Catholic Diocese of Turku

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The Catholic Diocese of Turku was the medieval Latin-rite ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Finland, centered in Turku, that served as the principal seat of the Catholic Church there before the Reformation.

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Catholic Diocese of Turku canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
defunct diocese
medieval Latin-rite ecclesiastical jurisdiction
associatedWith Christianization of Finland
category History of Christianity in Finland
Medieval Catholic dioceses in Scandinavia
cathedral Turku Cathedral
churchBuildingStyle Gothic architecture (cathedral)
churchProvince Province of Uppsala
clergyLanguage Latin
country Kingdom of Sweden
currentCathedralUse cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
episcopalSee Turku Cathedral
establishedInCentury 13th century
establishedUnder Kingdom of Sweden
governedBy Bishop of Turku
governedUnder canon law
historicalAffiliation Western Christendom
historicalReligion Latin Christianity
historicalRole principal seat of the Catholic Church in medieval Finland
jurisdictionType diocese
layLanguage Finnish
Swedish
liturgicalTradition Western Church
locatedIn Finland
Turku
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Uppsala
namedAfter city of Turku
precededBy Diocese of Nousiainen
preReformationStatus only Catholic diocese in Finland
primaryLanguage Latin
regionServed Finland
Swedish realm in Finland
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rite Latin Rite
seeCity Turku
status suppressed
successor Diocese of Turku (Lutheran)
linked to: Diocese of Turku

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
suffraganTo Archdiocese of Uppsala
suppressedBy Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation
suppressedIn 16th century
territory most of medieval Finland

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Diocese of Turku isSuccessorOf Catholic Diocese of Turku