List of Bishops of Turku

List Of Bishops Of Turku

The Archdiocese of Turku is the oldest diocese in Finland. Mediaeval bishops of the Catholic Church were also de facto secular leaders of the country until the end of the 13th century.

After The Reformation in Scandinavia, Lutheran bishops were delegated to position of state officials. When Finland became a separate grand duchy, the then Bishop of Turku was elevated to archiepiscopal rank in 1817. Since 1868, the Archbishops of Turku and Finland have been considered primates of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Read more about List Of Bishops Of Turku:  Bishop Henry, Catholic Bishops of Finland, Catholic Bishops of Turku (Åbo, Aboa), Lutheran Bishops of Turku, Archbishops of Turku and Finland

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