Johannes Friedrich (bishop)

Friedrich in 2009

Johannes Friedrich (20 June 1948 – 3 September 2025) was a German Lutheran theologian and bishop.

Biography

Friedrich studied theology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the University of Tübingen.[1] He was a reverend in Nuremberg,[citation needed] a campus minister at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg,[citation needed] and provost at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem.[2] In October 2009 he was elected as a member of the EKD Council of the Protestant Church in Germany.[3] Since 1999 he was Landesbischof (bishop) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria,[4] and in November 2005 he became the leading bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany.[5] In 2000, Friedrich worked on a Lutheran/Catholic joint declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.[6] He supported dialogue in order to foster Christian–Islamic understanding.[7][8] Friedrich was a member of the Deloitte Germany Advisory Board.[9] Friedrich died on 3 September 2025, at the age of 77.[10]

Works available in German

  • Anvertraute Talente, 2008
  • Verantwortung gemeindenah und in weltweitem Horizont, 2008
  • Das Leitungsamt der Kirche in unserer Zeit, 2008
  • Zeugen der Wahrheit Gottes, 2006
  • Den einmal begonnenen Weg im festen Blick auf das Ziel fortsetzen, 2005
  • Die Confessio Augustana und die Christenheit, 2005
  • In ökumenischer Gesinnung handeln, 2004
  • Die Zukunft gestalten, 2004
  • Zuversicht trotz Zwischentief, 2003
  • Vertrauen in die ökumenische Gemeinschaft stiften, 2002
  • Ökumene in Deutschland—Blick voraus, 2002
  • Zum gemeinsamen Zeugnis berufen, 2001
  • Unterwegs zur Gemeinschaft, 2000
  • Profil zeigen, 2000
  • Gott im Bruder?, 1977
  • Gott im Anderen? eine methodenkritische Untersuchung von Redaktion, Überlieferung und Tradition in Matthäus 25,31-46, 1976
  • Rechtfertigung, 1976

References

  1. ^ Rundfunk, Bayerischer (7 July 2010). "Dr. Johannes Friedrich: Landesbischof der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern". www.br-online.de (in German). Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ^ German Protestant Institutions in the Holy Land. "Evangelisch in Jerusalem - German Protestant Institutions in the Holy Land". www.evangelisch-in-jerusalem.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ^ "New EKD Council elected". Evangelical Church in Germany. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Just Protestant". Evangelische-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. ^ "wfn.org | Bavarian Bishop Friedrich to Lead United Evangelical Lutheran". www.wfn.org. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. ^ "News | The Lutheran World Federation". www.lutheranworld.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2005. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ^ "The Eugen Biser Award 2008". Dialog brom Christian Origins. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Home". A Common Word Between Us and You. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Deloitte-Beirat | Deloitte Deutschland". Deloitte Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Altlandesbischof Johannes Friedrich im Alter von 77 Jahren verstorben". Sonntagsblatt. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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