Matti Väisänen (bishop)
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Matti Kalevi Väisänen is a former priest of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
and the bishop of independent Luther Foundation ordained by Swedish-based Missionsprovinsen
, an ecclesiastical province that opposes ordination of women. He graduated doctor of theology from University of Helsinki
in 2007.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is the national church of Finland. The church professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion....
and the bishop of independent Luther Foundation ordained by Swedish-based Missionsprovinsen
Missionsprovinsen
Missionsprovinsen is a second, independent ecclesiastical province within the Church of Sweden and somewhat also inside the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, founded by members of the "orthodox opposition" to the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate...
, an ecclesiastical province that opposes ordination of women. He graduated doctor of theology from University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
in 2007.
Sources
- Luther Foundation bishop and ministers could be removed from established church
- Lutheran Church removes renegade bishop