Irja Askola

Irja Askola ( born December 18, 1952 in Lappeenranta ), the Lutheran Bishop of the Diocese of Helsinki in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Life

After her schooling Askola studied Protestant theology in Finland. Askola was elected beginning of June 2010 to the first bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Your predecessor as bishop in the Diocese of Helsinki Eero Huovinen was.