Bishop Dr. Margot Käßmann
Hanover, Chairperson of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)
Bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover
Born in 1958,
divorced, 4 children
Place of residence: Hanover
Primary and secondary education
1977 "Abitur" in Marburg
Professional/university studies
1977-1983 Protestant theology at the universities of Tübingen, Edinburgh, Göttingen and Marburg
1983 First theological exam
1989 Doctorate, University of the Ruhr, Bochum
Professional trajectory
1983-1985 pastoral training ("Vikariat") in Wolfhagen
1985 Second theological exam, ministerial ordination
1985-1990 Village pastor in Spieskappel
1990-1992 Official representative for the Development Service of the Protestant Church
1992-1994 Dean of studies at the Evangelical Academy in Hofgeismar
1994-1999 General secretary of the Deutscher Evangelische Kirchentag (German Protestant Church Congress)
Since 1999: Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover
Since 2009: Chairperson of the Council oft he Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)
Publications (selected)
Gesät ist die Hoffnung (Hope has been sown), Freiburg 2007
Mütter der Bibel (Mothers in the Bible), Freiburg 2008
Was ich dir mitgeben möchte (What I would like you to know), Gütersloh 2009
In der Mitte des Lebens (At mid-life), Freiburg 2009
Major positions and responsibilities
Since 2003: member of the EKD Council
1983-2002: member of the central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC)
2003-2009: member of the central committee of the Conference of European Churches (CEC)