A group of Evangelical pastors and bishops walk in the funeral procession of Cardinal Karl Lehmann. Among them is the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria and Chairman of the Council of the EKD Heinrich Bedford-Strohm (centre). The funeral of Cardinal Karl Lehmann was held in the Mainz Cathedral, following a funeral procession from the Augustiner church were he was lying in repose. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended the funeral as representative of the German state. Cardinal Karl Lehmann was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz for 33 years until his
A group of Evangelical pastors and bishops walk in the funeral procession of Cardinal Karl Lehmann. Among them is the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria and Chairman of the Council of the EKD Heinrich Bedford-Strohm (centre). The funeral of Cardinal Karl Lehmann was held in the Mainz Cathedral, following a funeral procession from the Augustiner church were he was lying in repose. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended the funeral as representative of the German state. Cardinal Karl Lehmann was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz for 33 years until his retirement in 2016. He was also the chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Germany for 21 years until he stepped down from this position in 2008. (Photo by Michael Debets/Pacific Press)
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