Bishop of Turku

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The Bishop of Turku is the leading Lutheran episcopal office in Finland’s oldest diocese, historically serving as the country’s chief religious authority.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Mari Leppänen 0
Mikael Agricola 0
Archbishop of Turku 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious office
Finnish Lutheran bishop
Finnish Lutheran reformer
Lutheran episcopal office
diocesan bishopric
appliesToJurisdiction Diocese of Turku
associatedWithBuilding Turku Cathedral NERFINISHED
country Finland
denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
foundedIn 13th century
hasEcclesiasticalRank bishop
hasOfficeHolder Mari Leppänen
hasResponsibility confirmation of church members in the Diocese of Turku
doctrinal supervision in the Diocese of Turku
ordination of priests in the Diocese of Turku
oversight of clergy in the Diocese of Turku
historicalRole chief religious authority in medieval Finland
head of the Catholic Church in Finland before the Reformation
leading Lutheran bishop in Finland after the Reformation
historicalSignificance oldest episcopal office in Finland
isLeaderOf Diocese of Turku NERFINISHED
jurisdictionIncludes parishes in Southwest Finland
languageOfWorkOrName Finnish
Swedish
locatedInTheEcclesiasticalProvince Province of Turku
notableOfficeHolder Hemming of Turku
Mikael Agricola NERFINISHED
Paavali Juusten
officeContinuedUnder Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland NERFINISHED
officeCreatedUnder Catholic Church NERFINISHED
officeType diocesan bishop
partOf Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
surface form: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland episcopate
positionHeld Bishop of Turku NERFINISHED
Bishop of Turku NERFINISHED
Bishop of Turku NERFINISHED
Bishop of Turku NERFINISHED
precededByTitle Bishop of Finland NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
seat Turku Cathedral
see Turku NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Archbishop of Turku NERFINISHED
territory Diocese of Turku NERFINISHED
tradition Evangelical Lutheran
usedToBe highest prelate in Finland under Swedish rule

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocese of Turku hasBishopTitle Bishop of Turku
Diocese of Turku isMetropolitanSeeOf Bishop of Turku
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Turku
Mikael Agricola positionHeld Bishop of Turku
Agricola positionHeld Bishop of Turku
subject surface form: Mikael Agricola
Mikael Olavinpoika positionHeld Bishop of Turku