Risto Soramies
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Bishop Risto Soramies | |
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| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland |
| Installed | 4 May 2013 |
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| Ordination | 1985 |
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| Born | 13 December 1946 (age 78) Helsinki, Finland |
Risto Matti Soramies (born 13 December 1946 in Helsinki, Finland) is the first bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland since 4 May 2013. He was ordained by Matti Väisänen, a bishop of the Mission Province of Sweden and Finland.[1]
In December 2014 Soramies consecrated Robert Kaumba as bishop of the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Africa—Zambia Diocese.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Risto Soramies new Bishop for Luther Foundation". Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. Retrieved: June 24, 2015.
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