Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter
Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter | |
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| Born | Bärbel Reinhard 16 September 1943 Pirmasens, Rhenish Palatinate, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Other names | Bärbel von Wartenberg-Potter |
| Occupation | theologian/pastor |
| Years active | 1970–2008 |
| Known for | 3rd woman to become a Bishop of a Lutheran church in Germany |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Wolfgang von Wartenberg (2) Philip Potter (m 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter (also known as Bärbel von Wartenberg-Potter) (born 1943) is a German theologian. After serving as director over programs for women and children with the World Council of Churches, teaching theology in Jamaica, and serving a pastorate in Stuttgart, Wartenberg-Potter became the president of the Council of Christian Churches in Germany. In 2001 she began a seven-year term as the third woman serving as a Bishop of a Lutheran Church in Germany.