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The Reverend Doctor


Leonard H. Bolick
North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Bishop Bolick signing an agreement with the Roman Catholic Church of North Carolina
DioceseNorth Carolina Evangelical Lutheran Synod
SeeNinth Region of the ELCA
InstalledFebruary 2, 1997
Term endedSeptember 12, 2015
PredecessorMichael C. D. McDaniel
SuccessorTimothy Smith
Personal details
Born
Lenoir, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
DenominationLutheran
ResidenceSalisbury, North Carolina
SpouseRita Bolick
ChildrenJoseph Bolick, Sarah Bolick
Alma materAppalachian State University
Styles of
Leonard H. Bolick
Reference styleThe Reverend Doctor
Spoken styleBishop
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Leonard H. Bolick is a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served as the bishop of the North Carolina Evangelical Lutheran Synod from 1997 to 2015.[1] Bolick is known for seeking ecumenical reconciliation and improving relations with the Roman Catholic Church in North Carolina while he has been bishop.[2] Prior to serving as Bishop of North Carolina, Bolick served as a pastor at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Concord, North Carolina and St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He later joined the Bishop of North Carolina's personal staff and served in youth ministry and evangelism, and was a member of the Synod's transition team. He was consecrated as Bishop of the North Carolina Synod on February 2, 1997.[3][4] He was succeeded in this position by Timothy Smith, who was officially installed as bishop of the North Carolina Synod on September 12, 2015.[5]

Bolick received a bachelor's degree in history from Appalachian State University and a master of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. He also holds a doctorate in ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary and a doctorate in ministry from the Graduate Theological Foundation, as well as a doctorate of Divinity from Lenoir–Rhyne University. He is married to Rita Bolick and is the father of two children, Joseph and Sarah Bolick.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Synod Staff - North Carolina Synod". Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  4. ^ http://www2.elca.org/ScriptLib/CO/ELCA_News/encBlogPrnt.asp?Blog=341[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Funk, Tim (May 30, 2015). "Atlanta pastor, an NC native and UNC-CH grad, elected new bishop of NC Lutherans". The Charlotte Observer. McClatchy. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Synod Staff - North Carolina Synod". Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.


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