The Rev. Robert Rimbo, pastor of a Lutheran church in Manhattan, was today elected the next bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
He'll begin a six-year term on Aug. 1.
The synod includes about 200 churches in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley.
Rimbo is pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan. He won a close vote on a fifth ballot over the Rev. Bob Wollenburg, who serves on the staff of the synod.
The synod today completes a three-day assembly at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown.
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