Diocese of Mikkeli explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Mikkeli
Local:	Finnish: Mikkelin hiippakunta
Coat:	Coat of arms of the Diocese of Mikkeli.svg
Coat Size:	150
Country:	Finland
Province:	Turku & Finland
Metropolitan:	Archbishop of Turku & Finland
Parishes:	36
Denomination:	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Established:	1897
Cocathedral:	Savonlinna Cathedral
Bishop Title:	Bishop
Archdeacon:	for one-->

The Diocese of Mikkeli is one of nine dioceses in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1897 in the town of Savonlinna. Later, in 1924 the episcopal see was moved to Viipuri, but after Finland lost the city to the Soviet Union, the see was moved to Mikkeli in 1945. It has since been located there.^[1]

Bishops of Mikkeli

• Bishops of Savonlinna 1897–1924
  • Gustaf Johansson 1897–1899
  • Otto Immanuel Colliander 1899–1924
• Bishops of Viipuri 1924–1945
  • Erkki Kaila 1925–1935
  • Yrjö Loimaranta 1935–1942
  • Ilmari Salomies 1943–1945
• Bishops of Mikkeli 1945–
  • Ilmari Salomies 1945–1951
  • Martti Simojoki 1951–1959
  • Osmo Alaja 1959–1978
  • Kalevi Toiviainen 1978–1993
  • Voitto Huotari 1993–2009
  • Seppo Häkkinen 2009–2023
  • Mari Parkkinen 2023–

See also

• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

External links

• • Diocese of Mikkeli

Notes and References

1. Web site: Förvaltningshistorisk ordbok - S:t Michels stift . 2022-07-02 . . sv.