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Theodore F. Schneider was the second
bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of the
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices. Each of the synods of the ELCA elects one bishop and three synod council officers at its Synod Assembly to oversee the spiritual an ...
of the
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. He was elected bishop by the 1995 Synod Assembly, and was reelected by the 2001 Synod Assembly. His term ended in 2007. Schneider was ordained a minister in 1959 by the Virginia Synod of the
United Lutheran Church in America The United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) was established in 1918 in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation after negotiations among several American Lutheran national synods resulted in the merger of three German-l ...
. Prior to assuming the office of bishop, he was senior pastor at Saint Luke Lutheran Church in
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, beginning in 1986. Schneider was awarded the Medalist Award by Roanoke College.


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Biography on Synod website
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