List of bishops of Turku
The Archdiocese of Turku is the oldest diocese in Finland. Mediaeval bishops of the Catholic Church were also de facto secular leaders of the country until the end of the 13th century.
After the Reformation in Scandinavia, Lutheran bishops became state officials. When Finland became a separate grand duchy, the then Bishop of Turku was elevated to archiepiscopal rank in 1817. Since 1868, the Archbishops of Turku and Finland have been considered primates of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
Bishop Henry
Henry of Uppsala is often mentioned in contemporary sources as the first Bishop of Finland. According to legends, the English-born Henry arrived in Finland with King Eric IX of Sweden during the First Swedish Crusade, later suffering martyrdom in the 1150s. His position as Bishop of Finland is, however totally unhistorical, and not claimed even by legends.
Catholic bishops of Finland
See article Diocese of Finland.
- Rodulff 1156?-1178? (first mentioned in the 15th century, uncertain)
- Folquinus 1178?-1198? (first mentioned in the 15th century, uncertain)
An unnamed Bishop of Finland is mentioned dead in 1209. Papal letters to unnamed Bishops of Finland have survived from 1221, 1229 and 1232.
Catholic bishops of Turku (Åbo, Aboa)
The position Bishop of Finland was renamed Bishop of Turku, first mentioned in 1259, in a move to harmonise the name of the dioceses with other Swedish sees. See also: Diocese of Turku
- Ragvald 1258–1266
- Catillus 1266–1286
- Johannes 1286–1290
- Magnus 1291–1308
- Ragvald II 1309–1321
- Benedictus 1321–1338
- Hemming 1338–1366
- Henricus Hartmanni 1366–1367
- Johannes Petri 1367–1370
- Johannes Westfal 1370–1385
- Bero Balk 1385–1412
- Magnus II Tavast 1412–1450
- Olaus Magni 1450–1460
- Konrad Bitz 1460–1489
- Magnus Särkilahti 1489–1500
- Laurentius Suurpää 1500–1506
- Johannes Olavi 1506–1510
- Arvid Kurki 1510–1522
- Ericus Svenonius 1523–1527
- Martti Skytte 1528–1550
Lutheran Bishops of Turku
- Mikael Agricola 1554–1557
- Petrus Follingius 1558–1563
- Paulus Juusten 1563–1575
- Ericus Erici Sorolainen 1583–1625
- Isaacus Rothovius 1627–1652
- Eskillus Petraeus 1652–1657
- Johannes Terserus 1658–1664
- Johannes Gezelius the elder 1664–1690
- Johannes Gezelius the younger 1690–1718
- Herman Witte 1721–1728
- Lars Tammelin 1728–1733
- Jonas Fahlenius 1734–1748
- Johan Browallius 1748–1755
- Karl Fredrik Mennander 1757–1775
- Jakob Haartman 1776–1788
- Jakob Gadolin 1788–1802
- Jakob Tengström 1803–1817
Title "Bishop of Turku" ceased to exist in 1817. In 1998, the Archbishop of Turku was supplemented in the diocese by a Bishop of Turku.
- Ilkka Kantola 1998–2005
- Kari Mäkinen 2006- 2010
- Kaarlo Kalliala 2011-
Archbishops of Turku and Finland
Bishop of Turku was elevated to archiepiscopal rank in 1817. The title of the see was changed to Archbishop of Turku and Finland.[1]
- Jakob Tengström 1817–1832
- Erik Gabriel Melartin 1833–1847
- Edvard Bergenheim 1850–1884
- Torsten Thure Renvall 1884–1898
- Gustaf Johansson 1899–1930
- Lauri Ingman 1930–1934
- Erkki Kaila 1935–1944
- Aleksi Lehtonen 1945–1951
- Ilmari Salomies 1951–1964
- Martti Simojoki 1964–1978
- Mikko Juva 1978–1982
- John Vikström 1982–1998
- Jukka Paarma 1998-2010
- Kari Mäkinen 2010–
See also
External links
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland – Official site
References
- ↑ Turun piispat (n.1157 – 1817) sekä Turun ja Suomen arkkipiispat (1817–). Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Retrieved 10-11-2007. (Finnish).