Matti Repo

Matti Tauno Antero Repo (born March 7, 1959) is a Finnish prelate who has been bishop of the Diocese of Tampere since 2008.

The Right Reverend

Matti Repo
Bishop of Tampere
ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
DioceseTampere
Elected26 March 2008
PredecessorJuha Pihkala
Orders
Ordination1985
Consecration2008
by Jukka Paarma
Personal details
Born (1959-03-07) March 7, 1959
Mikkeli, Finland
NationalityFinnish
SpouseHärmälän Repo
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki

Biography

Repo was born in Mikkeli on March 7, 1959. He was ordained a priest in 1985 and served as a pastor of the parish of Tampere between 1985–2002. He graduated with a Licentiate of Theology in 1992 with his doctoral thesis titled Uskon lahja vai rakkauden päämäärä? meaning The gift of Faith or the purpose of love? He also studied Johann Arndt's idea of justification and union at the University of Helsinki in 1997. He became secretary of the Theological Affairs Department of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Church Administration in 2002. He was elected bishop on March 26, 2008.

Repo is married and has four children. He was nominated as a candidate for Archbishop of Turku in 2010 and received the fifth highest number of votes. He will retire on November 1, 2018.[1]

References
  1. "Piispa Sa Matti Repo", Tampereen Hiippakunta. Retrieved on 23 August 2018.


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