Matti Repo Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Matti Repo
Bishop of Tampere
Church:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Diocese:Tampere
Elected:26 March 2008
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Predecessor:Juha Pihkala
Ordination:1985
Consecration:2008
Consecrated By:Jukka Paarma
Birth Date:7 March 1959
Birth Place:Mikkeli, Finland
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Nationality:Finnish
Spouse:Päivi Repo
Children:4
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Alma Mater:University of Helsinki

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

Biography

Repo was born in Mikkeli on 7 March 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 26 March 2008.

Repo is married and has four children.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.piispamattirepo.fi/esittely/ "Piispa Matti Repo"