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Taryn Montgomery elected bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod
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Taryn Montgomery elected bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod

Taryn Montgomery, Duluth, Minn., was elected April 25 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, April 24-26 at Breezy Point Resort in Breezy Point, Minn.

Montgomery was elected on the fifth ballot, with 166 votes. Kathryn Tiede, associate vice president of philanthropy for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, received 111 votes. A total of 139 votes was needed for election.

The bishop-elect has served as synod minister since 2023. Previously, Montgomery served as hospice chaplain at Ecumen Lakeshore senior living in Duluth from 2021 to 2023, pastor of Chisago Lake Lutheran Church in Center City, Minn., from 2018 to 2021, and pastor of Bread of Life Lutheran Church in Minot, N.D., from 2011 to 2018.

Amy Odgren has served as synod bishop since 2020.

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