Teemu Sippo | |
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Bishop of Helsinki | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki |
Appointed | 16 June 2009 |
Installed | 5 September 2009 |
Term ended | 20 May 2019 |
Predecessor | Józef Wróbel |
Successor | Raimo Goyarrola |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 May 1977 |
Consecration | 5 September 2009 by Karl Lehmann |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Finn |
Alma mater | Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg |
Motto | Christus fons vitae (Christ is the source of life) |
Coat of arms |
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) is a Finnish retired Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Helsinki from 2009 to 2019. He was the first Finnish-born Catholic bishop since Arvid Kurck (1464–1522).