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The Most Reverend Jaan Kiivit Sr. | |
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| Archbishop of Tallinn Primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
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| Church | Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Archdiocese | Tallinn |
| Elected | 2 February 1949 |
| In office | 1949–1967 |
| Successor | Alfred Tooming |
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| Ordination | 16 July 1933 |
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| Born | 27 February 1906 |
| Died | August 3, 1971 (aged 65) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Buried | Rahumäe cemetery |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Parents | Jaan Kiivit & Leena Allik |
| Spouse | Gertrud Varik |
| Children | 5, including Jaan Kiivit Jr. |
Jaan Kiivit Senior (27 February 1906 – 3 August 1971) was an Estonian prelate who was the Archbishop of Tallinn and the first primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1949 and 1967, after the break away from the exiled Estonian Evangelium's Lutheran Church.