Eero Huovinen is the former Bishop of Helsinki

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 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

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Biography

Eero Huovinen was born in Helsinki, the son of the Revd Dr Lauri Huovinen (1915–1994), Dean of the Cathedral of Turku

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. He studied at the University of Helsinki

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, graduating with a Master of Theology

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 1970; Licentiate

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 of Theology 1976; and PhD

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in 1978.

Huovinen was ordained into the priesthood in 1970. Between 1970 and 1991 he held various positions at the University of Helsinki Faculty of Theology, including Professor of Dogmatics and Dean of the Faculty. He was appointed as Bishop of Helsinki on March 1, 1991 and retired in 2010.