Marie Jerge
Marie Jerge | |
|---|---|
| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Diocese | Upstate New York Synod |
| In office | 2002–2014 |
| Predecessor | Lee M. Miller |
| Successor | John S. Macholz |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1978 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Lutheranism |
Rev. Marie C. Jerge (née Scharfe, born c. 1953) is a former bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
She graduated from Babylon High School in 1970[1] and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Smith College in 1974.[2] In 1978, she received a master of divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia [3] [4] and was ordained as a minister.[5]
She was elected in 2002 to a six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Upstate New York Synod. She was the sixth woman to be elected as a synod bishop in the ELCA. Jerge (YER-gee)[6] [7] succeeded the Rev. Lee M. Miller, who did not seek re-election after serving as bishop of the synod for 10 years. She was installed on September 21, 2002.[8] [9]
In her time as bishop, she oversaw 198 churches with over 150,000 congregants.[10] She requested the resignation of a pastor who was accused of sexual activity with multiple minors in 2004.[11] In January 2009, during the Gaza War, she traveled with a delegation of American bishops to Israel and Palestine to meet with local officials.[12]
She led the final service at Christ Lutheran Church in Little Falls, New York.[13]
Jerge has written on the benefits of immigration reform.[14]
She received an honorary degree from Thiel College in 2006[15] and an alumni award from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia in 2015.[4]
After serving two terms, she was succeeded in 2014 by John S. Macholz.[16]
Personal life
[edit ]Jerge was born Marie Charlotte Scharfe[17] in Mineola, New York.[3] Her father, Charles L. Scharfe Jr., was vice chairman and chief executive officer of L. K. Comstock & Company.[17]
Jerge married James N. Jerge in 1977;[17] [18] he is also a minister in the ELCA.[19]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Congratulations Class of '70, Babylon High School" (PDF). Babylon Beacon. 1970年06月18日.
- ^ "Academic Degrees". Smith College Catalogue. Smith College. 1974. p. 271.
- ^ a b Wineinger, Amy; Luisi, Mary (2002年06月24日). "Marie Jerge Elected Bishop of ELCA Upstate New York Synod". www.elca.org. Retrieved 2020年02月14日.
- ^ a b "Alumni Honors: Philadelphia". United Lutheran Seminary. Retrieved 2020年02月16日.
- ^ "Rev. Jerge Speaker at AAUW Meeting". Dunkirk Evening Observer. 1988年10月14日. p. 8 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Jacobs, Jennifer (2002年09月22日). "New Lutheran Bishop Makes Local History: Faithful Cheer Marie C. Jerge as CNY Leader of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America". The Syracuse Post-Standard. p. B1, B5 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Syracuse gets first female Evangelical Lutheran Bishop". Mount Carmel Daily Republican Register. 2002年09月27日. p. 1B – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Religion Briefs". Del Rio News-Herald. 2002年09月28日. p. 5A – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "Evangelical Luthern Church to Install Bishop Today". The Buffalo News. 2002年09月21日. Retrieved 2020年02月15日.
- ^ Gadoua, Renee (2003年06月03日). "Lutheran Bishop cites challenges". The Syracuse Post-Standard. p. B3 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Goller, Robert Lowell (2004年02月12日). "Marilla Pastor Quits Amid Sex Allegations". Arcane Herald. Retrieved 2020年02月15日.
- ^ Tokaz, Jay (2009年01月05日). "Lutheran bishop is visiting Israel and Palestinians". The Buffalo News.
- ^ Chanatry, David (2014年02月13日). "Church closures become a sign of changing times, demographics". WRVO. Retrieved 2020年02月14日.
- ^ "Immigration reform will benefit Upstate New York: Commentary from Bishop Marie Jerge". Syracuse.com. 2013年10月03日. Retrieved 2020年02月14日.
- ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients | Thiel College". www.thiel.edu. Retrieved 2020年02月15日.
- ^ Lensing, Jeremy (2014年06月03日). "John Macholz elected bishop of the ELCA Upstate New York Synod". www.elca.org.
- ^ a b c "Rev. James N. Jerge Weds Marie Charlotte Scharfe". The New York Times. 1977年08月28日.
- ^ "Marie Scharfe Sets Marriage to a Cleric". The New York Times. 1977年03月20日. p. 64 – via Proquest Historical New York Times.
- ^ Voell, Paula (2003年11月21日). "Clergy couples: God calls some people to combine marriage with ministry, and it isn't always a heavenly union". The Buffalo News.