Bishop of Helsinki

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The Bishop of Helsinki is the leading Lutheran prelate responsible for overseeing the Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Diocese of Helsinki in Finland.

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Label Occurrences
Bishop of Helsinki canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lutheran episcopal office
ecclesiastical office
appointedBy General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
associatedWith Helsinki metropolitan area
linked to: Greater Helsinki
cathedral Helsinki Cathedral
churchProvince Province of Turku
country Finland
denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
electionMethod elected by diocesan electoral college
establishedIn 1959
hasDioceseType urban diocese
hasSuccessorRole Bishop of Vantaa
jurisdiction Diocese of Helsinki
language Finnish
Swedish
memberOf Bishops’ Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
officeHolderTerm until retirement or resignation
oversees parishes in Helsinki
partOf Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
religion Lutheranism
residence Helsinki
responsibleFor confirmation of church members in the Diocese of Helsinki
doctrinal supervision in the Diocese of Helsinki
ordination of clergy in the Diocese of Helsinki
oversight of the Diocese of Helsinki
pastoral leadership in the Diocese of Helsinki
see Helsinki
style Right Reverend
subordinateTo Archbishop of Turku
titleHolderOf Diocese of Helsinki

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

Diocese of Helsinki bishopTitle Bishop of Helsinki
Teemu Laajasalo positionHeld Bishop of Helsinki