Samuel Salmi
{{short description|Finnish prelate (born 1951)}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = The Right Reverend
| name = Samuel Salmi
| title = Bishop of Oulu
| image = Oulun hiippakunnan piispa Samuel Salmi.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| church = Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
| elected = 2000
| term_start = 6 January 2001
| ended = 1 November 2018
| quashed =
| predecessor = Olavi Rimpiläinen
| successor = Jukka Keskitalo
| ordination = 1974
| consecration = 6 January 2001
| consecrated_by = Jukka Paarma
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|03|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Muonio, Finland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| buried =
| nationality = Finnish
| spouse = Hannele Salmi
| children = 2
| profession =
| alma_mater = University of Helsinki
}}
Samuel Salmi (born 19 March 1951) is a Finnish prelate who was bishop of the Diocese of Oulu from 2001 to 2018.
Biography
Born in Muonio, Salmi graduated from the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki in 1974. He was ordained to the priesthood in Oulu in 1974, after which he completed a pastoral diploma at Oulu Cathedral in 1976. He completed the upper pastoral examination in Oulu Cathedral in 1983. Salmi became a Licentiate of Theology at the University of Helsinki in 1983, where he continued his studies and completed his doctoral thesis in 1990 with his dissertation "One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism". The synod dissertation in the diocese of Oulu was born in 1984 on "The Baptism Key to the Unity of the Churches". He has been a fellow of the World Council of Churches in Geneva in 1976 and 1986. Before becoming bishop, Salmi was parish priest of St. Catherine's Church in Turku from 1993 until 2000. In 2000, he was also the provincial councilor of the Turku Maritime Council.[http://www.oulunhiippakunta.evl.fi/piispa/ "Piispa"], Diocese of Oulu. Retrieved on 26 January 2018.
Bishop
In 2001 he was elected as Bishop of Oulu and succeeded Olavi Rimpiläinen. Unlike his predecessor, Salmi welcomed the female priesthood, and the first female priests of the Oulu Diocese were ordained in his first priestly ordination as bishop. Salmi was the first bishop who was appointed by the Church council rather than the Finnish government as a result of the new constitution that came into force on 1 March 2000 that established a separation between the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the state. Salmi was one of the candidates nominated for Archbishop of Turku in 2010 and received the fifth highest number of votes. He retired on 1 November 2018.[http://www.kaleva.fi/uutiset/oulu/piispa-samuel-salmi-jaa-elakkeelle-ensi-marraskuussa-piispanvaalin-valmistelut-aloitetaan-alkuvuodesta/778922/ "Piispa Samuel Salmi jää eläkkeelle ensi marraskuussa, piispanvaalin valmistelut aloitetaan alkuvuodesta"], Kaleva, 13 December 2017. Retrieved on 26 January 2018.
Publications
- {{Cite thesis |title=Yksi Herra, yksi usko, yksi kaste: partisipaatio ajatuksen tulkinnat Faith and Order -liikkeen kastedialogeissa Lundista 1955 Budapestiin 1989 |date=1990 |place=Helsinki |language=fi}}
- {{Cite book |title=Puhu, pohjoinen, puhu, Pohjan väylä |publisher=Pohjan väylä |year=2002 |isbn=978-952-52-7109-6 |location=Pello |language=fi}}
- Article in {{Cite book |title=Meille Annettu Maa: Pohjoisen kirkon ympäristökirja |publisher=Edita Publishing |year=2007 |isbn=978-951-37-4867-8 |editor-last=Helenius |editor-first=Timo |location=Helsinki |language=fi}}
- {{Cite book |title=Kuule pohjoista puhetta |publisher=Edita Publishing |year=2008 |isbn=978-951-37-5308-5 |language=fi}}
Family
- Salmi is married to Hannele Salmi née Zeitlinger. He has a son, Mikko Salmi (a Lutheran pastor, musician, and singer), and a daughter, Johanna Salmi.
References
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Category:Finnish Lutheran bishops