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Jukka Paarma
Finnish bishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antti-Jukka Paarma (born 1 December 1942 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish Lutheran prelate who served as the Archbishop of Turku and Finland[2] and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. He retired as archbishop on 1 June 2010.[3]
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The Most Reverend Jukka Paarma | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Turku and Finland | |
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Province | Western Finland |
Diocese | Archdiocese of Turku |
See | Turku Cathedral |
In office | 1998–2010 |
Predecessor | John Vikström |
Successor | Kari Mäkinen |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1 June 1967 by Erkki Kansanaho |
Consecration | 1998 by Olavi Rimpiläinen [1] |
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Born | (1942-12-01) 1 December 1942 (age 81) |
Nationality | Finnish |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Spouse | Pirjo Paarma |
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