- Patrick Streiff
Patrick Philipp Streiff (born
July 8 ,1955 ,Birsfelden ,Switzerland ) isbishop of theUnited Methodist Church of Central and Southern Europe which comprises the countriesAlbania ,Algeria ,Austria ,Bulgaria ,Czech Republic ,Croatia ,France ,Hungary , Macedonia,Poland ,Serbia and Montenegro ,Slovakia ,Switzerland , andTunisia .Life
Patrick Streiff made the schools in Birsfelden and
Muttenz . From1975 to1979 he studied at the theological seminary of the United Methodist Church inReutlingen (Germany ) and from1979 to1983 at theUniversity of Bern (Switzerland).1979 he married Heidi Albrecht, with whom he has four children, Rahel, Corinne, Manuel and Myriam.
1984 he was ordained elder (pastor) of the United Methodist Church. He served as pastor in
Lausanne -Vevey ,Neuchâtel andBiel .From 1988 he was director of the Centre Méthodiste de Formation Théologique in Lausanne and from 1992 professor of modern Christian history.
2005 Patrick Streiff was elected bishop of the United Methodist Church in Central and Southern Europe. He is the successor of
Heinrich Bolleter has assumed his office on1 May 2006 .Beside his service as pastor and professor, Patrick Streiff is also president of the European Section of the "World Methodist Historical Society" and works as consultant in establishing a theological education in French speaking countries of
Africa and inCambodia .Works
* Reluctant Saint? A Theological Biography of Fletcher of Madeley, Epworth Press 2001, ISBN 0-7162-0546-7
* Methodism in Europe in the 19th and 20th century, Eesti Metodist Kirik, 2003, ISBN 9985-9129-1-8
* Der Methodismus in Europa im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, EmK-Geschichte, Monografien, Band 50, 2003, ISBN 3-89725-029-2ee also
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List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church References
*The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church [http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=5855 ]
*InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. [http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=1244]
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