Koroinen ( Finnish: [ˈkoroi̯nen] ; Korois in Swedish ) is a district in the Koroinen ward of the city of Turku , in Finland . It is located to the north of the city centre, across the river Aura from the Turku Student Village . Koroinen is mostly non-built-up area, consisting largely of recreational area. The current (as of 2016) population of the district is 15.
13-654: Koroinen was the residence of Bishop of Finland until 1300 when it was moved a couple of kilometres further down the River Aura , to the present-day Cathedral of Turku . The exact time when the bishop moved to Koroinen is not known, but that probably took place soon after the Second Swedish Crusade in 1249. The church in Koroinen was later destroyed by the Victual Brothers in 1396. There
26-474: Is a white, wooden memorial cross and some stone foundations still remaining on site. 60°27′58″N 22°17′22″E / 60.466019°N 22.289414°E / 60.466019; 22.289414 This Western Finland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bishop of Finland The Archdiocese of Turku ( Finnish : Turun arkkihiippakunta , Swedish : Åbo ärkestift ), historically known as Archdiocese of Åbo ,
39-695: Is in charge of the day-to-day running of the Diocesan Chapter. This arrangement allows for the Archbishop to take a leading role on the national and international ecclesiastical stages. Since 2021, the incumbent Bishop of Turku Archdiocese has been Mari Leppänen Archbishop of Turku The Archdiocese of Turku is the oldest diocese in Finland . Medieval bishops of the Catholic Church were also de facto secular leaders of
52-399: Is mentioned dead in 1209. Papal letters to unnamed Bishops of Finland have survived from 1221, 1229 and 1232. 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. The title "Bishop of Turku" ceased to exist in 1817. Since 1998, the Archbishop of Turku and Finland has been assisted in
65-612: 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. See article Diocese of Finland . An unnamed Bishop of Finland
78-682: Is the seat of the Archbishop of Turku. It is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland , and its see city is Turku . The Archbishop has many administrative tasks relating to the National church, and is the Metropolitan and Primate of the church. In common with other Lutheran and Anglican churches the Archbishop is considered primus inter pares while all diocesan bishops retain their independence within their respective jurisdictions. This also applies to
91-667: The Bishop of Turku Archdiocese. The Archdiocese of Turku has a unique episcopal structure as there are two bishops in the Diocese. Influenced by papal bulls , Swedish magnates in the 12th century set up crusading expeditions to convert the heathens in the eastern Baltic . This resulted in the establishment of the Catholic Church , the Christian religion and the Swedish conquest of southern Finland in 1249. Turku , or Åbo , became
104-640: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Episcopal oversight of the Archdiocese is shared between the Bishop and the Archbishop. According to the decision of the ELCF General Synod, the area of the primary oversight of the Bishop of Turku Archdiocese consists of 42 parishes, whereas the Archbishop's primary diocesan oversight covers the deanery of Turku which consists of 9 parishes. Moreover, the Bishop of Turku Archdiocese
117-800: The Turku Diocese. After the Finnish War in 1809, Finland became a part of the Russian Empire as an autonomous Grand Duchy. In 1817 the Bishop was elevated in the status of Archbishop and thus became the head of the Church in Finland. The Lutheran Church thereby became the state church of the Grand Duchy. In 1870, the church was detached from the state as a separate judicial entity. After Finland had gained independence in 1917, through
130-609: The constitution of 1919 and the act on religious freedom of 1922 the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland became a national church of Finland (along with the Finnish Orthodox Church , which however did not get a constitutional position). The bishopric of Turku was elevated to an archbishopric in 1817. Since then the Ordinary has held the full official title of Archbishop of Turku and Finland. There has been an unbroken succession of archbishops in Finland. Since
143-522: 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 designated as an archbishop in 1817. Since 1868, the archbishops of Turku and Finland have been considered primates of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland . Henry , Bishop of Uppsala
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#1732765436377156-586: The principal city in Finland and residence of a Bishopric (the Bishopric of Turku ; or episcopus Aboensis ). As a result of Protestant Reformation in the 16th century the Catholic Church had to give way for the Lutheran state church that was established by King Gustav Vasa of Sweden . The principal ecclesiastical reformer in Finland was Mikael Agricola who from 1554 onward was also the Bishop of
169-474: The retirement of Archbishop Kari Mäkinen in 2018, Tapio Luoma has been the incumbent Archbishop of Turku and Finland. He previously served as the Bishop of Espoo (2012–2018). Since 1998, there have been two diocesan bishops in the Turku Archdiocese: the Bishop of Turku Archdiocese and the Archbishop of Turku and Finland . Neither of the two is a suffragan as there are no suffragan bishops in
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