Anna-Nicole Heinrich (born 1996) [1] is the current praeses of the synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
Anna-Nicole Heinrich (born 1996) [1] is the current praeses of the synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
Heinrich was born to non-religious parents in Schwandorf. She grew up in Nittenau with her father working as a truck driver. She was baptised at school age with her mother. [2] She studied philosophy at the University of Regensburg from 2015 to 2019, followed by a master's in digital humanities and ethics. [2] She works as a research assistant at the chair of pastoral theology and homiletics. [3]
Heinrich has been a board member of the youth wing of the German evangelical church since 2017 and member of the Bavarian synod since 2020. [4] She was elected praeses in May 2021. At the age of 25, she is the youngest praeses of the Evangelical Church in Germany to date. [5]
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