Leading Bishops of The VELKD
- 1948–1949: Wilhelm Henke
- 1949–1955: Hans Meiser
- 1955–1969: Johannes Lilje
- 1969–1975: Hans-Otto Wölber
- 1975–1978: Eduard Lohse
- 1978–1981: Gerhard Heintze
- 1981–1990: Karlheinz Stoll
- 1990–1993: Gerhard Müller
- 1993–1999: Horst Hirschler
- 1999–2005: Hans Christian Knuth
- 2005–2011: Johannes Friedrich
- seit 2011: Gerhard Ulrich
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