Juusten, sv, Paul (Påvel) Pedersson Juusten; ca. 1516 at Viborg, Sweden (now Vyborg, Russia) – 22 August 1575 in Åbo, Sweden (now Turku/Åbo, Finland) was the first Bishop of Viipuri, and later, Bishop of ...
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
List of bishops of
Porvoo
Porvoo (; sv, Borgå ; la, Borgoa) is a city and a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland, situated on the southern coast about east of the city border of Helsinki and about from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval to ...
from 1723 to 1923:
* Johannes Gezelius the youngest 1723–1733
*
Daniel Juslenius
Daniel Juslenius (10 June 1676, Mynämäki – 17 July 1752, Skara) was a Finnish writer and bishop. He was a professor of Hebrew, Greek and theology at the Royal Academy of Turku.
Juslenius is considered Finland's first Fennoman and a firm adv ...
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
Carl Gustaf Ottelin (1 May 1793 – 18 October 1864) was a Finnish prelate who was Bishop of Porvoo from 1838 till 1864.
Biography
Ottelin was born on 1 May 1793 in Elimäki in the Kingdom of Sweden. His parents were the commissioner Adam Otte ...
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
List of bishops of
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
from 1923 to the present:
* Jaakko Gummerus 1923–1933
*
Aleksi Lehtonen 1934–1945
*
Eelis Gulin
Eelis Gideon Gulin also known as Pinomaa or Gulin-Pinomaa (29 December 1893 - 4 August 1975) was Professor of New Testament at the University of Helsinki from 1933 to 1945 and Bishop of Tampere from 1945 to 1966.
Biography
Gulin was born on 29 D ...
1945–1966
* Erkki Kansanaho 1966–1981
* Paavo Kortekangas 1981–1996
* Juha Pihkala 1996–2008
*
Matti Repo 2008–
See also
*
Tampere Cathedral
Tampere Cathedral ( fi, Tampereen tuomiokirkko, sv, Tammerfors domkyrka; originally known as St. John's Church) is a Lutheran church in Tampere, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere. The building was designed in the National Romantic s ...
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History of Vyborg
1554 establishments in Sweden
Religious organizations established in the 1550s
Dioceses established in the 16th century
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
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