Martti Simojoki
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Ordination Martti Ilmari Simojoki, previously Simelius (17 September 1908 in Uusikaupunki – 25 April 1999 in Helsinki) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1964 and 1978. Simojoki became the first bishop of the Diocese of Helsinki that was established in 1959.
Simojoki is known for his criticism of Hannu Salama's book Juhannustanssit in 1964, which led to author's conviction for blasphemy.
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[1]
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External links
- Biografiakeskus: Martti Simojoki Template:In lang
- Archbishops of Turku: Martti Simojoki Template:In lang
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- 1908 births
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- People from Uusikaupunki
- People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku
- Lutheran bishops of Helsinki
- 20th-century Lutheran archbishops
- Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery
- Finnish Lutheran archbishops