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{{Infobox diocese<br />
| jurisdiction = Diocese <!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese --><br />
| name = Lapua <!-- Place name(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) --><br />
| latin = <!-- Latin name of the diocese (or archdiocese) --><br />
| local = {{lang|fi|Lapuan hiippakunta}} <!-- Name in the native language --> <br />
| image = Lapuan tuomiokirkko.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| coat = Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Lapua.svg<br />
| coat_size = 150<br />
<!---- Locations ----><br />
| country = [[Finland]]<br />
| territory = <br />
| province = Turku & Finland<br />
| metropolitan = Archbishop of Turku & Finland<br />
| archdeaconries = <br />
| deaneries = <br />
| subdivisions = <br />
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{coord}} --><br />
<!---- Statistics ----><br />
| area_km2 = <!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted --><br />
| area_sqmi = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted --><br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population = <br />
| population_as_of = <br />
| parishes = 49<!-- Number of parishes in the diocese --><br />
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese --><br />
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese --><br />
| schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese --><br />
| members = 406000 <!-- Number of members in the diocese --><br />
<!---- Information ----><br />
| denomination = [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]]<br />
| rite = <!-- e.g., [[Latin Rite]] --><br />
| established = 1956<br />
| cathedral = [[Lapua Cathedral]] <!-- Cathedral that serves as the seat of the diocese --><br />
| cocathedral = <br />
| patron = <!-- Patron saint(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) --><br />
| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" --><br />
| priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese --><br />
<!---- Current leadership ----><br />
| pope = <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change --><br />
| patriarch = <br />
| major_archbishop = <br />
| bishop = Matti Salomäki <!-- Name and title of the current ordinary of the diocese --><br />
| bishop_title = Bishop <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop --><br />
| metro_archbishop = [[Tapio Luoma]] <!-- Name of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province --><br />
| coadjutor = <br />
| suffragan =<br />
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) --><br />
| apostolic_admin = <br />
| vicar_general = <br />
| episcopal_vicar =<br />
| archdeacons = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one--><br />
| emeritus_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) --><br />
<!---- Map ----><br />
| map = <br />
| map_size = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
<!---- Website ----><br />
| website = {{Url|https://www.lapuanhiippakunta.fi/}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Diocese of Lapua''' ({{Langx|fi|Lapuan hiippakunta}}, {{Langx|sv|Lappo stift}}) is one of nine dioceses within the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]]. The diocese was founded in 1956.<br />
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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.<ref>[[Eroakirkosta.fi]] [http://www.eroakirkosta.fi/media/none/tiedote_08_2015.html?year=2015 Piispan virka-asunto lisäsi kirkosta eroamista]</ref><br />
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==Bishops of Lapua==<br />
*[[Eero Lehtinen]] 1956–1974<br />
*[[Yrjö Sariola]] 1974–1995<br />
*[[Jorma Laulaja]] 1995–2004<br />
*[[Simo Peura]] 2004–2022<br />
*[[Matti Salomäki]] 2022–<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Commonscat-inline}}<br />
* [https://www.lapuanhiippakunta.fi/ Diocese of Lapua]<br />
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{{Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland}}<br />
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[[Category:Lapua]]<br />
[[Category:Lutheran districts established in the 20th century]]<br />
[[Category:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland dioceses|Lapua]]<br />
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