Kuopio Cathedral ( fi, Kuopion tuomiokirkko, sv, Kuopio domkyrka) is a stone
Neoclassical-style Evangelical Lutheran church in
Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
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Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, and the seat of the
Diocese of Kuopio
The Diocese of Kuopio (, ) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1939.
Bishops of Kuopio
*Eino Sormunen 1939–1962
*Olavi Kares 1962–1974
*Paavo Kortekangas 1974–1981
*Jukka Malmivaara 1981–1984
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. The cathedral was built between 1806 and 1815.
Charming beauty of churches
See also
* Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio
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* Snellman Park
The Snellman Park ( fi, Snellmaninpuisto) is the oldest park in the city of Kuopio, Finland, located at the Vahtivuori district in the city center between the Kauppakatu and Minna Canthin katu streets, in the adjacent block of Kuopio Cathedral. The ...
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Cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...
Lutheran cathedrals in Finland
Buildings and structures in North Savo
Churches completed in 1815
Neoclassical church buildings in Finland
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