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Markus Dröge

マルクス・ドレーゲ / まるくす・どれーげ

American pastor

October 16, 1954 (age 71) ・ Washington, D.C., United States

  • pastor
  • theologian
  • writer

My Take

Markus Dröge fascinates me for the geography alone: born in Washington, D.C., yet he became a German theologian and rose to serve as bishop of the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg from 2009 to 2019. There is something quietly compelling about a life that bridges continents and then anchors itself so deeply in service. As a writer as well as a clergyman, he belongs to the tradition of people who shape communities not through spectacle but through patient, thoughtful work. I admire careers like his, where influence is measured in trust earned over decades rather than in headlines. He is the kind of steady figure history tends to undervalue.

Overview

Markus Dröge (born 16 October 1954 in Washington, D.C.) is a German theologian and was from 2009 until 2019 bishop of the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia (EKBO).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Markus Dröge
Name (Japanese)
マルクス・ドレーゲ
Reading
まるくす・どれーげ
Born
October 16, 1954 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Libra / Horse
Origin
Washington, D.C., United States
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
pastor / theologian / writer / bishop / Protestant theologian

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
University of Tübingen

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • pastor
  • theologian
  • writer
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.