Diocese of Oulu
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Diocese of Oulu Oulun hiippakunta |
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Tower of the cathedral of Oulu
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| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 61 |
| Members | 550,000 |
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| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Established | 1851 |
| Cathedral | Oulu Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Samuel Salmi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kari Mäkinen |
| Website | |
| oulunhiippakunta.evl.fi | |
The Diocese of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun hiippakunta) 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.
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