Karen Oliveto

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Karen Oliveto (born April 4, 1958 ) is an American bishop of the   United Methodist Church . She is the first openly homosexual bishop of her faith.

Life

Oliveto grew up in Babylon , a town on Long Island , New York State . From the age of 11 she felt called to serve in the Church. At 16 she gave her first sermon. She studied Methodist theology at Drew University in Madison , New Jersey and at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, where she obtained a Master of Divinity in 1983 . Oliveto was ordained a pastor and worked as a pastor from 1983, first in Bloomville (New York) , later in California, most recently from 2008 at the Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco . Furthermore, from 2004 onwards she worked as a lecturer for Evangelical Methodist Studies at the Pacific School of Religion .

In July 2016, Oliveto was elected Bishop of the United Methodist Church (UMC). She is responsible for the US states of Colorado , Wyoming , Montana , Utah and a small part of Idaho . Oliveto lives in a same-sex marriage .

The ordination of Oliveto sparked a discussion within the Methodist Church about how to deal with homosexuality. A complaint was filed immediately after her election. A Methodist Council of St. Louis was held in January 2019 after their case brought the United Methodist Church to the brink of split . The 864 delegates voted with a narrow majority in favor of maintaining the prohibition of same-sex marriage and the prohibition of the ordination of LGTBQ persons. The Western Jurisdiction that the western United States and Germany has already announced not to follow the vote.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Julie Compton: # Pride50: Karen Oliveto - United Methodist Church's first lesbian bishop , NBC News of June 3, 2019.
  2. ^ A b Peggy Fletcher Stack: Lesbian bishop at center of possible Methodist schism to preach in Utah, but sees 'beacons of hope' amid dispute , The Salt Lake Tribune of January 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ The UMC on the "way into the future"
  4. ↑ Official website of the UMC for Bishop Oliveto (English)
  5. ↑ NBCBayArea.com: First Lesbian Bishop Elected by United Methodist Church (English) and official website of the UMC for Bishop Oliveto (English)
  6. ^ A b LGBTQ United Methodist leaders gutted by church's anti-gay decision , NBC News, March 23, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Oliveto, Karen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Bishop of the United Methodist Church
DATE OF BIRTH April 4th 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH United States