Overview

• The Bavarian Protestant church confirmed his death on Wednesday, saying he died in Nuremberg surrounded by family, according to a spokeswoman.
• Friedrich led the Evangelical Church in Bavaria from 1999 to 2011.
• Current Landesbischof Christian Kopp lauded his faith-driven work and described him as a bridge‑builder committed to a church engaged with the world.
• His career included service as a student pastor in Nuremberg, pastor and provost at the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem, and later dean in Nuremberg.
• He championed interfaith dialogue, helped found the Bavarian Alliance for Tolerance, oversaw the 2010 Ecumenical Church Congress in Munich, and later served as a village pastor in Middle Franconia.