Erkki Kaila
The Most Reverend Erkki Kaila | |
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Archbishop of Turku and Finland | |
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Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Archdiocese | Turku |
In office | 1935–1944 |
Predecessor | Lauri Ingman |
Successor | Aleksi Lehtonen |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Viipuri (1925-1935) |
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Ordination | 1889 |
Consecration | 1925 |
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Born | (1867-06-02)2 June 1867 Huittinen, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire Present-day Finland |
Died | 9 December 1944(1944-12-09) (aged 77) Turku, Finland |
Nationality | Finnish |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Parents | Jonatan Johansson & Matilda Maria Milbrandt |
Spouse | Aina Maria Drake (1889–1937) Anna-Maria Tallgren (1944) |
Children | 10 |
Erkki Kaila, previously Erik Johansson (2 June 1867 in Huittinen – 9 December 1944 in Turku) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1935 and 1944. He was a Member of Parliament between 1917 and 1927, representing the Finnish Party from 1917 to 1918 and the National Coalition Party from 1918 to 1927.
External links
- Archbishops of Turku: Erkki Kaila (in Finnish)
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Preceded by | Archbishop of Turku 1935–1944 | Succeeded by |
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Pre-Reformation Catholic Church in Swedish Finland (1164–1554), Protestant Church of Sweden (1554–1817), Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (1817—present)
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