John Roger Anderson

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1957; Master of Divinity magna cum laude, Lutheran School Theology, Chicago, 1961; Doctor of Divinity, California Lutheran U., 1987; postgraduate, Bishop's Academy, 1990, 91.

Career

Intern, Angelica Lutheran Church, Los Angeles, 1959-1960; pastor, Sunset Lutheran Church, San Francisco, 1961-1967; pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Thousand Oaks, California, 1967-1978; assistant to bishop Pacific S.W. synod, Lutheran Church in American, Los Angeles, 1978-1987; bishop Southern California West synod, Lutheran Church in American, Los Angeles, since 1987.

Achievements

• John Roger Anderson has been listed as a noteworthy Bishop by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chaplain San Francisco Youth Guidance Center. Active Central America Refugee Committee, 1990. Member Optimists (life).

Interests

• Avocations: music, travel, photography, horseback riding, gardening.

Connections

M. Beverly Anderson; children: Craig, Laurel, Mark.

child:

Laurel Anderson

child:

Mark Anderson

child:

Craig Anderson