03.06.2005
Hong Kong Lutheran Church Elects New Leader, Changes Title to Bishop
At its synod meeting in March this year, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong (ELCHK) elected Rev. Dr Nicholas Tai to succeed Rev. Josephine Tso as head of the church. The synod also changed the title of the church leader from "President" to "Bishop." The bishop-elect will be installed on June 12, and will assume office on July 1. Tso, who is also a member of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission, has served three terms as church president since 1996. The 13,500-member ELCHK joined the LWF in 1957. (97 words)If you want to edit this article yourself and adapt it to a given format, follow our editing information
