Scott A. Dalen, Underwood, Iowa, was elected June 14 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Western Iowa Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, June 13-14 at the Nativity Parish Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
Dalen was elected on the fourth ballot, with 132 votes. Rod Hopp, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, Iowa, received 53 votes.
The bishop-elect has served as pastor of Underwood Lutheran Church since 2013. He will take office on Sept. 1 and be installed on Sept. 27.
