Archdiocese of Turku

Archdiocese of Turku Turun arkkihiippakunta Åbo ärkestift
Turku Cathedral
Location
Country	Finland
Ecclesiastical province	Turku & Finland
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Turku & Finland
Deaneries	5
Statistics
Parishes	51
Information
Denomination	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Established	12th Century
Cathedral	Turku Cathedral
Current leadership
Major Archbishop	Archbishop Tapio Luoma
Bishops	Bishop Mari Leppänen
Bishops emeritus	Kaarlo Kalliala
Website
www.arkkihiippakunta.fi

The Archdiocese of Turku (Finnish: Turun arkkihiippakunta, Swedish: Åbo ärkestift), historically known as Archdiocese of Åbo, 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^{[citation needed]} the Archbishop is considered primus inter pares while all diocesan bishops retain their independence within their respective jurisdictions. This also applies to the Bishop of Turku Archdiocese. The Archdiocese of Turku has a unique episcopal structure as there are two bishops in the Diocese.