John Rinne
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| Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland | |
_1971.jpg) John in 1971 | |
| Native name | Johannes Rinne |
| Church | Orthodox Church of Finland |
| Appointed | 1987 |
| Term ended | 2001 |
| Predecessor | Paul (Olmari) |
| Successor | Leo (Makkonen) |
| Other post(s) | Titular Metropolitan of Nicaea and Exarch of Bithynia (2001–2010) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Lapland (1969) Bishop (Later Metropolitan) of Helsinki (1970–1987) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1967 |
| Consecration | 1969 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johannes Wilho Rinne 16 August 1923 Turku, Finland |
| Died | 1 July 2010 (aged 86) Turku, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| Alma mater | Åbo Akademi University of Thessaloniki |
Metropolitan John[1] (Secular name: Johannes Wilho Rinne) (16 August 1923 – 1 July 2010) was the Orthodox Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1987 to 2001.[2]
Birth
[edit]Rinne was born in Turku, Finland, on 16 August 1923 to a family belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.[2]
Priesthood and episcopacy
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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 on 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 Orthodox Church of Finland.[3]
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 was elected Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland and head of the autonomous Finnish Orthodox Church in 1987.[4] He went into retirement in 2001,[5] receiving from the Ecumenical Patriarchate the title of Metropolitan of Nicaea.
Death
[edit]Rinne died on 1 July 2010 after a long illness. He is buried in Turku.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "In Memoriam: His Eminence, Metropolitan John of Nicaea, Former Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland". Oca.org. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Johannes Nikean metropoliitta – Ortodoksi.net". www.ortodoksi.net. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Finnish Orthodox Church homepage Archived 24 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Скончался бывший Предстоятель автономной Финляндской Православной Церкви". Церковно-Научный Центр "Православная Энциклопедия". Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Скончался бывший предстоятель Финляндской Православной Церкви". Portal-credo.ru. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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