On January 27, 2022, a delegation of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland met with Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga. The guests arrived at St. Petersburg Theological Academy for talks about organization of theological colloquies. Participants: Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of the Diocese of Mikkeli, Finland, head of the … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and Bishop Häkkinen Meet in St. Petersburg
On January 27, 2022, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria met with Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of the Diocese of Mikkeli, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The bishops met in Dom Palomnika ("Pilgrims' House") at St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra Russian Orthodox Monastery in St. Petersburg. Bishop Häkkinen shared news of … [Read more...]
Followup on Recent Ordinations
The recent ordination of new deacons in The Church of Ingria has become the focus of a material published at a Finnish website, kotimaa24.fi. Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of Mikkeli believes that the ordination of Finnish citizens as deacons of The Church of Ingria does not constitute any problems for The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland because the … [Read more...]