Diocese of Helsinki

This article is about the Evangelical Lutheran diocese. For Roman Catholic diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki.
Diocese of Helsinki

Helsingin hiippakunta
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Helsinki
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFinland
Ecclesiastical provinceTurku & Finland
MetropolitanArchbishop of Turku & Finland
Information
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Established1959
CathedralHelsinki Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopTeemu Laajasalo
Metropolitan ArchbishopTapio Luoma
Website
helsinginhiippakunta.fi

The Diocese of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin hiippakunta; Swedish: 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 1959 by dividing the Diocese of Tampere. It covers only 1% of the country's territory, but contains 10% of its population. The diocese comprises 39 parishes. It was partitioned again in 2002, when the western part became the Diocese of Espoo. The current bishop of Helsinki is Teemu Laajasalo.

The diocese is unique among the Finnish dioceses in the sense that in some parish areas, the church members are in a minority. In the Kallio and Vallila districts, church membership among the residents is circa 49 per cent. Only in six of the 18 parishes of the diocese the membership share reaches over 60 per cent of the population.[1]

Bishops of Helsinki

References

  1. ^ Eroakirkosta.fi - Kallion ja Paavalin asukkaista enää alle 50 % kuuluu kirkkoon
  2. ^ "Helsingin hiippakunnan piispanvaalin vahvistetut tulokset - evl.fi". Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-16.


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