Draft:Patricia Lull
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Comment: Sources do not go into detail about her, and quite a few of them are either press releases or other primary sources. Gommeh 📖 🎮 14:42, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
Patricia J Lull | |
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| Bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA | |
| Elected | 2014, 2020 |
| Predecessor | Rev. Peter Rogness[1] |
| Other posts |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953/4 |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Alma mater | [2] |
Patricia Lull is a Bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) for the Saint Paul Area Synod. She is the first woman to hold the position.[3]
Ministry
[edit]Lull was ordained as a pastor in 1979. She began her ministry at St. Paul American Lutheran Church in Alpena, Michigan where she served as associate pastor from 1979 until 1984. In 1984, she moved churches to Christ Lutheran Church in Athens, Ohio, where she would remain until 1999.[4] She served as National Director for Lutheran Campus Ministry for the ELCA from 1999-2001.[5] She moved to Minnesota After being called to serve as dean of students at Luther Seminary.[6] She later served as executive director of the St. Paul Area Council of Churches from 2011-2014.
She was elected Bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod on May 14, 2014, and was re-elected on September 25, 2020.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Patricia Lull elected bishop of ELCA Saint Paul Area Synod".
- ^ "Patricia Lull reelected bishop of the ELCA Saint Paul Area Synod". 28 September 2020.
- ^ "First woman to lead ELCA's east metro synod". Star Tribune. 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Patricia Lull reelected bishop of the ELCA Saint Paul Area Synod". 29 September 2020.
- ^ "The Rev. Patricia Lull". 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Board of Regents".