Tapio Luoma

Tapio Luoma (born June 15, 1962) is a Finnish prelate, who has been the Archbishop of Turku and Primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland since 1 June 2018.

The Most Reverend

Tapio Luoma
Archbishop of Turku
ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Elected2018
Installed1 June 2018
PredecessorKari Mäkinen
Orders
Consecration1 February 2012
by Kari Mäkinen
Personal details
Born (1962-06-15) June 15, 1962
Kurikka, Finland
NationalityFinnish

Biography

Born in Kurikka, Luoma was ordained priest in 1987. He acquired a doctorate in theology in 1999 with his dissertation concerning the relationship between theology and natural sciences. Luoma's dissertation is titled Incarnation and Physics: Natural Science in the Theology of Thomas F. Torrance and is published by Oxford University Press in 2002.[1]

He has worked as a chaplain in Peräseinäjoki between 1987 and 1998, and in Ilmajoki between 1998 and 2002. In 2002 he moved to Seinäjoki as parish priest. He also served as Broadcaster of the Broadcasting Corporation between 1986 and 1987.

On 1 February 2012, he was consecrated as bishop of Espoo by Archbishop Kari Mäkinen and installed as bishop on February 12 in Espoo Cathedral.[2] He was elected as Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland on 1 March 2018, and assumed office in June 2018 upon the retirement of Kari Mäkinen.[3]

Luoma is a published author, having authored four books.[4]

Views

Luoma is considered more conservative in his views than his predecessor Archbishop Kari Mäkinen. Luoma opposes church weddings for same-sex couples and holds that marriage is only between a man and a woman.[5] "While Luoma does not support marrying gay couples in the church, he says he will stand behind any decision that the Church makes in the matter."[3]

References
  1. "Introduction". Turun ja Suomen Arkkipiispa. 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Piispa Tapio Luoma", Diocese of Espoo. Retrieved on 20 August 2017.
  3. "Tapio Luoma elected new Archbishop". YLE News. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. "Tapio Luoma". Minerva Kustannus Oy (in Finnish). 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. "Konservatiivisempi Tapio Luoma on uusi arkkipiispa – torjuu homoliitot". Uusi Suomi (in Finnish). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Kari Mäkinen		 Archbishop of Turku and Finland
2018 – present		 Incumbent
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