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History of Lohja parish
The establishment of Lohja parish dates back to the 13th century. The new parish had to be large enough to be able to construct a church and a vicarage, and to hire a priest. The founding of a new parish didn´t only require the support of local people. It also called for the support of the bishop and the secular authorities. There were about 100 parishes in Finland at the end of the Medieval Age. Lohja parish was part of the densest parish network.
All the Finnish-speaking modern day administrative areas in Länsi Uusimaa region have separated from Lohja parish in the course of time. (Northern Siuntio, Vihti, Karkkila, Karjalohja, Sammatti, Nummi and Pusula.) The most important local authority until 1865 was the local parish.
The parishes of Karjalohja, Nummi, Pusula and Sammatti were once again merged to Lohja parish in the 1st of January 2013.
The vicars of Lohja parish starting from the year 1323
The vicar, pastor corporis et animae, was the the highest local authority with spiritual and secular matters. Even the local head of the constabulary came second to the vicar. Many of the vicars coming to Lohja were already highly respected men of the church because Lohja was a first-class parish and, above all, it offered very good emoulement.
Catholic time
|
Ingvaldus |
1323 |
|
Peder |
1382 |
|
Olaff |
1405 |
|
Herman Jacobi |
1430 |
|
Jacobus Petri Rödh |
1432-1433 |
|
Matthias Laurentii |
1447-1451 |
|
Jönes Suupalt |
1456 |
|
Arvidus Jacobi |
1485 |
|
Petrus Benedicti |
1488-1493 |
Lutheran time
|
Anders |
1538 |
|
Thomas Gregorii |
1549-1559 |
|
Jöns Martini |
1562-1564 |
|
Petrus Nikolai Härkä |
1565-1579 |
|
Thomas Olai |
1579-1594 |
|
Thomas Simonis |
1596-1616 |
|
Isaacus Petri Melartopaeus |
1617-1624 |
|
Klas |
1624 |
|
Matthias Laurentii |
1624-1636 |
|
Sveno Torchilli |
1638-1670 |
|
Johannes Svenonis Forsenius |
1670-1675 |
|
Gabriel Laurentii Tammelinus |
1677-1695 |
|
Johannes Forsenius |
1695-1705 |
|
Abraham Daniels Juslenius |
1705-1713 |
|
Johan Sennenberg |
1716-1719 |
|
Gregorius Arctopolitanus |
1720-1745 |
|
Abraham Roering |
1745-1759 |
|
Thomas Pacchalenius |
1761-1784 |
|
Anders Collin |
1785-1814 |
|
Alexander Lauraeus |
1815-1832 |
|
Carl Henrik Forsman |
1834-1839 |
|
Carl Gustaf von Pfaler |
1842-1856 |
|
Gustaf Fredrik Helsingius |
1859-1886 |
|
Anders Adrian Candolin |
1888-1901 |
|
Adolf Alarik Neovius |
1902-1913 |
|
Emil Alarik Candolin |
1913-1933 |
|
Einar Fredrik Napoleon Candolin |
1935-1950 |
|
Akseli Kajanti |
1950-1958 |
|
Kari Porra |
1958-1975 |
|
Vilho Haveri |
1976-1983 |
|
Kaiku Mäenpää |
1983-2011 |
|
Juhani Korte |
2012- |
Logo
The logo of Lohja Parish was designed by Finnish graphic artist Tapio Soivio in 1985. Before this the parish didn´t have an official logo. The logo pictures the gable of the Medieval Church of St. Lawrence in Lohja with liturgical colours in the backgroung.
