ELCA NEWS SERVICE June 7, 2011 S. John Roth elected bishop of ELCA Central/Southern Illinois Synod 11-083-JB CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Dr. S. John Roth was elected June 4 to a six-year term as bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Roth, 57, was elected at the synod assembly in Springfield. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=5125 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elcanews Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews