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Orthodox Archbishop Of Finland
List of Eastern Orthodox Archbishops of Finland, primates of the Finnish Orthodox Church: * Antonij nthony(Vadkovsky) Archbishop (1892-1898) * Nikolaj icholas(Nalimov) Archbishop (1899-1905) * Sergij ergius(Stragorodsky) Archbishop (1905-1917) * Seraphim (Lukjanov) Archbishop (1921-1923) * Herman (Aav) Archbishop (1925-1 Jul 1960) * Paavali aul(Olmari) (1914-1987) Archbishop (29 Aug 1960-1987) * Johannes ohn(Rinne) Archbishop (15 Oct 1987-1 Oct 2001) * Leo (Makkonen) (1948-) Archbishop (25 Oct 2001-present) Sources 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.") Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko, lit=Finnish Orthodox Church; sv, Ortodoxa kyrkan i Finland, lit=Orthodox Church in Finland; ) is an autonomous 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 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 ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergius I Of Moscow
Sergius was the name of a Roman Empire, Roman Patrician (ancient Rome), Patrician Gens, Sergia gens, Sergia (or Sergii), originally from Alba Longa (Latium in central Italy). It is also found as Sergios. It may refer to: Name *Sergius (name) or Serge, a masculine given name Roman Catholic Popes *Pope Sergius I (died 701), Italian-born pope *Pope Sergius II (reigned died 847), Italian-born pope *Pope Sergius III (reigned 904–911), Italian-born pope *Pope Sergius IV (reigned died 1012), Italian-born pope Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs *Sergius of Bulgaria, Patriarch of Bulgaria c. 931 – c. 940 *Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople, Patriarch 610–638 *Patriarch Sergius II of Constantinople, Patriarch 1001–1019 *Patriarch Sergius I of Moscow, Patriarch 1943–1944 Other Patriarchs *Sergius of Tella (died 546), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch in 544–546 Other Christian Saints *Saints Sergius and Bacchus, Saint Sergius (martyr), Roman soldier companion of Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman (Aav)
Herman Aav (2 September 1878 Hellamaa, Estonia – 14 January 1961 Kuopio, Finland) was an Estonian Orthodox bishop who served from 1925 to 1960 as archbishop of the Finnish Orthodox Church. He was also a composer and author whose works have been published both in Estonia and Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ..., 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 ( fi, Arkkipiispa Paavali, secular name Yrjö Olmari, born Georgi Alvovich Gusev, russian: Георгий Алвович Гусев; August 28, 1914 – December 2, 1988) was the primate of the Finnish Orthodox Church and Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1960 to 1987. Life 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. George changed his given name to the Finnish Yrjö, and his father to Alvi. 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 stude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rinne
Metropolitan John (secular name Johannes Wilho Rinne; 16 August 1923 – 1 July 2010) was the Orthodox 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, Auxiliary to the Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland, of the autonomous Finnish Orthodox Church. In 1971 Rinne received a doctorate in canon law from the University of Thessaloniki. He was appointed as the Metropolitan of Helsinki in 1972, a position he held until 1987. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo (Makkonen) Of Finland
Archbishop Leo (Makkonen) of Helsinki and All Finland, head of the Finnish Orthodox Church, was born in Pielavesi in eastern Finland on June 4, 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 Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ..., 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. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Makkonen, Leo 1948 births Living people Finnish Karelian people People from Pielavesi 20th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Orthodox Archbishops Of Finland
Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai *Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air Lines (2015), an American airline that began operations in 2015 *Eastern Airlines, LLC, previously Dynamic International Airways, a U.S. airline founded in 2010 *Eastern Airways, an English/British regional airline *Eastern Provincial Airways, a defunct Canadian airline that operated from 1949 to 1986 *Eastern Railway (other), various railroads *Eastern Avenue (other), various roads *Eastern Parkway (other), various parkways *Eastern Freeway, Melbourne, Australia *Eastern Freeway Mumbai, Mumbai, India *, a cargo liner in service 1946-65 Education *Eastern University (other) *Eastern College (other) Other uses * Eastern Broadcasting Limited, former name of Maritime Broadcasting System, Canada * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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