Einar Soone

Einar Soone (born 26 September 1947) is an Estonian prelate who served as suffragan bishop to the Archbishop of Tallinn and the first Bishop of the Diocese of the Northern Region in Estonia.

The Right Reverend

Einar Soone
Bishop Emeritus of the Northern Region
ChurchEstonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
DioceseNorthern Region
Elected2 September 1992
In office1992-2017
Orders
Ordination3 October 1973
by Alfred Tooming
Consecration12 December 1992
by Kuno Pajula
Personal details
Born (1947-09-26) September 26, 1947
Rapla, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
DenominationLutheran
ParentsJohannes Eduard Soone & Pauliine Steinfeldt
SpouseViivi Kalju
Children5
Ordination history of
Einar Soone
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAlfred Tooming
Date3 October 1973
PlaceSt. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorKuno Pajula
Co-consecratorsUdo Petersoo
David Tustin
Lars-Göran Lönnermark
Aimo T. Nikolainen
Date12 December 1992
PlaceSt. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
Source(s):[1]

Biography

Soone commenced studies in 1970 at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was ordained priest on October 3, 1973 by Archbishop Alfred Tooming and was appointed pastor of the congregations in Lüganuse and Kiviõli. On May 29, 1980, after graduating from the Institute of Theology, he was awarded his warrant as a priest. From 1985 till 2012 he also served as Pastor of Charles' Church, Tallinn.

In 1992, the Church Council elected him a bishop of the EELC. Archbishop Kuno Pajula consecrated him bishop on December 12, 1992 in St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn. For several years (1989-2017), Soone was the representative of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Council of Churches. On January 22, 1993, he was elected President of the Estonian Council of Churches, and he held this position for 20 years. He also represented the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in assemblies and conferences of international ecumenical organisations. Soone retired on September 27, 2017.

Bishop Soone's work has been highly recognised by the Church and many state and social institutions. On the 84th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, the President of the Republic awarded Soone with the 2nd Class Order of the Estonian Red Cross.[2]

References
  1. Piiskopiamet Eesti kirikus
  2. "PIISKOP EMEERITUS EINAR SOONE", EELC. Retrieved on 03 June 2019.
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