Fr. Heikki Huttunen to become General Secretary of CEC

Fr. HeikkiThe Conference of European Churches (CEC/KEK) have just announced that Fr. Heikki Huttunen, a member of the Finnish Orthodox Church and currently General Secretary of the Ecumenical Council of Finland, will be their next General Secretary.

Fr. Heikki was an important participant in the recent LOI Consultation in Helsinki, as well as being one of our hosts. He has a long history of engaging in ecumenical work. We wish Fr. Heikki every blessing as he takes up this important new post.

You can read a full press release from CEC here.

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