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Ambrose (Jaaskelainen) of Helsinki

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1969-1970 Jääskeläinen worked at the Orthodox Seminary of Kuopio, and 1975-1976 at the University of Joensuu as the vice professor.
He Risto Jääskeläinen was ordained monk, named Ambrose, hierodeacon and hieromonk in 1979 as a member of the brotherhood of the New Valaam Monastery in Heinävesi. At the New Valaam Monastery Ambrose was appointed the caretaker of economical business in 1977. In 1986 he recieved the title of archimandrite from the Archbishop Paul of Finland, and from 1986 to 1988 fr. Ambrose was the right hand of the heigumen of the Monastery, Archimandrite Panteleimon (nowadays His Beatitude the Most Reverend Metropolitan Panteleimon of Oulu).
In 1988 Ambrose was chosen to the post of the Bishop of Joensuu, and was ordinated to this post by Archbishop John of Finland, Metropolitan Tikhon of Helsinki and Metropolitan [[Leo (Makkonen) of Finland|Leo]] of Oulu. 1996-2002 Ambrose was the Metropolitan of Oulu, and in 2002 he was appointed to the post of Metropolitan of Helsinki.
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