Margot Käßmann

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.

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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)

Origin

Marburg, Giessen Government Region, Germany

Occupation

pastor / university teacher / parson / bishop / author

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

University

University of Tübingen

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 2001 Predigtpreis

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot%20K%C3%A4%C3%9Fmann
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77190

Tags

• Giessen Government Region
• pastor
• university teacher
• parson

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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