Andres Põder

Andres Põder (born 22 November 1949) is an Estonian clergyman, bishop emeritus and the former archbishop of Tallinn and primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia (EELK) from 2005–2014.^[2] Põder was the president of Estonian Council of Churches from 2013 to 2022.^[3]

The Most Reverend Andres Põder
Archbishop of Tallinn Primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Andres Põder, 2013
Church	Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Archdiocese	Tallinn
Elected	24 November 2004
In office	2005–2014
Predecessor	Jaan Kiivit Jr.
Successor	Urmas Viilma
Orders
Ordination	19 September 1976 by Alfred Tooming
Consecration	2 February 2005 by Jaan Kiivit Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-22) 22 November 1949 (age 75) Haapsalu, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Spouse	Marje Põder
Children	3

Ordination history of Andres Põder
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Alfred Tooming Date 19 September 1976 Place St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Jaan Kiivit Jr. Co-consecrators K. G. Hammar Jukka Paarma Janis Vanags Udo Petersoo Kenneth Stevenson Martin Hein Karl Ludwig Kohlwage Date 2 February 2005 Place St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
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Biography

Põder was born on 22 November 1949 in Haapsalu. He was ordained priest on 19 September 1976 and served as pastor in Kunda, Viru-Nigula Parish. In 1979 he transferred to Kõpu and in 1983 congregations in Räpina and Mehikoorma. Between 1990 and 2005 he served as pastor of St. Elizabeth's Church, Pärnu.

He was elected on 24 November 2004 as Archbishop of Tallinn and Primate of the Estonian church. He was consecrated on 2 February 2005 by Jaan Kiivit Jr., the outgoing archbishop, in St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn. He retired on 22 November 2014.