Elizabeth A. Eaton
Elizabeth A. Eaton (born April 2, 1955 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American Lutheran bishop. She is the Senior Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Eaton studied at the College of Wooster , where she received a bachelor's degree in music education, and Harvard Divinity School , where she graduated with a Master of Divinity . After ordination in 1981, she worked in ELCA wards in Worthington, Ohio , Youngstown, Ohio, and Ashtabula until she took office as Bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the ELCA in January 2007 . On August 14, 2013, she was elected Senior Bishop of the ELCA's Churchwide Assembly . She prevailed against the previous incumbent Mark Hanson with 600 to 287 votes . She took up the position of Senior Bishop on November 1, 2013. On August 6, 2019, she was re-elected for another six years.
Eaton is married to Conrad Selnick, an Episcopal priest of the United States , and has two daughters with him.
The Luther College in Decorah , Iowa , drew Eaton in 2017 with the honorary doctorate from.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release of the ELCA on the election as leading bishop
- ↑ ELCA press release on episcopal ordination.
- ↑ Press release on re-election , accessed on September 17, 2019.
- ↑ press release.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eaton, Elizabeth A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eaton, Elizabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Lutheran Bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland |