Former Presiding Bishops

‍The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton served as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from October 2013 to October 2025.

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‍The Rev. Mark Hanson served as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from November 2001 to October 2013.

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The Rev. H. George Anderson served as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from November 1995 to October 2001.

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The Rev. Herbert W. Chilstrom served as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from its inception in 1987 to October 1995.

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