Herbert W. Chilstrom

Bishop

Herbert W. Chilstrom
Bishop; Herbert W. Chilstrom
Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Church	Augsburg College, Princeton Theological Seminary, New York University

Herbert W. Chilstrom (October 18, 1931 – January 19, 2020) was an

Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He was re-elected to a four-year term at the 1991 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Orlando, Florida. He served as bishop of the Minnesota Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, one of the three church bodies which merged to form the ELCA on Jan. 1, 1988.^[1]^[2]

Education and career

Chilstrom graduated in 1954 from

St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1979 and Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota

, in 1987.

Chilstrom served as pastor of the Faith Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, and Augustana Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, Minnesota. In 1962 he became a professor of religion and academic dean at Luther College, Teaneck, New Jersey. He held that position for eight years before accepting a call to be senior pastor of First Lutheran Church, St. Peter, Minnesota, in 1970. In 1976, Chilstrom became bishop of the Minnesota Synod.

Chilstrom was the first ELCA presiding bishop, elected to his post at the church's constituting convention in April 1987. He was re-elected to a four-year term at the 1991

Roman Catholics

and evangelicals.

Personal

He was born in Litchfield, Minnesota on October 18, 1931. He was married to Corinne Hanson, a retired pastor. He died at his home in Green Valley, Arizona on January 19, 2020.^[3]

Publications

With Lowell O. Erdahl, he is the author of Sexual Fulfillment: For Single and Married, Straight and Gay, Young and Old. His other works include the book Hebrews -- A New and Better Way. He has been a contributor to Faith and Ferment, Augsburg Sermons, and Lutheran Book of Worship Occasional Service Book.

References

^ Collins, Jon (January 30, 2020). "Minnesota native Rev. Herbert Chilstrom, first bishop of ELCA, dies at 88". Minnesota Public Radio.
^ "The Rev. Dr. Herbert W. Chilstrom (Obituary)". Star-Tribune. Minneapolis. January 30, 2020.
^ "Herbert Chilstrom, first ELCA presiding bishop, dies". Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. January 19, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

Gross, Ernie. This Day In Religion. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 1990.
ISBN 1-55570-045-4
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Titles in Lutheranism
Preceded by Office created	Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1987–1995	Succeeded by H. George Anderson

[1] Collins, Jon (January 30, 2020). "Minnesota native Rev. Herbert Chilstrom, first bishop of ELCA, dies at 88". Minnesota Public Radio.

[2] "The Rev. Dr. Herbert W. Chilstrom (Obituary)". Star-Tribune. Minneapolis. January 30, 2020.

[3] "Herbert Chilstrom, first ELCA presiding bishop, dies". Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. January 19, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

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