Diocese of Oulu
DIOCESE OF OULU
Denomination: Lutheran
Established: 1851 as Diocese of Kuopio, moved to Oulu in 1900.
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fi: Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen reunoihin ulottuva risti. Oikeassa yläkulmassa kaksi kultaista avainta ristikkäin
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Arms of Bishops of Kuopio
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Bishop Robert Frosterus (1851-1884)
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Bishop Gustaf Johansson (1885-1897)
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Bishop Otto Immanuel Colliander (1897-1899)
Arms of Bishops of Oulu
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Bishop Juho Koskimies (1900-1936)
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Bishop Juho Mannermaa (1936-1943)
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Bishop Yrjö Wallinmaa (1943)
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Bishop Väinö Malmivaara (1943-1954)
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Bishop Olavi Heliövaara (1954-1963)
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Bishop Leonard Pietari Tapaninen (1963-1965)
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Bishop Kaarlo Johannes Leinonen (1965-1979)
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Bishop Olavi Rimpiläinen (1979-2000)
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Bishop Samuel Salmi (2001-2018)
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Bishop Jukka Keskitalo (2018-present)
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Koskenvesa, Esko: Suomen evankelis-luterilaisen kirkon hiippakuntavaakunat - kirkollisen heraldiikan työvoitto (Suomen kirkkohistorian Seuran vuosikirja nro 78, 1988)