Background
Held, Heinz Joachim was born on May 16, 1928 in Wesseling, Rhein, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Hildegard (Roehrig) Held.
Held, Heinz Joachim was born on May 16, 1928 in Wesseling, Rhein, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Hildegard (Roehrig) Held.
Doctor Theological, University Heidelberg, 1957. Doctor Theological (honorary), Evangelical Theological Academy, Budapest, Hungary, 1985.
Assistant teacher Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal, 1952-1956. Parish pastor Friedrichsfeld Niederrhein, 1957-1964. Professor theology Facultad Luterana de Teología in José C. Paz, near Buenos Aires, 1964-1968, church president Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires, 1968-1974.
President church office for foreign relations Evangelical Church in Germany, Frankfurt, 1975-1986, Hannover, 1986-1993. Member central committee World Council of Churches, Geneva, 1968-1991, moderator, 1983-1991, bishop, 1991-1993.
Married Anneliese Novak, August 22, 1959. Children: Annedore, Ulrike, Beate, Joachim.