Aleksi Lehtonen

Aleksi Lehtonen

Aleksi Emanuel Lehtonen (June 21 1891March 27 1951) was archbishop of Turku 1945–1951.

Lehtonen was ordained to priesthood in 10th of June 1911. Later he was professor of pastoral theology in University of Helsinki, Bishop of Tampere 1934-1945 and archbishop of Turku 1945–1951.

Lehtonen was active in Ecumenical movement and seeked Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland to have closer relationship with Church of England.

His son Samuel Lehtonen became Bishop of Helsinki.

References

* [http://www.arkkihiippakunta.fi/cgi-bin/linnea.pl?document=00010800 Aleksi Emanuel Lehtonen - Turun arkkihiippakunta] fi icon

External links

* [http://anglicanhistory.org/lutherania/finland1934.html Report of the Committee Appointed to Confer with Representatives of the Church of Finland In Accordance with Resolution 38 of the Lambeth Conference, 1930]


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