Andres Põder
The Most Reverend Andres Põder | |
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| Archbishop of Tallinn Primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
Andres Põder, 2013 | |
| Church | Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Archdiocese | Tallinn |
| Elected | 24 November 2004 |
| In office | 2005–2014 |
| Predecessor | Jaan Kiivit Jr. |
| Successor | Urmas Viilma |
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| Ordination | 19 September 1976 by Alfred Tooming |
| Consecration | 2 February 2005 by Jaan Kiivit Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1949 |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Spouse | Marje Põder |
| Children | 3 |
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Andres Põder (born 22 November 1949) is an Estonian clergyman, bishop emeritus and the former archbishop of Tallinn and primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia (EELK) from 2005–2014. Põder was the president of Estonian Council of Churches from 2013 to 2022.