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Egertson was elected Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, with pastoral responsibilities for South California in 1994. He served in episcopal office from 1995 until 2001, when he resigned one month before the end of his term, due primarily to his controversial stance toward homosexuality, having ordained a lesbian pastor Anita C. Hill, and publicly disagreed with other prominent church ...
The Sierra Pacific Synod is one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It covers central and northern California and northern Nevada and supports ELCA congregations throughout that region. It was headed by Bishop Megan Rohrer who resigned on June 6, 2022. [2] As of 2023, it is led by Bishop Jeff R. Johnson.
Elizabeth Amy Eaton [1] (born April 2, 1955) is the fourth Presiding Bishop, and the first female Presiding Bishop, [2] of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She was first elected to this post in 2013 and was re-elected for a second term in 2019. Prior to becoming presiding bishop, she served as bishop of the Northeastern Ohio ...
Usually bishops in trouble with the Vatican are asked to resign before submitting a resignation, which the pope accepts. Popes make such moves, considered drastic, when a bishop refuses a request ...
A petition calling on the Archbishop to quit was started by three members of the General Synod.
On May 27, 2022, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton called for Rohrer's resignation, but initially declined to pursue disciplinary actions. [ 21 ] In 2022, Rohrer was appointed to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, which advises the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.
The bishop who forced Justin Welby to resign over his handling of the John Smyth abuse case has warned that too many senior clerics are putting their own job prospects above tackling scandals in ...
Leonard H. Bolick is a prelate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who served as the bishop of the North Carolina Evangelical Lutheran Synod from 1997 to 2015. [1] Bolick is known for seeking ecumenical reconciliation and improving relations with the Roman Catholic Church in North Carolina while he has been bishop. [2]