John Rinne


John
Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland
John in 1971
Native name
Johannes Rinne
ChurchOrthodox Church of Finland
Appointed1987
Term ended2001
PredecessorPaul (Olmari)
SuccessorLeo (Makkonen)
Other post(s)Titular Metropolitan of Nicaea and Exarch of Bithynia (2001-2010)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Lapland (1969)
Bishop (Later Metropolitan) of Helsinki (1970-1987)
Orders
Ordination1967
Consecration1969
Personal details
Born
Johannes Wilho Rinne

16 August 1923
Died1 July 2010
Turku, Finland
NationalityFinnish
DenominationEastern Orthodox Christianity
Alma materÅbo Akademi
University of Thessaloniki

Metropolitan John (Secular name: Johannes Wilho Rinne) (b. 16 August 1923 – d. 1 July 2010) was the Orthodox Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1987 to 2001.