28 October 2009 | 09-0850 |

First female bishop elected to lead German Protestants

Ulm, Germany (ENI). The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has elected Bishop Margot Kässmann to be its new leader, the first time that a woman has become the highest representative of 24 million German Protestants.

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