Matti Väisänen (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Matti Väisänen (bishop)

Finnish bishop

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1934

Place of Birth: Juva, Eastern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Profession: priest

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Matti Kalevi Väisänen (born February 24, 1934, Juva) is a former priest of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the bishop of independent Luther Foundation ordained by Swedish-based Missionsprovinsen, an ecclesiastical province that opposes ordination of women.
He graduated doctor of theology from University of Helsinki in 2007.
In 2013 Väisänen ordained Risto Soramies as the first bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland.