The Rev. Allan Bjornberg of Albuquerque was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Rocky Mountain Synod during an election assembly held last weekend in Denver. He will begin his duties at the Synod office in Denver on Feb. 1, 1994.

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Utahns were among the 525 voting members representing laity and clergy from the Synod's 178 congregations in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and the El Paso area of Texas. The new bishop will serve a six-year term.

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