Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo ( Fin. Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo ; born May 20, 1947 , Lahti , Finland ) - Catholic Bishop of Helsinki (since 2008).
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| since June 16, 2008 | ||
| Church | Roman catholic church | |
| Predecessor | Jozef Wrubel | |
| Birth name | Teemu jyrki juhani sippo | |
| Birth | May 20, 1947 (72 years old) Lahti , Finland | |
| Holy Order | bishop | |
| Episcopal consecration | September 5, 2008 | |
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Biography
Born into a Lutheran family, and in 1966 converted to the Catholic faith . In 1970, he decided to become a priest .
After graduating from seminary at the University of Freiburg , on May 28, 1977 he was ordained a priest . Under the leadership of Karl Lehmann, he defended his thesis on the topic “ Das Prinzip des Protestantismus bei Paul Tillich ” [1] . He served as a priest in Helsinki and Jyväskylä .
On June 16, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him the ordinator of the country's only Catholic diocese in Helsinki .
On September 5, 2008, he was ordained bishop, becoming the first Catholic bishop to be Finnish by nationality since Bishop Abo Arvi Kurki ( Fin. Arvi Kurki ), who died in 1522.
Notes
- ↑ The principle of Protestantism according to Paul Tillich