Arseni Heikkinen

Metropolitan Arseni (Secular name: Jorma Heikkinen) (b. July 14, 1957, Lapinlahti, Finland)^[4] is a bishop of the Finnish Orthodox Church and an icon painter. Since 2018, he has been metropolitan of the Diocese of Kuopio and Karelia. Previously, he was an assistant bishop of the Finnish Orthodox Church.^{[citation needed]}

His Eminence Arseni
Metropolitan of Kuopio and Karelia
Arseni in 2009
Native name	Arseni Heikkinen
Church	Orthodox Church of Finland
Appointed	2018[1]
Predecessor	Leo (Makkonen) as Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland[2]
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Joensuu (2005-2018)
Orders
Ordination	1986 by Paavali (Olmari)
Consecration	23 January 2005[3] by Leo (Makkonen)
Personal details
Born	Jorma Heikkinen 14 July 1957 Lapinlahti, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Alma mater	Leningrad Spiritual Academy