Inaugural Visit of the New Evangelical Lutheran Bishop Chalupka

PeopleOther ♦ Published: September 10, 2019; 19:01 ♦ (Vindobona)

The intertwining of climate change and justice as well as the responsibility of man and the Protestant Church before God were central points of the discussion.

Inaugural visit of the new bishop of the Evangelical Church A.B. to Austria: The conversation topic revolved around the responsibility of man and the Evangelical Church before God. / Picture: © Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei / Peter Lechner/HBF

Bishop Chalupka, who has been officially in office since 1 September, met Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen in the Presidential Chancellery.

In a joint discussion the bishop reported on the climate initiatives in the churches and parishes.

According to the bishop, it is important that climate change and measures are addressed "at all levels of society". Here…