- Rüdiger Rainer Minor
Rüdiger Rainer Minor is a German
Bishop of theUnited Methodist Church , elected in 1986. He was born 22 February 1939 inLeipzig, Germany , the son of aMethodist family. He went to school and university in his home city. He is a graduate of Karl Marx University, Leipzig (Dr. Theol. and Dr. Theol. Habil., 1968) and of theUnited Methodist Theological Seminary inBad Klosterlausnitz, Germany . He married Gerlinde Johanna Mueller (b. 5 August 1938) on 24 October 1964. They have three children: Mechthild Barbara, Bertram Christoph, and Friedrun Susanne, as well as five grandchildren.Ruediger joined the Middle German
Annual Conference in 1964 and was appointed Assistant Minister atPlauen . He was ordained Elder by Bishop Friedrich Wunderlich in 1966. While pastoring in Jena (1970-76) he became a part-time faculty member at the United Methodist Theological Seminary in Bad Klosterlausnitz. He was appointed full time faculty in 1976, and served as the Director of the Seminary, 1984-86. On 22 May 1986 he was elected Bishop by the Central Conference in theGerman Democratic Republic and was assigned to theDresden Episcopal Area. In 1992 he was assigned to theCommonwealth of Independent States . He was elected Bishop for theEurasia Area by the North European Central Conference in 1993.Minor was a delegate to the 1980 General Conference of the U.M. Church. He was a member of the U.M. General Council on Ministries (1980-86), and of the World Methodist Historical Society beginning in 1973, serving on its Executive Committee (1976-86) and as a Vice-President for Europe (1986-91).
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*InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. [http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=1244]
*The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church [http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=5855]ee also
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List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church External links
* [http://www2.umc.org/umns/photos_headshots.asp?ptid=2&mid=2060&photo=hsm158 Photo of Bishop Minor]
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