Diocese of Tampere Tampereen hiippakunta | |
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Location | |
Country | Finland |
Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 49 |
Members | 595,000 |
Information | |
Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Established | 1554 |
Cathedral | Tampere Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Matti Repo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Tapio Luoma |
Website | |
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The Diocese of Tampere (Finnish: Tampereen hiippakunta, Swedish: Tammerfors stift) is the second oldest[1] and the largest diocese in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is divided into 69 parishes with a total population of over 595,000 people. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Tampere.