John Rinne
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Metropolitan JohnArchbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1987 to 2001.
Birth
Rinne was born in Turku, Finland, on 16 August 1923 to a family belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
Priesthood and episcopacy
Rinne joined the
Finnish Orthodox Church.[2]
In 1971 Rinne received a
Metropolitan of Nicaea
.
Death
Rinne died on 1 July 2010, and buried in the graveyard of Kuopio.[1]
References
- ^ a b "In Memoriam: His Eminence, Metropolitan John of Nicaea, Former Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland". Oca.org. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Finnish Orthodox Church homepage Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Скончался бывший Предстоятель автономной Финляндской Православной Церкви". Церковно-Научный Центр "Православная Энциклопедия". Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Скончался бывший предстоятель Финляндской Православной Церкви". Portal-credo.ru. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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