Diocese of Mikkeli
DIOCESE OF MIKKELI
Denomination: Lutheran
Established: 1897 as Diocese of Nyslott, moved to Viborg in 1924 and to Mikkeli in 1945.
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fi: Punaisessa kentässä hopenen kyyhkynen siivet koholla, istumassa kultaisella kaarikorkoisella tyviöllä, pidellen nokassaan kultaista yhdeksänlehtistä öljypuun oksaa.
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Arms of Bishops of Nyslott
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Bishop Gustaf Johansson (1897-1899)
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Bishop Otto Immanuel Colliander (1899-1924)
Arms of Bishops of Viborg
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Bishop Erkki Kaila (1925-1935)
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Bishop Yrjö Loimaranta (1935-1942)
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Bishop Ilmari Salomies (1943-1945)
Arms of Bishops of Mikkeli
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Bishop Ilmari Salomies (1945-1951)
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Bishop Martti Simojoki (1951-1959)
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Bishop Osmo Alaja (1959-1978)
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Bishop Kalevi Toiviainen (1978-1993)
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Bishop Voitto Huotari (1993-2009)
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Bishop Seppo Häkkinen (2009-present)
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Koskenvesa, Esko: Suomen evankelis-luterilaisen kirkon hiippakuntavaakunat - kirkollisen heraldiikan työvoitto (Suomen kirkkohistorian Seuran vuosikirja nro 78, 1988)