About Matti Repo
Born 1959. Matti Repo is a Finnish lutheran pastor.
Matti Tauno Antero Repo (born 7 March 1959) is a Finnish prelate who has been bishop of the Diocese of Tampere since 2008.
Biography Repo was born in Mikkeli on 7 March 1959. He was ordained a priest in 1985 and served as a pastor of the parish of Tampere between 1985–2002. He graduated with a Licentiate of Theology in 1992 with his doctoral thesis titled Uskon lahja vai rakkauden päämäärä? meaning The gift of Faith or the purpose of love? He also studied Johann Arndt's idea of justification and union at the University of Helsinki in 1997. He became secretary of the Theological Affairs Department of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Church Administration in 2002. He was elected bishop on 26 March 2008.
Repo is married and has four children.
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Who is Matti Repo?
Finnish priest
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Matti Repo was born on 7 March 1959 in Mikkeli.
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Matti Repo is a lutheran pastor.
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Matti Repo is Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Matti Repo. https://biography.guide/matti-repo/
MLA: "Matti Repo." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/matti-repo/.
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