Diocese of Mikkeli

The Diocese of Mikkeli is one of nine dioceses in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1897 in the town of Savonlinna. Later, in 1924 the episcopal see was moved to Viipuri, but after Finland had lost the city to the Soviet Union the see was moved to Mikkeli in 1945. There it has been ever since.

Bishops of Mikkeli

• Bishops of Savonlinna 1897-1924
  • Gustaf Johansson 1897–1899
  • Otto Immanuel Colliander 1899–1924
• Bishops of Viipuri 1924-1945
  • Erkki Kaila 1925–1935
  • Yrjö Loimaranta 1935–1942
  • Ilmari Salomies 1943–1945
• Bishops of Mikkeli 1945-
  • Ilmari Salomies 1945–1951
  • Martti Simojoki 1951–1959
  • Osmo Alaja 1959–1978
  • Kalevi Toiviainen 1978–1993
  • Voitto Huotari 1993–2009
  • Seppo Häkkinen 2009-

See also

• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland