All posts tagged Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt

March 23, 2023

LCC contributors to Festschrift honouring former ILC Chairman, Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt

INTERNATIONAL – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) has announced that its former Chairman, Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche – SELK), was honoured with a Festschrift to mark his 60th birthday. The Festschrift was presented to Bishop Voigt in…

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April 24, 2018

Special convention for German Lutheran church

STADTHAGEN, Germany – A special convention of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (SELK) convened Thursday, April 19 to elect a bishop upon the expiration of the current bishop’s term of office. Rev. Hans-Jörg Voigt was elected in 2005 to serve a twelve-year term. To…

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November 21, 2013

Roman Catholic Church and International Lutheran Council to begin dialogue

by Mathew Block VATICAN CITY – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) have announced they will begin holding informal international dialogues. The announcement came at the end of November meetings in Rome between the ILC and the…

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