Neuer Präses der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland "Wir wollen eine weltoffene Kirche sein"
Interview | Köln · Im Januar hatte die Synode der Rheinischen Kirche den Direktor der Evangelischen Akademie Frankfurt, Thorsten Latzel, zum Nachfolger von Manfred Rekowski gewählt. Am Samstag wurde er ins Amt eingeführt.

Thorsten Latzel, designierter Präses der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland.
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