Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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ecclesiastical office leadership position office in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the denomination’s chief pastor and primary executive leader, responsible for providing spiritual oversight, administrative guidance, and public representation for the ELCA.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical office ⓘ
leadership position ⓘ
office in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Evangelical Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ
electedBy Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitle Presiding Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 1988 ⓘ
officeHolder Elizabeth A. Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ
H. George Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Herbert W. Chilstrom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mark S. Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeHolderEndTime 1995 ⓘ
2001 ⓘ
2013 ⓘ
unknown ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime 1987 ⓘ
1995 ⓘ
2001 ⓘ
2013 ⓘ
partOf churchwide organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
responsibility implement policies and actions adopted by the Churchwide Assembly ⓘ
interpret the mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
oversee ecumenical and interfaith relations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
oversee the work of the churchwide organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
preside at meetings of the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
preside at meetings of the Churchwide Assembly ⓘ
provide administrative guidance for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
provide pastoral leadership to synod bishops ⓘ
provide spiritual oversight for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
represent the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in public ⓘ
speak for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on matters of faith and public life ⓘ
supervise the churchwide staff of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
role administrative head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
chief pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
primary executive leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
public representative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
spiritual leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
seat Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
style Bishop ⓘ
The Rev. NERFINISHED ⓘ
subordinateTo Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ
Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ
termLength six years ⓘ
termRenewable yes ⓘ
workLocation Lutheran Center, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ

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ELCA Churchwide Assembly → elects → Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ