Bishop Jorma Laulaja dies aged 85
Wednesday 9th September 2026 on 18:15 in
Finland
Bishop Jorma Laulaja died on Tuesday, September 8, aged 85, Yle reported. The Lapua Diocese announced his death.
Laulaja was born in Kurikka on April 8, 1941, and attended school there. He was ordained a priest in 1964 and later served as rector of the Harjavalta and Kurikka parishes.
He was field bishop of the Finnish Defence Forces from 1986 to 1995. Laulaja was appointed bishop of the Lapua Diocese in 1995 and retired in 2004.
He continued to take an active part in parish activities after his retirement.
Source
(via Yle)