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Judith Hird (b. 1946) - first woman to become a Lutheran pastor. William A. Passavant - Lutheran minister noted for bringing the Lutheran Deaconess movement to the United States. Roland Weisselberg (1933-2006) - Critic of the former East Germany who later committed Self-immolation as a protest against the spread of Islam. [12]
Women Lutheran clergy (2 C, 36 P) B. Lutheran bishops (8 C) L. Lutheran deaconesses (10 P) P. Lutheran priests (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Lutheran clergy"
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland – 3.5 million [94] [95] Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – 2.8 million [96] [97] Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria – 2.2 million [98] Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea – 1.8 million [99] Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod – 1.7 million [100]
This list is solely for dioceses of those Lutheran churches which have retained, or established, episcopal polity. There are also many Lutheran churches with congregational polity, which do not have bishops, or who use the title bishop for their presiding officer, but in a sense other than that of the historic episcopate .
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices. Each of the synods of the ELCA elects one bishop and three synod council officers at its Synod Assembly to oversee the spiritual and organizational activities of its member congregations.
20th-century American Lutheran clergy (136 P) 21st-century American Lutheran clergy (35 P) B. American Lutheran bishops (3 C) C.
Feb. 20—An archdiocese-maintained list of Catholic clergy members who have been deemed "credibly accused" of sexual abuse in Northern New Mexico parishes should also include others named by ...
President of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC): Rev. Gaylin Schmeling; President of the Lutheran World Federation: Archbishop Musa Filibus. [5] Although the president does not have any jurisdiction outside of his own regional church, as president of the LWF he oversees the meetings of the leaders of other regional churches.