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Irja Kaarina Askola (born 18 December 1952 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is the reigning Bishop of Helsinki. She is the first female Finnish bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. ==Early life and career== Askola first became involved with the Church as a child after the early death of her father.〔http://www.sixdegrees.fi/6d/index.php/wemet/37-wemet/379-keeping-the-faith〕 She graduated as Master of Theology in 1975, and was ordained as a priest in 1988. Her home parish is Alppila. Askola has served on the Ecumenical Council and in the Conference of European Churches, based in Geneva, Switzerland from 1991 to 1999. She then worked as the Special Assistant in Theological Affairs for Bishop Mikko Heikka. 〔http://www.leuenberg.eu/side.php?news_id=11503&part_id=0&navi=10〕 She was elected Bishop of Helsinki in June 2010 as successor to Eero Huovinen; she was chosen on the second round of the election with 591 votes.〔http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Irja+Askola+narrowly+elected+as+first+female+Finnish+bishop+/1135257328587〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irja Askola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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