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List Of Orthodox Archbishops Of Finland
List of Eastern Orthodox Archbishops of Finland, primates of the Finnish Orthodox Church: * Antonij (Vadkosvky) Archbishop (1892-1898) * Nikolaj (Nalimov) Archbishop (1899-1905) * Sergij (Stragorodsky) Archbishop (1905-1917) * Seraphim (Lukjanov) Archbishop (1921-1923) * Herman (Aav) Archbishop (1925-1 July 1960) * Paavali (Olmari) (1914-1987) Archbishop (29 August 1960 – 1987) * Johannes (Rinne) Archbishop (15 October 1987 – 1 October 2001) * Leo (Makkonen) (1948-) Archbishop (25 October 2001 – 1 December 2024) * Elia (Wallgren) (1 December 2024 – present) References Source: http://rulers.org/(It reports: "© 1995-2005 B. Schemmel. Data from this site may be queried and copied on a not-for-profit basis only if the source is accurately credited. All rights are reserved for profit-seeking purposes.") {{DEFAULTSORT:Eastern Orthodox Archbishops of Finland Finland Archbishops In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church in Finland (; ) is an Autonomy (Eastern Orthodoxy), autonomous Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. With its roots in the medieval Novgorod Republic, Novgorodian missionary work in Karelia, the Orthodox Church of Finland was a part of the Russian Orthodox Church until 1923. Today the church has three dioceses and 54,895 members in Finland, accounting for almost one percent of the native population of Finland. The parish of Helsinki has the most adherents. There are also 2,700 members living abroad. Structure and organization Along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, the Orthodox Church of Finland has a special position in Finnish law. The church is considered to be a Finnish entity of public nature. The external form of the church is regulated by an Act of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergius I Of Moscow
Patriarch Sergius (; born Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky, Иван Николаевич Страгородский; – May 15, 1944) was the 12th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', from September 8, 1943 until his death on May 15, 1944. He was also the ''de facto'' head of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1925–1943, firstly as deputy Patriarchal locum tenens (1925–1937) subsequently as Patriarchal locum tenens (1937–1943). Starting in 1927, he pursued a policy of unconditional loyalty to the Soviet government, which led to significant criticism of him and the separation of some lay people and clerics. Early life Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky was born in the town of Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate in a deeply religious family of an archpriest. Named Sergius after becoming a monk, he studied in Nizhny Novgorod seminary and later in Saint Petersburg Theological Academy. In 1890 Sergius was sent with an Orthodox Christian mission to Japan and became fluent in Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman (Aav)
Archbishop Herman (, born Herman Aav or German Vasilyevich Aav, ) (b. 2 September 1878, Hellamaa, Estonia – d. 14 January 1961, Kuopio, Finland) was an Estonian-born Orthodox bishop who served from 1925 to 1960 as archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Finland. He was also a composer and author whose works have been published both in Estonia and Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ..., some of them under pen name "H. Lumilill". References 1878 births 1961 deaths 20th-century Estonian people 20th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops Eastern Orthodox Archbishops of Finland Eastern Orthodox Christians from Estonia Finnish people of Estonian descent {{Finland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paavali (Olmari) Of Finland
Archbishop Paul (, secular name Yrjö Olmari, born Georgi Alvovich Gusev, ; August 28, 1914 – December 2, 1988) was the primate of the Orthodox Church of Finland and Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1960 to 1987. Youth Georgi Gusev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on August 28, 1914 to Alexander Gusev, a railway clerk, and his wife Anna (née Vodomensky) of St. Petersburg. When the Russian Revolution broke out the family moved to Viipuri/Vyborg in Finland on the Gulf of Finland and changed their family name to Olmari. Georgi changed his given name to the Finnish Yrjö, and his father to Alvi. Education In 1926, Yrjö attended the classic grammar school in Viipuri, but his attendance was cut short by the death of his father in 1932. In 1932 he entered the seminary in Sortavala and graduated in 1936. After graduating he carried out his obligatory military service. At the seminary, Yrjö worked with the student choir and as deputy director of the Sortavala Cathedr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rinne
Metropolitan John (Secular name: Johannes Wilho Rinne) (b. 16 August 1923 – d. 1 July 2010) was the Orthodox List of Orthodox Archbishops of Finland, Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1987 to 2001. Birth Rinne was born in Turku, Finland, on 16 August 1923 to a family belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Priesthood and episcopacy Rinne joined the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1966, and he received a doctorate in theology from Finland's Åbo Akademi University in 1966. In 1967 he received monastic tonsure in the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian in the island of Patmos (Greece). Following his ordination to the diaconate and priesthood at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in 1969 he was elected and consecrated Bishop of Lapland (Finland), Lapland, Auxiliary to the Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland, of the autonomous Finnish Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of Finland. In 1971 Rinne received a doctorate in canon law from the University of Thessaloniki. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo (Makkonen) Of Finland
Archbishop Leo (b. 4 June 1948, Pielavesi, Finland) is a former prelate of the Orthodox Church of Finland as Archbishop of Helsinki and All Finland. Background and career He was born in Pielavesi in eastern Finland on 4 June 1948. After completing studies in 1972 at the Kuopio seminary, he was ordained deacon on 20 July 1973 and priest two days later. He was consecrated Bishop of Joensuu on 25 February 1979, then served as Metropolitan of Oulu from 1980–1996. From 1996–2001 he served as Metropolitan of Helsinki, before taking up his post as Archbishop of Karelia; he was confirmed on 27 October 2001. From 1979–1993 he served as chair of the Fellowship of Saints Sergius and Herman. Makkonen retired in November 2024 after the election of his successor Archbishop Elia (Wallgrén). Private life Archbishop Leo is a widower. He has one daughter, and two grandchildren. On his 60th birthday, Leo consecrated an eukterion in his hometown of Pielavesi. Building one had been a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elia Wallgrén
Archbishop Elia (Secular name: Matti Veli Juhani Wallgrén) (b. 8 December 1961) is the current archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Finland since 1 December 2024. His cathedral is the Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki. Previously, he served as the Metropolitan of Oulu and was consecrated on 11 January 2015. Background Matti Wallgrén's mother was Orthodox. His father only joined the Eastern Orthodox Church in his old age.«Священник Матти Валлгрен: Мы — форпост Восточного христианства на Западе» Home pages of the St. Petersburg Spiritual Academy, 26 Nov 2014. Studies Wallgrén ma ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Orthodox Archbishops Of Finland
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Lists Of Eastern Orthodox Bishops And Archbishops
A list is a Set (mathematics), set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
