Alfred Eichholz New Bishop in Kyrgyzstani Lutheran Church
At its synod meeting in May this year, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kyrgyzstan elected Rev. Alfred Eichholz as its new bishop. Eichholz, 44, succeeds Bishop Emanuel Schanz, who retired at the end of May. The Kyrgyzstani church belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States (ELCROS), the regional body bringing together Lutheran congregations of German tradition in Russia and other successor states of the former Soviet Union. ELCROS joined the Lutheran World Federation in 1989. (87 words)
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