Teemu Sippo
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The Most Reverend Teemu Sippo S.C.I. |
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| Bishop of Helsinki | |
Bishop Sippo
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki |
| Appointed | 16 June 2009 |
| Installed | 5 September 2009 |
| Predecessor | Józef Wróbel |
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| Ordination | 28 May 1977 |
| Consecration | 5 September 2009 by Karl Lehmann |
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| Born |
May 20, 1947 Lahti, Finland |
| Nationality |
 Finn
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| Alma mater | Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg |
| Motto | Christus fons vitae (Christ is the source of life) |
| Coat of arms |  |
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Styles of Teemu Sippo |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo S.C.I. (born 20 May 1947 in Lahti, Finland) is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Helsinki. He is the first Finnish-born Roman Catholic Bishop since Arvid Kurck (1464–1522).
Teemu Sippo was born as a Lutheran, and converted to Roman Catholicism in 1966 while he was in his late teens; four years later he decided to start studying to become a priest. He became a professed member of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart in 1970 and started studying at the seminary at Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg. He wrote his Master's thesis on Paul Tillich's principle of Protestantism. His thesis advisor was Karl Lehmann. He was ordained a priest on May 28, 1977.
After that he worked in Helsinki and Jyväskylä. In June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Helsinki, succeeding Josef Wrobel, who had been appointed auxiliary bishop of Lublin. He was consecrated bishop by Karl Cardinal Lehmann on September 5, 2009. The consecration took place in the Turku Cathedral, which is a Lutheran church.
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