Espoo Cathedral

Espoo Cathedral
Espoon tuomiokirkko Esbo domkyrka
Espoo Cathedral, view from the west
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Location	Espoo, Uusimaa
Country	Finland
Denomination	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Previous denomination	Catholic Church (prior to the Swedish Reformation)
Website	Website of the Cathedral
History
Status	Cathedral
Administration
Diocese	Espoo
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Kaisamari Hintikka 2019–

Espoo Cathedral (Finnish: Espoon tuomiokirkko, Swedish: Esbo domkyrka) is a medieval parish church and cathedral in Espoo, Finland. It is the seat of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Espoo, established in 2004. The cathedral is located in the district of Espoon keskus, near the Espoonjoki river. The oldest parts of the church were completed in the 1480s and it is thus the oldest preserved building in the city.

The church became a cathedral in 2004 after the Diocese of Espoo was split off from the Diocese of Helsinki. The cathedral grounds include a graveyard, a vicarage and a parish hall completed in 1995. In addition to being the seat of the Diocese of Espoo, it serves as the church for the Espoo Cathedral Parish and hosts various concerts and other events including the "Organ Night and Aria" concert series.^[1]