The Diocese of Lapua (, ) is one of nine dioceses within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was founded in 1956.
The diocese attained national attention in September 2015, when Finnish media reported that the diocese had purchased a luxury penthouse apartment for the bishop's official residence. Due to the controversy, hundreds of Finns resigned from the church during the days following the media exposure.Eroakirkosta.fi Piispan virka-asunto lisäsi kirkosta eroamista
Bishops of Lapua Eero Lehtinen 1956–1974 Yrjö Sariola 1974–1995 Jorma Laulaja 1995–2004 Simo Peura 2004–2022 Matti Salomäki 2022–
See also Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
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Diocese of Lapua