First Transgender Bishop Elected In Mainline Protestant Denomination; Celebrates ‘Dismantling’ Council Of Nicaea Standards

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) over the weekend became the first mainline Protestant denomination to elect a transgender bishop.

Rev. Megan Rohrer, a biological female who uses the pronouns “he” and “they,” was elected May 8 to serve as bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the ELCA, according to a press release.