Urmas Viilma

The Most Reverend Urmas Ummi Viilma
Archbishop of Tallinn Primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church	Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Archdiocese	Tallinn
Elected	26 November 2014
Predecessor	Andres Põder
Orders
Ordination	2 May 1993 (deacon) 15 September 1998 (priest) by Einar Soone
Consecration	2 February 2015 by Einar Soone
Personal details
Born	(1973-08-13) August 13, 1973 Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Spouse	Egle Viilma
Children	1
Motto	Credite in Lucem
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Ordination history of Urmas Viilma
History Diaconal ordination Date 2 May 1993 Priestly ordination Ordained by Einar Soone Date 15 September 1998 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Einar Soone Co-consecrators Andres Põder Andres Taul Munib Younan Michael Jackson Steen Skovsgaard Michael Bünker Date 2 February 2015 Place St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
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Urmas Viilma (born 13 August 1973) is an Estonian prelate and current archbishop of Tallinn and subsequently Primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Biography

Viilma was ordained a deacon on 2 May 1993 in St Michael's church in Keila by Bishop Einar Soone. On 15 September 1998 he was ordained a priest in St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn by Archbishop Jaan Kiivit Junior. On 26 November 2014, he was elected to the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Synod by the archbishop. He was ordained a bishop and was appointed Archbishop on 2 February 2015. He was consecrated by bishop Einar Soone, bishop Andres Taul and bishop Andres Põder.

Career

After ordination as a deacon, Viilma was appointed as deacon in the parish of Keila. The same year he was appointed as deacon in the parish of Parnu-Jacobi, holding this post till 1998. Between 1998 and 2004 he was pastor of Pärnu-Jakobi. He also worked in the Pärnu Provincial Support Office between 1999 and 2003. He was also pastor of the parish of Mihkli, Tõstamaa and Vigala, respectively and simultaneously, between 1999 and 2004. Later he also held various positions within the Lutheran church of Estonia notably the head of the council of the Diocese of Tallinn between 2010 and 2015.