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Guy Erwin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
 Erwin in September 2016 | |
| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| See | Southwest California Synod |
| In office | October 10, 2013 – August 1, 2020 |
| Predecessor | Dean Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Spouse |
Rob Flynn (m. 2013) |
| Occupation | President of the United Lutheran Seminary |
| Alma mater | |
Robert Guy Erwin (born 1958, Pawhuska, Oklahoma) (Osage) is an American Lutheran bishop.[1] He was elected in 2013 to a six-year term as bishop of the Southwest California Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).[2] Since August 2020, he has served as president of the United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia.[3]
A member of the Osage Nation, Erwin is the first Native American bishop elected to office in the ELCA. He was ordained as a minister in 2011, two years after the denomination dropped its ban against LGBT clergy.[4] He is the first openly gay bishop in the ELCA.[5][4]
- ^ Sherman, Bill (June 10, 2013). "Lutheran church's first gay bishop has area ties". Tulsa World. ISSN 2330-7234. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
saillantwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Press release. "The Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin Elected Bishop". Southwest California Synod, ELCA. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19.