Chief pastor

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Senior Pastor or Pastor primarius is the first pastor of a major church . There are main churches u. a. in Hamburg ( St. Petri , St. Nikolai , St. Katharinen , St. Jacobi , St. Michaelis ), but also in other cities in Northern Europe, especially in German parishes abroad .

Main pastors in Hamburg

In Hamburg, the main pastors were in charge of the Hamburg regional church before the North Elbe Church was founded . The Hamburg bishop (until 1933 " senior ", then called " regional bishop ") was elected by the regional synod from among the five main pastors. The senior pastor held the title "Senior" from 1933 and was the representative of the regional bishop. The five main pastors were also responsible for taking the theological exams in Hamburg. With the dissolution of the Hamburg Regional Church in 1977 and the founding of the North Elbian Church, the office of senior was abolished and the main pastors lost the privilege of holding exams. Only the title remains.

The Hamburg main pastors are summarized in the list of Hamburg main pastors .

Main pastors in Lübeck

• Karl Klug 1840–1868
• Gustav Hofmeier from 1868

Principal Pastors in Scandinavia

St. Petri (Copenhagen)

• Balthasar Münter around 1771
• Johann Gottlob Marezoll 1794–1803
• Wilhelm August lamp around 1908
• Detlef von Holst 1996-2004 (?)
• Markus Löwe 2006–2012
• Peter Krogull 2012–

St. Gertrud (Stockholm)

See list of the main pastors and other preachers of the German St. Gertrud Congregation in Stockholm

See also

• Denominations in Hamburg