Hans-Jörg Voigt

Hans -Jörg Voigt ( born June 7, 1962 in Dresden) is a bishop of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church ( SELK ) and Chairman of the International Lutheran Council.

Curriculum vitae

Bishop Voigt was born on June 7, 1962 in Dresden, and received into the Evangelical Lutheran Trinity church Dresden Holy Baptism. He studied Protestant theology in Leipzig, Berlin and Oberursel. His vicariate he strip from 1989 to 1991 in the Evangelical Lutheran Cross Church from Cottbus.

Consecration to the Holy Office of the Church (ordination ) he received on 15 December 1991 in Holy Cross Church to Cottbus. Since then, he was parish priest of the Old Lutheran congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Otto of Bamberg in Greifswald. On 11 February 2006, he was elected by the church synod bishop of the SELK. Its introduction was held in the garden of St. Mary Church to Hanover on 24 June 2006 ( St. John's ). The Concordia Lutheran Semenary the Lutheran Church Canada Founded in 1984, gives on May 30, 2014 Bishop Voigt honorary doctorate. As justification for the award of an honorary doctorate from his support for the traditional family picture and the protection of unborn life is called. His pastoral letter, "Marriage and the family as a gift from God discover" from the year 2013 has been far beyond the realm of his own church effects in the context of ecumenism. Thus, the evangelical news agency Idea appointed him "Bishop of the year 2013 ". On March 29, 2014 Bishop Voigt received a "Respect assignment " of the working group of Christian writers from the hands of the Coptic Orthodox bishop General in Germany, Anba Damian, also for his commitment to the biblical image of the family and its commitment to the protection of life. Voigt is with Christiane Voigt, born Junker, married. They have four children.

Existing inter-municipal tasks

Bishop Voigt works in the editorial of the monthly magazine " Lutheran Church " with. In 1999 he was elected to the district council of the church district of Berlin -Brandenburg, which he was superintendent from 2001 to 2003. From 2003 to 2006 he was director of the Practical Theological Seminary for the formation of vicars and parish vicars and chairman of the examination committee for the 2nd Theological Examination ( exam per ministerio ). Since 2010 he has been interim CEO since September 20, 2012 regular Chairman of the International Lutheran Council.

Ecumenism

Bishop Voigt was the representative of SELK in the Council of Christian Churches ( ACK) in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern and spokesman for the ACK in Greifswald. As a representative of altkonfessionellen churches he has been elected to the current Federal Executive of the Council of Christian Churches in Germany.