Georg Kretschmar ( German: Georg Kretschmar ; August 31, 1925 - November 19, 2009 ) - Archbishop of ELKRAS from 1999 to 2005 .
| Georg Kretschmar | ||
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| Georg Kretschmar | ||
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| 1999 - 2005 | ||
| Election | 1999 | |
| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia | |
| Successor | Edmund Ratz | |
| Birth | August 31, 1925 Landeshut | |
| Death | November 19, 2009 (84 years old) Munich | |
| Awards |
 (2005) | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Born in the family of a pastor in Silesia (Landeshut, now Kamenna Góra ) on August 31, 1925 .
In 1952-1990 he worked as a professor of theological faculties in various cities of Germany. In 1953 he defended his doctoral dissertation. Since 1989, at the pastoral ministry in the USSR , where he headed the Lutheran theological seminary in Riga . In 1993 he moved to St. Petersburg . Since 1994 Bishop.
He died in Munich on November 19, 2009 .
Rewards
- In 2003 he was awarded the Order of Merit to the Federal Republic of Germany .
- In 2005, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Alexy II awarded him the Order of St. Prince Daniel of Moscow , II degree [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Georg Friedrich Karl Kretschmar, faithful servant of the Lord // Lutheran messages. - St. Petersburg, 2009. - No. 12 . - S. 10 .