ers ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Sav o ie <0x0A> </s> ▁Maria ▁Je ps en ▁( born ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁in ▁Bad ▁Seg e berg ) ▁was ▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁El bian ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁Church . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁Am bit ▁elected ▁her ▁bishop , ▁the ▁first ▁Luther an ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bishop ▁world wide , ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁re - elect ed ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁ten - year ▁period . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁she ▁res igned ▁due ▁to ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁act ▁on ▁information ▁about ▁an ▁ab use ▁case ▁in ▁her ▁am bit ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Biography ▁of ▁Maria ▁Je ps en ▁( G erman ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Seg e berg ▁Category : B ish ops ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁Category : F em ale ▁Luther an ▁b ish ops ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁German ▁Luther an ▁b ish ops ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁German ▁Luther an ▁b ish ops <0x0A> </s> ▁Peter ▁Rost ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Peter ▁Rost ▁( do ctor ) ▁( born ▁ 1