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The Reverend Richard F. Bansemer (born May 26 1940) is a Lutheran pastor who served as Bishop of the Virginia Synod from 1987-1999. Richard F. Bansemer was born to Reinhold Matthias and Oralee Ann Brierly Bansemer.Pastor Richard F. Bansemer was ordained in 1966 with a Bachelor of Divinity from Southern Seminary. He has holds honorary Doctor of Divinity Degrees from Roanoke College in Salem Virginia and from Newberry College Newberry South Carolina.