Richard H. Graham
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Richard H. Graham is the third and current bishop
of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
. He was elected bishop on June 8, 2007, by the 2007 Synod Assembly.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod
The Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all ELCA congregations in Washington, D.C...
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
. He was elected bishop on June 8, 2007, by the 2007 Synod Assembly.