Seppo Auvo Antero Häkkinen (born 2 June 1958) is a Finnish prelate who has been bishop of the

Diocese of Mikkeli The Diocese of Mikkeli (, ) is one of nine dioceses in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1897 in the town of Savonlinna. Later, in 1924 the episcopal see was moved to Viipuri, but after Finland lost the city to the S ...

since 2009.

Biography

Seppo Häkkinen was born on 2 June 1958 in

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...

. Häkkinen worked as Head of the Functional Department of the Church Council between 2002–2009, Heinola Provincial in Chapel between 1987-2001 and as an official assistant to the Imatra Ward between 1983–1987. Häkkinen is a Doctor of Theology. His dissertation, which was approved in 2010, dealt with the Church's membership and the church's commitment to resigning from the Church. In 2009 he was elected as Bishop of Mikkeli. Häkkinen's family includes his wife Maria and four children. He married in 1980."Henkilötiedot"
''Mikkelin hiippakunta''. Retrieved on 25 August 2018.

References

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