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My Take
Margot Käßmann earns my genuine respect. Born in Marburg and rising to become bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover, then elected to lead the entire Protestant Church in Germany, she broke through to the very top of an institution where women rarely had. Educated in theology at Tübingen and recognized as an author and preacher, she is fundamentally a person of words and conviction. I even find dignity in how she resigned after a drink-driving incident; everyone errs, and what matters is the accountability that follows. The Order of Merit she received only underscores a life of public service, and I quietly hold her in high regard.
Overview
Margot Käßmann (German: [ˈmaʁɡɔt ˈkɛːsman]; born 3 June 1958) is a Lutheran theologian, who was Landesbischöfin (bishop) of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover in Germany. On 28 October 2009, she was also elected to lead the Protestant Church in Germany, a federation of Protestant church bodies in Germany. She stepped down from both offices on 24 February 2010 following a drink-driving incident.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Margot Käßmann
- Name (Japanese)
- マルゴート・ケースマン
- Reading
- まるごーと・けーすまん
- Born
- June 3, 1958 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Marburg, Giessen Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- pastor / university teacher / parson / bishop / author
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Tübingen
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2001 Predigtpreis
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.