Ilse Junkermann
German Protestant theologian, former bishop of the Protestant Church in Central Germany
About Ilse Junkermann
Born 1957. Ilse Junkermann is a German pastor, theologian and bishop.
Ilse Junkermann (born 31 May 1957 in Dörzbach an der Jagst) is a German bishop and was from 2009 to 2019 German bishop of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany, a member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany. She was the first woman to become Landesbischof there. She is a pacifist.
Life Junkermann studied Protestant theology at the universities of Tübingen and Göttingen. Junkermann is divorced and has one son.
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Who is Ilse Junkermann?
German Protestant theologian, former bishop of the Protestant Church in Central Germany
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Ilse Junkermann was born on 31 May 1957 in Dörzbach.
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Ilse Junkermann is a pastor, theologian and bishop.
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Ilse Junkermann is German.
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