Doctor Kaisamari Hintikka Bishop of Espoo | |
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![]() Bishop Kaisamari Hintikka | |
Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Diocese | Diocese of Espoo |
Elected | 1 February 2019 |
Predecessor | Tapio Luoma |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 June 1967 |
Nationality | Finnish |
Education | Doctoral degree in theology, University of Helsinki |
Kaisamari Hintikka, born 27 June 1967, in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish bishop in the Diocese of Espoo. Hintikka assumed the role of bishop on 1 February in 2019 with her inauguration taking place on 10 February 2019 at Espoo Cathedral. Hintikka is the third bishop of Espoo Diocese and the second woman to hold the position of a bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, following bishop Irja Askola.[1][2]