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Ever since Pope Leo the Great was described as "Emperor of the West,"
one of the many posts conferred on the Bishops of Rome is that of
successor of the Caesars. This is an opportune time for Kaiser
Benedikt to arrange a meeting with Bishop Kaessmann and to make a
serious effort at burying the hatchet with the Evangelical Churches.
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http://www.wfn.org/2009/10/msg00231.html
From <NEWS at (no spam) ELCA.ORG>
Date Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:41:15 -0500
Title: Bishop Margot Kaessmann to Lead German Protestants
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
Bishop Margot Kaessmann to Lead German Protestants
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Margot Kaessmann, bishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Hannover, was elected Oct. 28 to chair the
Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).
Kaesmann, 51, is the first woman has become the highest representative
of 25 million German Protestants. She is also the youngest
chairperson of the EKD council.
Kaesmann was elected to a six-year term by the EKD's highest governing
body, its synod, meeting in Ulm, Germany. The lone candidate,
Kaessmann received 132 of 142 votes.
The EKD is the umbrella organization for 22 regional Lutheran, United
and Reformed churches. It accounts for most of the country's
Protestant Christians.
Kaessmann has been bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Hannover since 1999.
The Rev. Ishmael Noko, general secretary of the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF), hailed Kaessmann's election. "The election sends a
signal to the church worldwide that God calls us to leadership without
consideration of gender, color or descent," said Noko, a Zimbabwean
theologian.
Kaessmann will succeed the Rev. Wolfgang Huber, 67, who is retiring.
Huber is also bishop of the Protestant Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-
Silesian Oberlausitz.
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