Diocese of Turku

E94768

Lutheran diocese diocese ecclesiastical jurisdiction

The Diocese of Turku is a historic Lutheran ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Finland, centered in the city of Turku and traditionally regarded as the country's oldest and most prominent diocese.

Aliases (1)

Archdiocese of Turku ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Lutheran diocese → diocese → ecclesiastical jurisdiction →
associatedWithCity	Turku NERFINISHED →
cathedral	Turku Cathedral →
centralChurchBuilding	Turku Cathedral →
country	Finland →
denomination	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland →
followsChurchPolity	Episcopal polity →
governingBody	chapter of Turku Cathedral →
hasArchbishopTitle	Archbishop of Turku →
hasBishopTitle	Bishop of Turku →
hasCathedralStatusSince	Middle Ages →
hasClergyType	bishops → deacons → priests →
hasEcclesiasticalProvinceRole	metropolitan see of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland →
hasFunction	administration of confirmations → ordination of clergy → oversight of Lutheran parishes → supervision of church doctrine →
hasHeritageStatus	historic diocese →
hasJurisdictionOver	parishes in Southwest Finland →
hasJurisdictionType	territorial diocese →
hasNotableBuilding	Turku Cathedral →
hasRite	Western liturgical tradition →
historicalRegion	Finland Proper NERFINISHED →
isHistoricCenterOf	Finnish Christianity → Lutheranism in Finland →
isLocatedIn	Finland → Southwest Finland → Turku NERFINISHED →
isMetropolitanSeeOf	Archbishop of Turku →
isMostProminentDioceseIn	Finland →
isOldestDioceseIn	Finland →
isPartOf	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland →
isSuccessorOf	Catholic Diocese of Turku →
isSuffraganSeeOf	none →
language	Finnish → Swedish →
postReformationDenomination	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland →
preReformationDenomination	Roman Catholic Church →
religion	Lutheranism →
seat	Turku NERFINISHED →
traditionallyRegardedAs	mother diocese of Finland →
usesCalendar	Gregorian calendar →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bishop of Turku →	appliesToJurisdiction
Mikael Olavinpoika →	diocese
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ("Archdiocese of Turku") →	hasDiocese
Mikael Agricola →	workLocation