Archdiocese of Turku

ARCHDIOCESE OF TURKU Country: Finland Denomination: Lutheran Established: 1550 as successor of the Diocese of Åbo 1817 elevated to Archdiocese

Official blazon
Finnish	Kultaisessa kentässä punainen koverapäinen yrjönristi.
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Arms of Bishops

Mikael Agricola (1550-1557)
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Petrus Follingius (1558-1563)
Paul Juusten (1563-1575)
Ericus Erici Sorolainen (1583-1625)
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Isak Rothovius (1627-1652)
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Aeshillus Petreaus (1652-1657)
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Johannes Terserus (1658-1664)
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Johannes Gezelius the elder (1664-1690)
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Johannes Gezelius the younger (1690-1718)
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Herman Witte (1721-1728)
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Lars Tammelin (1728-1733)
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Jonas Fahlenius (1734-1748)
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Johan Browallius (1748-1755)
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Karl Fredrik Mennander (1757-1775)
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Jakob Haartman (1776-1788)
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Jakob Gadolin (1788-1802)
Jakob Tengström (1803-1817)

Arms of Archbishops

Jakob Tengström (1817-1832)
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Erik Gabriel Melartin (1833-1847)
Edvard Bergenheim (1850-1884)
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Torsten Thure Renvall (1884-1898)
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Gustaf Johansson (1899-1930)
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Lauri Ingman (1930-1934)
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Erkki Kaila (1935-1944)
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Aleksi Lehtonen (1945-1951)
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Ilmari Salomies (1951-1964)
Martti Simojoki (1964-1978)
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Miko Juva (1978-1982)
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John Vikström (1982-1998)
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Jukka Paarma (1998-2010)
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Kari Mäkinen (2010-2018)
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Tapio Luoma (2018-present)

Arms of Bishops in the Archdiocese of Turku

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Ilkka Kantola (1998-2005)
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Kari Mäkinen (2006-2010)
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Kaarlo Kalliala (2011-2020)

Literature: Koskenvesa, Esko: Suomen evankelis-luterilaisen kirkon hiippakuntavaakunat - kirkollisen heraldiikan työvoitto (Suomen kirkkohistorian Seuran vuosikirja nro 78, 1988)

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