Bishop April Ulring Larson | |
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Elected | 1992 |
Term ended | 2008 |
Predecessor | Stephen Guttormson |
Successor | Jim Arends |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1978 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Spouse | Judd Larson |
Children | Amy (b. 1978), Katie (b. 1978), Ben (b. 1984 – d. 2010) |
Occupation | Bishop |
Alma mater | Wartburg Theological Seminary, University of Iowa |
April Ulring Larson (born April Ulring; April 22, 1950) is an American retired Lutheran bishop. In 1992, she became the first woman to be elected to serve as a bishop by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).[1]