Diocese of Lapua

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DIOCESE OF LAPUA

Denomination : Lutheran

Established : 1959

(Diocesean Arms)

(Bishop's Arms of Office)

Official blazon

fi: Sinisessä kentässä nouseva piispansauva, jonka kahvan pää kääntyy kahteen lehteen, joiden keskeltä nousee liekki – kaikki hopeaa, kahvan ja sauvan liittymäkohdassa päällikkeenä musta kreikkalainen risti.

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Arms of Bishops

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Bishop Eero Lehtinen (1959-1974)
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Bishop Yrjö Sariola (1974-1995)
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Bishop Jorma Laulaja (1995-2004)
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Bishop Simo Peura (2004-present)

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Literature: https://ecclesiasticalheraldry.weebly.com
Koskenvesa, Esko: Suomen evankelis-luterilaisen kirkon hiippakuntavaakunat - kirkollisen heraldiikan työvoitto (Suomen kirkkohistorian Seuran vuosikirja nro 78, 1988)