Why doesn’t the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod have bishops?
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The Lutheran doctrine of the pastoral ministry (popularized by C.F. Walther) is that it is an apostolic office. Technically speaking each senior or sole pastor of a local church is an overseer (i.e. bishop) of that church. Although, to be sure the nomenclature if "bishop" is not used that often. In the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, sometimes District Presidents are also given an honor title of "bishop" in that they oversee clergy in their region. Such is the case with the Atlantic District.
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