List of bishops of Hamburg
Bishops of Hamburg (1977–2008)

List of bishops of Hamburg

Section Title: Bishops of Hamburg (1977–2008)
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Bishops of the Hamburg Ambit (Sprengel Hamburg) within the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church (1977–2008)

The spiritual leading function – one among three within the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church – was retitled bishop, the pertaining ambit was extended from Hamburg in its borders of 1860 to its widened borders of 1937 including some parishes beyond the eastern city boundary, whereas Cuxhaven's parishes were ceded to Hanover's Lutheran Church.

Episcopate	Portrait	Name, life data	Notes

1964–1983	Hans-Otto Wölber (de) Hamburg, *1913–1989*, Hamburg	also head pastor at the Head Church of St. Nicholas in Hamburg from 1956 to 1983

1983–1992	Peter Krusche (de) Tuczyn, *1924–2000*, Fürstenfeldbruck	also head pastor at the Head Church of St. Nicholas in Hamburg from 1983 to 1987

1992–2008	-	Maria Jepsen born in 1945 in Bad Segeberg	first female Lutheran bishop worldwide

On 28 March 2009 the synod decided for a merger of the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church with two neighbouring regional church bodies, one Lutheran and one with united traditions, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany with effect of 27 May 2012.

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Maria Jepsen (born 1945 in Bad Segeberg) was the bishop of Hamburg in the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church.

final_sentence: Maria Jepsen (born 1945 in Bad Segeberg) was the bishop of Hamburg in the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church.