Diocese of Lapua
The Diocese of Lapua is one of nine dioceses within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was founded in 1956 and its current bishop is Simo Peura.
Diocese of Lapua Lapuan hiippakunta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Turku & Finland |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Turku & Finland |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 49 |
| Members | 406000 |
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| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Established | 1956 |
| Cathedral | Lapua Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Simo Peura |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tapio Luoma |
The diocese attained national attention in September 2015, when Finnish media reported that the diocese had purchased a luxury penthouse apartment for the bishop's official residence. Due to the controversy, hundreds of Finns resigned from the church during the days following the media exposure.[1]
Bishops of Lapua
- Eero Lehtinen 1956–1974
- Yrjö Sariola 1974–1995
- Jorma Laulaja 1995–2004
- Simo Peura 2004–
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