H. George Anderson
Bishop H. George Anderson | |
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| Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | |
| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Installed | October 1995 |
| Term ended | October 6, 2001 |
| Predecessor | Herbert W. Chilstrom |
| Successor | Mark S. Hanson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | H. George Anderson 10 March 1932 |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Residence | Decorah, Iowa |
| Parents | Reuben and Frances Anderson |
| Spouse | Christine |
| Children | Erik, Kristi, Lars, Niels |
| Alma mater | Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia |
H. George Anderson (born March 10, 1932) was the second Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from October 1995 to October 2001. Prior to his term as Presiding Bishop, he was the president of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and on the faculty of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, serving as president from 1970 to 1982.