Kirsten Fehrs (born September 12, 1961, in

Wesselburen Wesselburen () is a small town in the district of Dithmarschen in the German Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approximately west of Heide. Wesselburen is part of the ''Amt'' ("collective municipality ...

) is a

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bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland) is a Lutheran member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, EKD). It was established on 27 May 2012 ...

Life

Fehrs studied Lutheran

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University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vor ...

. In December 1990 she was ordained as

pastor A pastor (abbreviated as "Pr" or "Ptr" , or "Ps" ) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and ...

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. She worked as pastor of St. James' Church, one of Hamburg's principal churches. In 2011, the

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(church parliament) of the

North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church The North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church (german: link=no, Nordelbische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche; NEK) was a Lutheran regional church in Northern Germany which emerged from a merger of four churches in 1977 and merged with two more churc ...

elected her bishop of the regions Hamburg and Lübeck.Welt.de:Neue Bischöfin Fehrs in Amt eingeführt
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since the North Elbian Church merged with the

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg (german: Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Mecklenburgs; abbreviated ELLM) was a Lutheran church in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, serving the citizens living in Mecklenburg. The seat of ...

and the

Pomeranian Evangelical Church The Pomeranian Evangelical Church (german: link=no, Pommersche Evangelische Kirche; PEK) was a Protestant regional church in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, serving the citizens living in Hither Pomerania. The Pomeranian Evangelical C ...

in 2012.

Works by Fehrs

* ''Miteinander leben lernen – Gemeindenahe Erwachsenenbildung in ländlicher Region.'' In: ''forum EB'' (= Erwachsenenbildung) 02/1997. * ''Lebensbegleitung als Kooperationsmodell – Bericht über einen Kooperationsprozess der Familien-Bildungsstätte und der Erwachsenenbildung im Kirchenkreis Rendsburg.'' In: ''forum EB.'' 02/2001. * ''Personalentwicklung konkret – Ansätze und Gespräche.'' In: ''Lernort Gemeinde.'' 08/02. * ''Macht ist für mich positiv besetzt.'' In: Marlis Prinzing: ''Meine Wut rettet mich.'' Verlag Kösel, 2012, , pages 251ff.

External links

Website by bishop Kirsten Fehrs (German)

References

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