Rodulff (Rodulf) is claimed by a 15th century chronicle Chronicon episcoporum Finlandensium to have worked as a missionary "bishop" in Finland after Bishop Henry had died in the 1150s. Rodulff was allegedly from Västergötland in Sweden. No historical records of Rodulff survive, and no Bishop or Diocese of Finland is mentioned in a papal letter from 1171 (or 1172) by the seemingly well-informed Pope Alexander III, who otherwise addressed the situation of the church in Finland.

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  • Rodulff (Rodulf) is claimed by a 15th century chronicle Chronicon episcoporum Finlandensium to have worked as a missionary "bishop" in Finland after Bishop Henry had died in the 1150s. Rodulff was allegedly from Västergötland in Sweden. No historical records of Rodulff survive, and no Bishop or Diocese of Finland is mentioned in a papal letter from 1171 (or 1172) by the seemingly well-informed Pope Alexander III, who otherwise addressed the situation of the church in Finland. However, the Pope mentions that there were preachers, presumably from Sweden, working in Finland and was worried about their bad treatment by the Finns. Pope had earlier in 1165 authorized the first missionary Bishop of Estonia to be appointed, and was a close acquaintance of both Eskil, the Archbishop of Lund, and Stefan, the Archbishop of Uppsala, who both had spent time with him in France where he had been exiled in the 1160s. Following the situation in Estonia, Pope personally interfered in the Estonian mission in 1171. Furthermore, in a surviving list of Swedish bishoprics from 1164, there is no reference, factual or propagandist, to Finland. According to the Chronicon, Rodulff was captured and killed by Curonians and succeeded by Bishop Folquinus.
  • Rodolfus tai Rodulfus on varhainen Suomen piispa, jonka olemassaolosta ei ole täysin varmoja todisteita. 1400-luvun alusta peräisin olevan Palmsköldin katkelman vanhemman osan mukaan Rodolfus oli Suomen piispana ennen Folkvinusta. Palmsköldin katkelmamainitsee kuurilaisten vanginneen ja surmanneen Rodolfuksen. Paavi Innocentius III:n Ex tuarum -asiakirjan valossa jonkun Suomessa toimineen piispan marttyyrikuolema onkin mahdollinen, mutta sanamuoto ei ole täysin selkeä. Palmsköldin katkelmassa ei ole Rodolfuksen eli kansankielellä Rodulfin kuolinvuotta. Vanhentuneen historiankirjoituksen käyttämä vuosi 1178 on peräisin Paavali Juustenin Suomen piispainkronikan käsikirjoituksesta A ja Simo Heininen mainitsee sen vain käännöksensä (1988) alaviitteessä. Tuota kuolinvuotta 1178 ei näin ollen voida pitää historiallisena faktana, vaan se on aikaisintaan 1500-luvun historiankirjoituksen sepitelmää. Sen sijaan Ex tuarumista käy ilmi, että joku piispa on kuollut ennen kevättä 1209, jolloin Lundin arkkipiispa on lähettänyt asiasta kirjeen paaville.
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  • Rodulff (Rodulf) is claimed by a 15th century chronicle Chronicon episcoporum Finlandensium to have worked as a missionary "bishop" in Finland after Bishop Henry had died in the 1150s. Rodulff was allegedly from Västergötland in Sweden. No historical records of Rodulff survive, and no Bishop or Diocese of Finland is mentioned in a papal letter from 1171 (or 1172) by the seemingly well-informed Pope Alexander III, who otherwise addressed the situation of the church in Finland.
  • Rodolfus tai Rodulfus on varhainen Suomen piispa, jonka olemassaolosta ei ole täysin varmoja todisteita. 1400-luvun alusta peräisin olevan Palmsköldin katkelman vanhemman osan mukaan Rodolfus oli Suomen piispana ennen Folkvinusta. Palmsköldin katkelmamainitsee kuurilaisten vanginneen ja surmanneen Rodolfuksen. Paavi Innocentius III:n Ex tuarum -asiakirjan valossa jonkun Suomessa toimineen piispan marttyyrikuolema onkin mahdollinen, mutta sanamuoto ei ole täysin selkeä.
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  • Rodulff
  • Rodolfus
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