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 lost the city to the Soviet Union, the see was moved to Mikkeli in 1945. It has since been located there.

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 2009–2023 Mari Parkkinen 2023–

See also Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

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Diocese of Mikkeli