Type: | Archbishop |
Honorific Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Andres Põder | |
Archbishop of Tallinn Primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
Church: | Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church |
Archdiocese: | Tallinn |
Elected: | 24 November 2004 |
Term: | 2005–2014 |
Retired: | --> |
Predecessor: | Jaan Kiivit Jr. |
Successor: | Urmas Viilma |
Ordination: | 19 September 1976 |
Ordained By: | Alfred Tooming |
Consecration: | 2 February 2005 |
Consecrated By: | Jaan Kiivit Jr. |
Birth Date: | 22 November 1949 |
Birth Place: | Haapsalu, Estonia |
Tomb: | --> |
Spouse: | Marje Põder |
Children: | 3 |
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Andres Põder (born 22 November 1949) is an Estonian clergyman, bishop emeritus and the former archbishop of Tallinn and primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia (EELK) from 2005–2014.[1] Põder was the president of Estonian Council of Churches from 2013 to 2022.[2]
Põder was born on 22 November 1949 in Haapsalu. He was ordained priest on 19 September 1976 and served as pastor in Kunda, Viru-Nigula Parish. In 1979 he transferred to Kõpu and in 1983 congregations in Räpina and Mehikoorma. Between 1990 and 2005 he served as pastor of St. Elizabeth's Church, Pärnu.
He was elected on 24 November 2004 as Archbishop of Tallinn and Primate of the Estonian church. He was consecrated on 2 February 2005 by Jaan Kiivit Jr., the outgoing archbishop, in St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn. He retired on 22 November 2014.