Diocese of Oulu

Diocese of Oulu

Oulun hiippakunta
Tower of the cathedral of Oulu
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Oulu
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFinland
Ecclesiastical provinceTurku & Finland
MetropolitanArchbishop of Turku & Finland
Statistics
Parishes61
Members503,000
Information
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Established1851
CathedralOulu Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopJukka Keskitalo
Metropolitan ArchbishopTapio Luoma
Website
www.oulunhiippakunta.fi

The Diocese of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun hiippakunta, Swedish: Uleåborgs stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was first founded in the town of Kuopio in 1851, but the episcopal see was moved to Oulu in 1900.