Tuomas Mäkipää
Tuomas Mäkipää | |
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 Mäkipää preparing for the Eucharist in a forest in Uusimaa | |
| Born | 20 July 1978 |
| Spouse | Suvi Mäkipää |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | Deacon: 2005 Priest: 2010 |
Offices held | Assistant curate, Chaplaincy of St Nicholas, Helsink (2005)i; Chaplain, Chaplaincy of St Nicholas, Helsinki (2012) |
| Title | Chaplain, St Alban's Anglican Church, Copenhagen (2024); Area Dean for Finland |
Tuomas Mäkipää is an Anglican priest of Finnish origin. He studied theology at Helsinki University.[citation needed]
Mäkipää was ordained deacon by the Rt Revd Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, at Mikael Agricola Church, Helsinki, in May 2005. He served as an assistant curate in the Chaplaincy of St Nicholas, Helsinki, and was ordained priest by the Rt Revd David Hamid, suffragan bishop of the Diocese in Europe, in 2010. He was the first Finnish Lutheran ordained in the Church of England under the Porvoo Agreement.[1] He was appointed as chaplain of the Chaplaincy of St Nicholas in 2012.
In 2015, Mäkipää was elected to the General Synod of the Church of England.[2][3] In February 2016, he was commissioned assistant area dean for Finland.[4] In June the same year, he was elected chair of the House of Clergy of the Diocese in Europe's diocesan synod.[5] He is also on the clergy roster of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.
In June 2024, Mäkipää was installed as the Anglican chaplain of St Alban's Church in Copenhagen.[6]
In April 2025, The Bishop in Europe announced the appointment of Revd Mäkipää as Canon to the stall of St. Titus in the Pro-Cathedral of St. Paul, Malta, in recognition of his ministry as Chaplain, Area Dean, Synod member, and Chair of the Diocesan House of Clergy.
Styles
[edit]- The Reverend Tuomas Mäkipää (2005–2025)
- The Reverend Canon Tuomas Mäkipää (2025–)
References
[edit]- ^ "Eurobishop: Petertide Ordinations: The Revd Tuomas Mäkipää".
- ^ "EUROPEAN MEMBERS REPORT FOR NEW GENERAL SYNOD - News - Diocese in Europe".
- ^ "The General Synod - Diocese in Europe".
- ^ "Eurobishop: Assistant Area Dean for Finland".
- ^ "Eurobishop: Fr Tuomas Mäkipää and Mr David Coulston elected chairs of Houses of Clergy and Laity, respectively".
- ^ "We have a new chaplain!". St Alban's Church. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.