Archdiocese of Turku (Åbo)

ARCHDIOCESE OF TURKU (ÅBO)

Country : Finland
Denomination : Lutheran

Established: As Missionary Diocese 1156, diocesean See at Turku (Åbo) since 1300.
Lutheran since 1554, elevated to Archdiocese 1817.

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Official blazon

fi: Kultaisessa kentässä punainen koverapäinen yrjönristi.

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Arms of Roman Catholic Bishops of Turku

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  Bishop St. Henrik (1134-1158)

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  Bishop Rodolfus (1202-1209)

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  Bishop Folquinus (1210-1234)

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  Bishop Thomas (1234-1245)

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  Bishop Bero (1248-1258)

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  Bishop Ragvald I (1258-1266)

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  Bishop Catillus (1266-1286)

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  Bishop Johannes I (1286-1290)

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  Bishop Magnus I (1291-1308)

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  Bishop Ragvald II (1309-1321)

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  Bishop Bengt Gregoriusson (1321-1338)

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  Bishop Hemming (1338-1366)

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  Bishop Henrik Hartmansson (1366-1367)

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  Bishop Johannes II Petri (1367-1370)

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  Bishop Johannes III Westfal (1370-1385)

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  Bishop Bero (II) Balk (1385-1412)

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  Bishop Magnus II Tavast (1412-1450)

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  Bishop Olaus Magni (1450-1460)

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  Bishop Konrad Bitz (1460-1489)

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  Bishop Magnus III Stjernkors (1490-1500)

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  Bishop Laurentius Suurpää (1500-1506)

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  Bishop Johannes IV Olofsson (1506-1510)

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  Bishop Arvid Kurck (1510-1522)

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  Bishop Ericus Svenonius (1523-1527)

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  Bishop Martin Skytte (1528-1550)

Arms of Lutheran Bishops of Turku

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  Bishop Mikael Agricola (1550-1557)

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  Bishop Petrus Follingius (1558-1563)

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  Bishop Paul Juusten (1563-1575)

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  Bishop Ericus Erici Sorolainen (1583-1625)

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  Bishop Isak Rothovius (1627-1652)

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  Bishop Aeshillus Petreaus (1652-1657)

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  Bishop Johannes Terserus (1658-1664)

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  Bishop Johannes Gezelius the elder (1664-1690)

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  Bishop Johannes Gezelius the younger (1690-1718)

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  Bishop Herman Witte (1721-1728)

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  Bishop Lars Tammelin (1728-1733)

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  Bishop Jonas Fahlenius (1734-1748)

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  Bishop Johan Browallius (1748-1755)

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  Bishop Karl Fredrik Mennander (1757-1775)

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  Bishop Jakob Haartman (1776-1788)

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  Bishop Jakob Gadolin (1788-1802)

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  Bishop Jakob Tengström (1803-1817), become 1st Archbishop

Arms of Lutheran Archbishops of Turku

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  Archbishop Jakob Tengström (1817-1832)

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  Archbishop Erik Gabriel Melartin (1833-1847)

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  Archbishop Edvard Bergenheim (1850-1884)

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  Archbishop Torsten Thure Renvall (1884-1898)

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  Archbishop Gustaf Johansson (1899-1930)

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  Archbishop Lauri Ingman (1930-1934)

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  Archbishop Erkki Kaila (1935-1944)

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  Archbishop Aleksi Lehtonen (1945-1951)

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  Archbishop Ilmari Salomies (1951-1964)

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  Archbishop Martti Simojoki (1964-1978)

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  Archbishop Miko Juva (1978-1982)

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  Archbishop John Vikström (1982-1998)

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  Archbishop Jukka Paarma (1998-2010)

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  Archbishop Kari Mäkinen (2010-2018)

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  Archbishop Tapio Luoma (2018-present)

Arms of Lutheran Bishops in the Archdiocese of Turku

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  Bishop Ilkka Kantola (1998-2005)

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  Bishop Kari Mäkinen (2006-2010), become Archbishop

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  Bishop Kaarlo Kalliala (2011-2020)

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