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List of bishops of Turku, the Glossary

The Archdiocese of Turku is the oldest diocese in Finland.^[1]

55 relations: Aeschillus Petraeus, Aleksi Lehtonen, Archbishop of Uppsala, Archdiocese of Turku, Arvid Kurck, Bero (bishop of Finland), Carl Fredrik Mennander, Catholic Church in Finland, Diocese, Edvard Bergenheim, Ericus Erici Sorolainen, Erik Gabriel Melartin, Erkki Kaila, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Finland, First Swedish Crusade, Grand Duchy of Finland, Gustaf Johansson (bishop), Hemming of Turku, Henry (bishop of Finland), Herman Witte (bishop), Ilkka Kantola, Ilmari Salomies, Isaacus Rothovius, Jakob Gadolin, Jakob Haartman, Jakob Tengström, Johan (archbishop of Uppsala, died 1291), Johannes Browallius, Johannes Gezelius the elder, Johannes Gezelius the younger, Johannes Terserus, John Vikström, Jonas Fahlenius, Jukka Paarma, Kaarlo Kalliala, Kari Mäkinen, Lars Tammelin, Lauri Ingman, Lutheranism, Magnus (bishop), Mari Leppänen, Martti Simojoki, Mikael Agricola, Mikko Juva, Paulus Juusten, Petrus Follingius, Primate (bishop), Reformation in Sweden, Rodulff, ... Expand index (5 more) »
Former Roman Catholic dioceses
History of Christianity in Finland
Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku
Lutheran archbishops by diocese
Pre-Reformation dioceses in Nordic Europe
Roman Catholic bishops of Turku

Aeschillus Petraeus

Æschillus (Eskil) Petræus (born 1593 in Grums, Sweden; died 27 September 1657 in Turku, now in Finland) was Bishop of Turku in 1652–1657. List of bishops of Turku and Aeschillus Petraeus are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Aleksi Lehtonen

Aleksi Emanuel Lehtonen (21 June 1891 – 27 March 1951) was archbishop of Turku from 1945 till 1951. List of bishops of Turku and Aleksi Lehtonen are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Archbishop of Uppsala

The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until the early 20th century) has been the primate of Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward under the Lutheran church. List of bishops of Turku and Archbishop of Uppsala are Lutheran archbishops by diocese.

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Archdiocese of Turku

The Archdiocese of Turku (Turun arkkihiippakunta, Åbo ärkestift), historically known as Archdiocese of Åbo, is the seat of the Archbishop of Turku. List of bishops of Turku and Archdiocese of Turku are Lutheran archbishops by diocese.

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Arvid Kurck

Arvid Kurck (also known as Arvid Kurki; 1464 in Vesilahti – 22 July 1522 in Öregrund) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Turku from 1510 to 1522. List of bishops of Turku and Arvid Kurck are Roman Catholic bishops of Turku.

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Bero (bishop of Finland)

Bero (Björn) was the first certainly Swedish Bishop of Finland in the mid-13th century.

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Carl Fredrik Mennander

Carl Fredrik Mennander (sometimes modernised as Karl Fredrik Mennander, often just C.F. Mennander) (19 July 1712, Stockholm – 22 May 1786) was Bishop of Turku, Finland, from 1757–1775 and then Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1775 to his death. List of bishops of Turku and Carl Fredrik Mennander are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Catholic Church in Finland

The Catholic Church in Finland (Katolinen kirkko Suomessa) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

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Diocese

In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

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Edvard Bergenheim

Edvard Bergenheim, previously Bergenhem (18 September 1798 – 19 February 1884) was the Archbishop of Turku and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1850 and 1884. List of bishops of Turku and Edvard Bergenheim are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Ericus Erici Sorolainen

Ericus Erici Sorolainen (1546–1625) was a Finnish Lutheran bishop, a Bishop of Turku from 1583 to 1625 as the successor to Paulus Juusten; and the administrator of the Diocese of Viipuri. List of bishops of Turku and Ericus Erici Sorolainen are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Erik Gabriel Melartin

Erik Gabriel Melartin (11 January 1780 – 8 July 1847) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland from 1833 till 1847. List of bishops of Turku and Erik Gabriel Melartin are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Erkki Kaila

Erkki Kaila, previously Erik Johansson (2 June 1867 in Huittinen – 9 December 1944 in Turku) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1935 and 1944. List of bishops of Turku and Erkki Kaila are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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First Swedish Crusade

The First Swedish Crusade was a possibly mythical military expedition in the 1150s to Southwestern Finland by Swedish King Eric IX and English Bishop Henry of Uppsala.

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Grand Duchy of Finland

The Grand Duchy of Finland, officially and also translated as the Grand Principality of Finland, was the predecessor state of modern Finland.

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Gustaf Johansson (bishop)

Gustaf Johansson (10 January 1844 – 24 July 1930) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1899 and 1930. List of bishops of Turku and Gustaf Johansson (bishop) are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Hemming of Turku

Blessed Hemming of Turku was a Swedish Roman Catholic bishop and served as the Bishop of Turku from 1338 until 1366. List of bishops of Turku and Hemming of Turku are Roman Catholic bishops of Turku.

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Henry (bishop of Finland)

Henry (Henrik; Henrik; Henricus; died 20 January 1156.) was a medieval English clergyman.

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Herman Witte (bishop)

Herman Witte (7 December 1666 — 24 March 1728) was the Bishop of Turku from 1721 to 1728. List of bishops of Turku and Herman Witte (bishop) are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Ilkka Kantola

Ilkka Tapani Kantola (born 17 March 1957) is a Finnish politician and Lutheran minister.

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Ilmari Salomies

Ilmari Johannes Salomies, previously Salonen (17 July 1893 – 26 December 1973, Helsinki), was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1951 and 1964. List of bishops of Turku and Ilmari Salomies are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Isaacus Rothovius

Isaacus Rothovius (1 November 1572 – 10 February 1652) was a Swedish cleric known for his influential role as the Bishop of Turku in Finland from 1627 to 1652. List of bishops of Turku and Isaacus Rothovius are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Jakob Gadolin

Jakob Gadolin (24 October 1719 – 26 September 1802) was a Swedish Lutheran bishop, professor of physics and theology, politician and statesman. List of bishops of Turku and Jakob Gadolin are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Jakob Haartman

Jakob Haartman (8 March 1717 - 6 March 1788) was the Bishop of Turku in Finland from 1776 till his death in 1788. List of bishops of Turku and Jakob Haartman are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Jakob Tengström

Jacob Tengström (4 December 1755 - 26 December 1832) was a Finnish prelate who became the first Archbishop of Turku and Finland. List of bishops of Turku and Jakob Tengström are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Johan (archbishop of Uppsala, died 1291)

Johan was a Swedish priest and Dominican friar. List of bishops of Turku and Johan (archbishop of Uppsala, died 1291) are Roman Catholic bishops of Turku.

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Johannes Browallius

Johannes Browallius (30 August 1707 – 25 July 1755), also called John Browall, was a Finnish and Swedish Lutheran theologian, physicist, botanist and at one time friend of Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus. List of bishops of Turku and Johannes Browallius are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Johannes Gezelius the elder

Johannes Gezelius the elder (3 February 1615 – 20 January 1690), known in Swedish as Johannes Gezelius den äldre and Johannes Gezelius vanhempi in Finnish, was the Bishop of Turku and the Vice-Chancellor of The Royal Academy of Turku (1664–1690). List of bishops of Turku and Johannes Gezelius the elder are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Johannes Gezelius the younger

Johannes Gezelius the younger (6 September 1647–10 April 1718), also known as Johannes Gezelius den yngre in Swedish and Johannes Gezelius nuorempi in Finnish, was a theologian, professor at the Royal Academy of Åbo and Bishop of Turku between 1690 and 1718. List of bishops of Turku and Johannes Gezelius the younger are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Johannes Terserus

Johannes Elai Terserus (April 1605 – 11 April 1678) was a Swedish prelate and theologian who served as the Bishop of Turku from 1658 to 1664 and then Bishop of Linköping between 1671 and 1678. List of bishops of Turku and Johannes Terserus are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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John Vikström

John Edvin Vikström (born 1 October 1931) is a Finnish priest. List of bishops of Turku and John Vikström are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Jonas Fahlenius

Jonas Fahlenius (30 October 1674 - 11 October 1748) was a Swedish philosopher, theologian and Bishop of Turku from 1734 till 1746. List of bishops of Turku and Jonas Fahlenius are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Jukka Paarma

Antti-Jukka Paarma (born 1 December 1942 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish Lutheran prelate who served as the Archbishop of Turku and Finland and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. List of bishops of Turku and Jukka Paarma are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Kaarlo Kalliala

Kaarlo Lauri Juhani Kalliala (born 3 November 1952 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish theologian and the Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Turku. List of bishops of Turku and Kaarlo Kalliala are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Kari Mäkinen

Kari Mäkinen (born 5 January 1955) is the former archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. List of bishops of Turku and Kari Mäkinen are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Lars Tammelin

Lars Tammelin (2 May 1669 – 2 July 1733) also known as Laurentius Gabrielis Tammelinus was a Finnish mathematician and prelate who was the Bishop of Turku from 1728 to 1733. List of bishops of Turku and Lars Tammelin are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Lauri Ingman

Lars (Lauri) Johannes Ingman (30 June 1868 – 25 October 1934) was a Finnish theologian, bishop and politician. List of bishops of Turku and Lauri Ingman are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.

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Magnus (bishop)

Bishop Magnus I, or Mauno, was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Turku between 1291 and 1308. List of bishops of Turku and Magnus (bishop) are Roman Catholic bishops of Turku.

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Mari Leppänen

Mari Inka-Elina Leppänen (Pentikäinen, born 26 September 1978 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish theologian and the Bishop to the Archdiocese of Turku, together with the Archbishop Tapio Luoma, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. List of bishops of Turku and Mari Leppänen are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Martti Simojoki

Martti Ilmari Simojoki, previously Simelius (17 September 1908 in Uusikaupunki – 25 April 1999 in Helsinki) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1964 and 1978. List of bishops of Turku and Martti Simojoki are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Mikael Agricola

Mikael Agricola (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman who became the de facto founder of literary Finnish and a prominent proponent of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, including Finland, which was a Swedish territory at the time. List of bishops of Turku and Mikael Agricola are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Mikko Juva

Mikko Einar Juva (22 November 1918 – 1 January 2004) was a Finnish historian, theologian and Lutheran archbishop. List of bishops of Turku and Mikko Juva are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Paulus Juusten

Paulus Petri Juusten (Paavali Juusten, Paul (Påvel) Pedersson Juusten; ca. 1516/1520 at Juustila near Viborg, Sweden (now Vyborg, Russia) – 22 August 1575 in Åbo, Sweden (now Turku/Åbo, Finland) was the first Bishop of Viipuri, and later, Bishop of Turku. He was an esteemed teacher and a Swedish royal envoy. List of bishops of Turku and Paulus Juusten are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Petrus Follingius

Pietari Follingius or Petrus Nicolai Follingius (died 1565) was a Swedish prelate who was the Bishop of Turku from 1558 till 1563. List of bishops of Turku and Petrus Follingius are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Primate (bishop)

Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some important archbishops in certain Christian churches.

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Reformation in Sweden

The Reformation in Sweden is generally regarded as having begun in 1527 during the reign of King Gustav I of Sweden, but the process was slow and was not definitively decided until the Uppsala Synod of 1593, in the wake of an attempted counter-reformation during the reign of John III (1568–1592).

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Rodulff

Rodulff (Rodulf) is claimed by a 15th-century chronicle Chronicon episcoporum Finlandensium to have worked as a missionary "bishop" in Finland after Bishop Henry had died in the 1150s.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki

The Diocese of Helsinki (Dioecesis Helsinkiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church based in Helsinki, which comprises the whole of Finland.

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Saint Erik

Saint Erik (Erik den helige; Sankt Erik), also called Erik Jedvardsson, Eric IX, Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver, was a Swedish king in the 12th century, 1156–1160.

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Tapio Luoma

Tapio Juhani Luoma (born 15 June 1962) is a Finnish prelate, who has been the Archbishop of Turku and Finland and Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland since 1 June 2018. List of bishops of Turku and Tapio Luoma are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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Thomas (bishop of Finland)

Thomas (Tuomas; died in 1248) is the first known bishop of Finland (third overall).

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Torsten Thure Renvall

Torsten Thure Renvall (23 October 1817 – 16 October 1898) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1884 and 1898. List of bishops of Turku and Torsten Thure Renvall are Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bishops_of_Turku

Also known as Archbishop of Turku, List of holders of the diocese of Turku.

, Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki, Saint Erik, Tapio Luoma, Thomas (bishop of Finland), Torsten Thure Renvall.

List of bishops of Turku, the Glossary

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See also

Former Roman Catholic dioceses

History of Christianity in Finland

Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku

Lutheran archbishops by diocese

Pre-Reformation dioceses in Nordic Europe

Roman Catholic bishops of Turku

References