Praeses

Church President (Latin, actually " sitting in front of something "; majority Praesides, President ) is the title of senior persons church bodies. It can equally be used for a female and a male person.

• 3.1 Hamburg
• 3.2 Poland

Evangelical churches

Country churches

Two Protestant state churches, the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland and the Evangelical Church of Westphalia, designate the presiding minister ( Rhineland ) or the presiding minister ( Westphalia ) as Church President, that is the function that is more like in other country churches the Bishop. He (or her) is the chairperson (s) of the synod, and the other functions (Chairperson (s ) of the church leadership and the country church office as well as representative of the church to the outside ) are derived from this office. In most country churches and EKD to level the functions are separated, however, and so is designated with Präses of / Chairman of the Synod.

In some communities presbyterial authored the senior committee of the presbytery is also called Präses round.

Free Churches

In some free churches Präses called the spiritual leader of the Association of Municipalities, who is also a member of the national board, as in the Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany, the Association of Pentecostal congregations or in the Church of God ( Cleveland).

Evangelical Alliance

In the Evangelical Alliance, the network of Protestant and independent churches, borne by the chairman of the Regional Alliance Lower Rhine -Ruhr Südems (currently Michael Voss ) the title Präses.

Church of Norway

The Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway has a firm chairman since 2011. First Präses ( norw preses ) was Bishop Helga Haugland Byfuglien.

Lutheran Church in the USA

In the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod of the presiding pastor called Präses. The individual dioceses are headed by a district Präses. This office may be exercised exclusively by men, as the Missouri Synod ordained any women.

Roman Catholic organizations

In the Catholic lay associations (eg Jungwacht blue ring, Kolping Society, Catholic Workers Movement, Catholic women's community in Germany, Marian Congregations ) denotes Präses the office of spiritual director. In general, the Church President is part of the respective Association Board. In Catholic Scout associations called the Präses partly also curate.

In Benedictine Congregations of the chairman is also referred to as Church President and Abbot President.

State Administration

Hamburg

In Hamburg, the members of the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg bear the senators, that ( state government ), while the title Präses with the addition of the relevant authority, which they preside. Thus, the address of a " justice senator " for example, president of the judicial authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Senator ( first and last name ) reads; However, the direct address is only senator.

Poland

In Poland is under the clause 147ff of the Constitution, the official name of the Prime Minister Prezes Rady Ministrów ( Präses the Council of Ministers ). It is used in this form in the official language, especially in Parliament and on formal occasions, but much less frequently. Hardly in the media and in everyday language The direct address is, however, more often simply panie premierze ( Mr. Premier ( Ministerial ) ). The term Prezes Rady Ministrów was introduced with the enactment of the Constitution in March end 1922. Prior to the designation of the senior minister Prezydent Ministrów was (literally: Prime Minister ) and the salutation panie Prezydencie ( Mr. President ). It was probably changed to Prezes order to avoid confusion with the introduced in the March constitutional office of (state) president. Incidentally Prezes is the usual in Poland in the name of economic CEOs and managing directors.

Chamber of Commerce

The Chambers of Commerce of Hamburg, Bremen, and the Commerce and Industry Chamber of Lübeck designate their rulers as Church President.

Professional organizations

The term Präses also uses the Basel Bar Association City for its chairman or its chairman. The one or more Präses is elected for a term of three years.

Student associations

In the early days of the Corpsstudententums senior was referred to as Church President.

Roman Empire

After the reforms of Diocletian 293 AD were under the 4 prefectures under prefect with 14 dioceses under vicars 117 provinces each under a Präses. Thus Präses designated the office of civil governor in a late Roman province.