The Most Reverend Ilmari Salomies | |
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Archbishop of Turku and Finland | |
Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Archdiocese | Turku |
In office | 1951–1964 |
Predecessor | Aleksi Lehtonen |
Successor | Martti Simojoki |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Mikkeli (1943-1951) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1920 |
Consecration | 13 June 1943 by Erkki Kaila |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 26 December 1973 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 80)
Nationality | Finnish |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Parents | Edvard Salonen & Hedvig Sofia Salonen |
Spouse | Kirsti Hildén |
Ilmari Johannes Salomies, previously Salonen (17 July 1893 – 26 December 1973, Helsinki), was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1951 and 1964.