Leo Makkonen is a Finnish Orthodox prelate who serves as Archbishop of Helsinki and All Finland. He is the head of the Finnish Orthodox Church.^[1]

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Leo
Archbishop of Helsinki and all Finland
Native name	Leo Makkonen
Church	Orthodox Church of Finland
Appointed	27 October 2001
Predecessor	Johannes
Orders
Ordination	22 July 1973
Personal details
Born	(1948-06-04) 4 June 1948 (age 75) Pielavesi, Finland
Children	1
Occupation	priest

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He was born in Pielavesi in eastern Finland on June 4, 1948. After completing studies in 1972 at the Kuopio seminary, he was ordained deacon on 20 July 1973 and priest two days later.

He was consecrated Bishop of Joensuu on 25 February 1979, then served as Metropolitan of Oulu from 1980–1996. From 1996–2001 he served as Metropolitan of Helsinki, before taking up his post as Archbishop of Karelia;^[2] he was confirmed on 27 October 2001.^[3]

From 1979–1993 he served as chair of the Fellowship of Saints Sergius and Herman.

Archbishop Leo is a widower. He has one daughter, and two grandchildren.^[4]

On his 60th birthday, Leo consecrated an eukterion in his hometown of Pielavesi. Building one had been a long-time dream of his.^[5]

• Order of the Holy Lamb (Finnish Orthodox Church, Grand Master, 2001)^[6]
• Order of the Lion of Finland (Finland, 2006)^[7]
• Saint Henry Cross (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, 2008)^[8]