Annette Kurschus

The Right Reverend Annette Kurschus
Chair of the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany (2021–2023)[1] Praeses of the Protestant Church in Westphalia (2012–2023)
Church	Protestant Church in Germany
Appointed	2021
Predecessor	Heinrich Bedford-Strohm
Orders
Ordination	1993
Consecration	4 March 2012
Personal details
Born	(1963-02-14) 14 February 1963 (age 61) Rotenburg an der Fulda, West Germany
Nationality	German
Parents	Georg Kurschus

Annette Kurschus (born 14 February 1963 in Rotenburg an der Fulda) is a German Protestant theologian and pastor. She was Praeses (or in German Präses) of the Protestant Church of Westphalia from 2012 until 2023, in November 2015 she became Vice-President of the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD – Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland). She was President of the Council of the EKD from 2021 until 2023.