List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church
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This is a list of bishop
s of the United Methodist Church
and its predecessor denomination
s, in order of their election to the episcopacy
, both living and dead.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
and its predecessor denomination
Christian denomination
A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity. In the Orthodox tradition, Churches are divided often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions. Technically, divisions between one group and...
s, in order of their election to the episcopacy
Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
, both living and dead.
1784-1807
Founders- Thomas CokeThomas Coke (bishop)Thomas Coke was the first Methodist Bishop and is known as the Father of Methodist Missions.Born in Brecon, south Wales, his father was a well-to-do apothecary...
1784 - Francis AsburyFrancis AsburyBishop Francis Asbury was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now The United Methodist Church in the United States...
1784 - Richard WhatcoatRichard WhatcoatRichard Whatcoat , was the third Bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church.-History:Whatcoat was born in Gloucestershire, England and, although reared in the Church of England, became a Methodist at age 22...
1800 - Philip William OtterbeinPhilip William OtterbeinPhilip William Otterbein was a U.S. clergyman. He was the founder of the United Brethren in Christ, a group that is a forerunner of today's United Methodist Church.-Biography:...
1800 - Martin BoehmMartin BoehmMartin Boehm was an American clergyman and pastor. He was the son of Jacob Boehm and Barbara Kendig who settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania...
1800 - Jacob AlbrightJacob AlbrightJacob Albright was an American Christian leader, founder of Albright's People which was officially named the Evangelical Association in 1816...
1807
1808-1825
- William M'KendreeWilliam McKendreeWilliam McKendree was the fourth Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the first Methodist bishop born in the United States. He was elected in 1808.-Early years:...
1808 - Christian NewcomerChristian NewcomerChristian Newcomer was an American farmer and preacher, who was elected on 5 May 1813 as the third Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.-Ordination:...
1813 - Enoch GeorgeEnoch GeorgeEnoch George was an American who distinguished himself as a Methodist Circuit Rider and Pastor, as a Presiding Elder, and as a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1816.-Birth and spiritual re-birth:...
1816 - Robert Richford RobertsRobert Richford RobertsRobert Richford Roberts distinguished himself as an American Methodist Circuit Rider, Pastor, Presiding Elder, and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1816. He was the first married man in America to serve as Bishop of the M.E. Church.-Birth and Early Life:Roberts was born in...
1816 - Andrew ZellerAndrew ZellerAndrew Zeller was the fifth Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. He was elected to this high office in 1817. He was an important figure in the early history of his denomination and a pioneer in the history of Pennsylvania and the U.S.A....
1817 - Joseph Hoffman 1821
- Joshua SouleJoshua SouleJoshua Soule was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church , and then of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.-Birth and rebirth:...
1824 - Elijah HeddingElijah HeddingElijah Hedding was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1824.-Birth and Rebirth:...
1824 - Henry Kumler SrHenry Kumler SrHenry Kumler, Sr. was a bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ in the USA, elected in 1825.He was buried in Miltonville, near Trenton, Ohio.-See also:*List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church...
1825
1826-1850
- John EmoryJohn EmoryJohn Emory was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832.-Early life and family:John was born at Spaniard's Neck, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. His parents were Methodists, his father a jurist who designed him for the law. His mother, however, who had been converted...
1832 - James Osgood AndrewJames Osgood AndrewJames Osgood Andrew was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1832. He was born in the township of Washington in Wilkes County, Georgia, a son of the Rev. John and Mary Cosby Andrew. Rev...
1832 - Samuel HeistandSamuel HeistandSamuel Hiestand was an American Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, elected in 1833. He was the ninth Bishop of this Christian denomination.-Birth and family:...
1833 - William Brown 1833
- Beverly WaughBeverly WaughBeverly Waugh was an Americanwho distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, Book Agent, and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1836.-Birth and early years:...
1836 - Thomas Asbury MorrisThomas Asbury MorrisThomas Asbury Morris was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1836. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist Circuit rider, Pastor, and Presiding Elder, and as an Editor....
1836 - Jacob Erb 1837
- John SeybertJohn SeybertJohn Seybert was an American bishop of the Evangelical Association. He was only the second Bishop of this denomination, a predecessor to the Evangelical United Brethren Church...
1839 - Henry Kumler Jr 1841
- John Coons 1841
- Joseph Long 1843
- Leonidas Lent HamlineLeonidas Lent HamlineLeonidas Lent Hamline was an American Methodist Episcopal bishop and a lawyer. He is the eponym of Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and also of Hamline Avenue and Hamline United Methodist Church, also in St. Paul.Hamline studied for the ministry, but afterward studied law, and practiced...
1844 - Edmund Storer Janes 1844
- John Russel 1845
- Jacob John GlossbrennerJacob John GlossbrennerJacob John Glossbrenner, the fourteenth Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, was elected in 1845.-Birth and Family:Jacob John Glossbrenner was born 24 July 1812 in Hagerstown, Maryland. His parents were Lutheran. His father was killed by an accident when Jacob was only seven...
1845 - William Hanby 1845
- William Capers 1846
- Robert Paine 1846
- David Edwards 1849
- Henry Bidleman BascomHenry Bidleman BascomHenry Bidleman Bascom was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1850. He also distinguished himself as a Circuit rider, pastor and Christian preacher; as chaplain to the U.S...
1850
1851-1875
- Levi ScottLevi Scott (Bishop)Levi Scott was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852.-Birth, Family and Early Life:Scott was born near Cantwell's Bridge, now Odessa, Delaware. His parents were Methodists, his father a class-leader and Local preacher who entered the Itinerant Ministry of the...
1852 - Matthew SimpsonMatthew SimpsonMatthew Simpson , was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852.-Early life and family:...
1852 - Osman Cleander BakerOsman Cleander BakerOsman Cleander Baker was an American biblical scholar and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.-Early life:...
1852 - Edward Raymond AmesEdward Raymond AmesEdward Raymond Ames was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852.-Birth and family:...
1852 - Lewis Davis 1853
- George Foster PierceGeorge Foster PierceGeorge Foster Pierce was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South elected in 1854.-Birth and family:He was born on 3 February 1811 in Greene County, Georgia. George Foster was the son of the Rev. Lovick Pierce, a Pastor and a Chaplain in the War of 1812. Rev. Lovick Pierce was...
1854 - John EarlyJohn EarlyJohn Early was a Methodist prelate and one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.He was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He became a founder and one of the members of the board of Randolph Macon College. He was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and...
1854 - Hubbard Hinde Kavanaugh 1854
- Francis BurnsFrancis BurnsFrancis Burns was an American Methodist minster who served as a missionary in Liberia. He was the first Missionary Bishop, and the first African American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church ....
1858 - William W. OrwigWilliam W. OrwigWilliam W. Orwig was a Bishop of the Evangelical Association in the United States, elected in 1859. He is considered one of the most famous historical figures of the Evangelical Association.-Birth, ancestry and family:...
1859 - Jacob Markwood 1861
- Daniel Shuck 1861
- John Jacob Esher 1863
- Davis Wasgatt ClarkDavis Wasgatt ClarkDavis Wasgatt Clark was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1864; the first President of the Freedman's Aid Society; and the namesake of Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU.-Birth and Rebirth:...
1864 - Edward ThomsonEdward ThomsonEdward Thomson was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church , elected in 1864.-Early life:Thomson was born in Portsea, part of Portsmouth, England...
1864 - Calvin KingsleyCalvin KingsleyCalvin Kingsley was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church elected in 1864.-Birth and Family:...
1864 - Jonathan WeaverJonathan Weaver (bishop)thumb|300pxJonathan Weaver was a 19th century bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, and employed by Otterbein College.-Early life:...
1865 - William May Wightman 1866
- Enoch Mather Marvin 1866
- David Seth DoggettDavid Seth DoggettDavid Seth Doggett was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1866. He was born in Lancaster County, Virginia. He was descended from the Rev. Benjamin Doggett, a Church of England immigrant to Virginia about 1650, Rector of White Chapel Church in Lancaster...
1866 - Holland Nimmons McTyeire 1866
- John Wright Roberts 1866
- John Dickson 1869
- John Christian KeenerJohn Christian KeenerJohn Christian Keener was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1870.-Early life:...
1870 - Reuben Yeakel 1871
- Thomas BowmanThomas Bowman (Methodist Episcopal Bishop)Thomas Bowman was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872. He was born 15 July 1817 at Berwick, Pennsylvania....
1872 - William Logan HarrisWilliam Logan HarrisWilliam Logan Harris was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.-Birth and family:...
1872 - Randolph Sinks FosterRandolph Sinks FosterRandolph Sinks Foster was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.Born on 22 February 1820 at Williamsburg, Ohio, U.S.A., he attended Augusta College in Kentucky, but left to become a Preacher in the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church when he was only...
1872 - Isaac William WileyIsaac William WileyIsaac William Wiley was an American who distinguished himself as a physician, a Methodist missionary to China, a Pastor, as the President of a seminary, as an editor, and as a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.-Birth and Early Years:...
1872 - Stephen Mason MerrillStephen Mason MerrillStephen Mason Merrill was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.-Birth and Ordained Ministry:...
1872 - Edward Gayer AndrewsEdward Gayer AndrewsEdward Gayer Andrews was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.He was born in New Hartford, New York . He was educated at Cazenovia Seminary, Cazenovia, New York, and at Wesleyan University, , where he became a member of the Mystical Seven...
1872 - Gilbert HavenGilbert HavenGilbert Haven was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872. He was consecrated a bishop on May 24, 1872 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York...
1872 - Jesse Truesdell PeckJesse Truesdell PeckJesse Truesdell Peck was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.-Birth and Family:...
1872 - Rudolph Dubs 1875
- Thomas BowmanThomas Bowman (Evangelical Association Bishop)Thomas Bowman was a Bishop of the Evangelical Association, elected in 1875.He was born in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He studied at the Vanderveers Seminary in Easton, Pennsylvania. He entered the Traveling Ministry of the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the...
1875
1876-1900
- Milton WrightMilton Wright (Bishop)Milton Wright was the father of aviation pioneers Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright, and a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.- Family :* Father: Dan Wright* Mother: Catherine Wright née Reeder...
1877 - Nicholas Castle 1877
- Beniah John Willis 1877
- Henry White WarrenHenry White WarrenHenry White Warren was an American Methodist Episcopal bishop and author, brother of William Fairfield Warren. He was born at Williamsburg, Mass., and graduated in 1853 at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. He taught ancient languages at Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass. , and then entered...
1880 - Cyrus David FossCyrus David FossCyrus David Foss was a prominent Methodist bishop in latter 19th century, primarily serving in New York City and New England....
1880 - John Fletcher HurstJohn Fletcher HurstJohn Fletcher Hurst was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and first Chancellor of the American University in Washington, D.C.-Biography:...
1880 - Erastus Otis HavenErastus Otis HavenErastus Otis Haven was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1880, and the president of several universities.-Biography:...
1880 - Ezekiel Boring Kephart 1881
- Alpheus Waters Wilson 1882
- Linus ParkerLinus ParkerLinus Parker was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1882.-Birth and Family:Linus was born on a farm near Vienna, Oneida County, New York. He married Sallie F. Sale in 1853. She died of yellow fever three months later. After five years Linus married a second time, to...
1882 - John Cowper GranberyJohn Cowper GranberyJohn Cowper Granbery was an American clergyman of the Southern Methodist Episcopal church, born at Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated at Randolph Macon College in 1848, entered the Methodist ministry, and acted as chaplain in the Confederate army...
1882 - Robert Kennon HargroveRobert Kennon HargroveRobert Kennon Hargrove was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1882....
1882 - William Xavier Ninde 1884
- John Morgan WaldenJohn Morgan WaldenJohn Morgan Walden was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He also gained notability as a newspaper editor and journalist, as a State Superintendent of Education in Kansas, as an officer in the Union Army, and as an Official in his Christian denomination.-Birth and family:John...
1884 - Willard Francis MallalieuWillard Francis MallalieuWillard Francis Mallalieu was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1884.Willard was born in Sutton, Massachusetts. He was of Puritan and Huguenot ancestry...
1884 - Charles Henry FowlerCharles Henry FowlerCharles Henry Fowler was a Canadian-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1884.-Birth and Family:...
1884 - William TaylorWilliam Taylor (bishop)William Taylor was an American Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1884. Taylor University, a Christian college in Indiana, carries his name.-Ancestry and birth:...
1884 - Daniel Kumler FlickingerDaniel Kumler FlickingerDaniel Kumler Flickinger was an American Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, elected in 1885...
1885 - William Wallace DuncanWilliam Wallace DuncanWilliam Wallace Duncan was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1886.He was born 20 December 1839 in Boydton, Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent and of scholarship. He was the son of Professor David Duncan, a native of Ireland, and of University of Edinburgh in...
1886 - Charles Betts GallowayCharles Betts GallowayCharles Betts Galloway was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1886.He was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. His ancestor was Richard Galloway, who came from England in 1670 and settled in Lord Baltimore's province. From there the family branched into...
1886 - Eugene Russell HendrixEugene Russell HendrixEugene Russel Hendrix was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in the U.S., elected in 1886.Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas is named in his honor.-Family:...
1886 - Joseph Stanton Key 1886
- John Heyl VincentJohn Heyl VincentJohn Heyl Vincent was an American Methodist Episcopal bishop.He was born at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and was educated at Lewisburg Academy and at Wesleyan Institute, Newark, N. J. He entered the New Jersey Conference , and was transferred to the Rock River Conference...
1888 - James Newbury FitzGerald 1888
- Isaac Wilson JoyceIsaac Wilson JoyceIsaac Wilson Joyce was an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1888.He was born in Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio on 11 October 1836. He became a Member of the Northwest Indiana Annual Conference of the M.E...
1888 - John Philip NewmanJohn Philip NewmanJohn Philip Newman was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1888.-Birth and family:...
1888 - Daniel Ayres Goodsell 1888
- James Mills ThoburnJames Mills ThoburnJames Mills Thoburn was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church best known for his missionary work in India.Thoburn was born on March 7, 1836 in St. Clairsville, Ohio and graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1857, beginning his Methodist preaching ministry...
1888 - James W. Hott 1889
- Atticus Greene HaygoodAtticus Green HaygoodAtticus Greene Haygood was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.-Biography:He was born in Watkinsville, Ga. and graduated at Emory College in 1859. He entered the ministry where he edited the Sunday-school publications of the Southern branch of the church...
1890 - Oscar Penn FitzgeraldOscar Penn FitzgeraldOscar Penn Fitzgerald was a Methodist clergyman, journalist and educator. He served as California Superintendent of Public Instruction and was elected a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1890....
1890 - Wesley Matthias StanfordWesley Matthias StanfordWesley Matthias Stanford was an American bishop of the United Evangelical Church , elected in 1891.-Birth and family:...
1891 - Christian S. Haman 1891
- Sylvanus C. BreyfogelSylvanus C. BreyfogelSylvanus Charles Breyfogel was an American Bishop of the Evangelical Association, elected in 1891.-Birth and family:Sylvanus Breyfogel was born 20 July 1851 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Seneca Breyfogel. In 1877 Breyfogel married Boas and together they had two...
1891 - William HornWilliam HornWilliam Austin Horn was an Australian mining magnate, pastoralist, politician, author, sculptor and philanthropist. Somewhat eccentric, in 1892 he was the donor of a copy of Antonio Canova's Venus, Adelaide's then controversial first public statue, which is still on display on North Terrace,...
1891 - Job S. Mills 1893
- Charles Cardwell McCabeCharles Cardwell McCabeCharles Cardwell McCabe was an American who distinguished himself as a Methodist pastor, an Army chaplain during the American Civil War, a Church executive chiefly in the field of fundraising, as Chancellor of American University, and as a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church , elected in...
1896 - Joseph Crane HartzellJoseph Crane HartzellJoseph Crane Hartzell 1 June 1842 – 6 September 1929) was an American Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church who served in the United States and in Africa. He was elected in 1896.-Early life and family:...
1896 - Earl CranstonEarl CranstonEarl Cranston was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1896. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor and Presiding Elder, and as an editor and publisher of the M.E. Church....
1896 - Warren Akin CandlerWarren Akin CandlerWarren Akin Candler was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1898. He was the tenth president of Emory University.-Early life:...
1898 - Henry Clay Morrison 1898
- David Hastings MooreDavid Hastings MooreDavid Hastings Moore was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1900. He also gained notability as a Union Army Officer in the American Civil War, as a Pastor, as the Editor of an important Methodist periodical, and as a University Chancellor.-Birth and Early Life:David...
1900 - John William HamiltonJohn William HamiltonJohn William Hamilton was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1900. He was also the Chancellor of American University from 1916 until 1922...
1900 - Edwin Wallace ParkerEdwin Wallace ParkerEdwin Wallace Parker was an American Methodist Episcopal missionary bishop, born at St. Johnsbury, Vt. He was educated at the St. Johnsbury Academy and at the General Biblical Institute at Concord, N. H., joining the Vermont Conference of his denomination in 1857. In 1859 he sailed for India and...
1900 - Francis Wesley Warne 1900
1901-1912
- George Martin Mathews 1902
- Alexander Coke Smith 1902
- Elijah Embree HossElijah Embree HossElijah Embree Hoss was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1902. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist pastor, as a college professor and administrator, and as an editor....
1902 - Henry Burns Hartzler 1902
- William Franklin Heil 1902
- Joseph Flintoft BerryJoseph Flintoft BerryJoseph Flintoft Berry was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904.-Birth and Family:...
1904 - Henry Spellmeyer 1904
- William Fraser McDowellWilliam Fraser McDowellWilliam Fraser McDowell was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904. He was born in Millersburg, Ohio, U.S.-Education:...
1904 - James Whitford BashfordJames Whitford BashfordJames Whitford Bashford was a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the USA and the first bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in China.- Life :...
1904 - William Burt 1904
- Luther Barton Wilson 1904
- Thomas Benjamin Neely 1904
- Isaiah Benjamin ScottIsaiah Benjamin ScottIsaiah Benjamin Scott or I.B. Scott was an American theologian, educator, and journalist.Scott was an ordained Methodist Episcopal reverend and elder; and was active in the leadership of the denomination...
1904 - William Fitzjames OldhamWilliam Fitzjames Oldhamthumb|William Fitzjames Oldham and his wife Marie Augusta MulliganWilliam Fitzjames Oldham was an Indian-born British-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Missionary Bishop for Southern Asia. He also distinguished himself as a Missionary, an Author, and a Church Official...
1904 - John Edward RobinsonJohn Edward Robinson (Methodist Bishop)John Edward Robinson was a Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904.-Birth and family:...
1904 - Merriman Colbert HarrisMerriman Colbert HarrisMerriman Colbert Harris was a Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904.-Birth and family:...
1904 - William Marion Weekley 1905
- William Mayes Willis 1905
- William Melvin Bell 1905
- Thomas Coke Carter 1905
- John James Tigert III 1906
- Seth WardSeth Ward (Methodist Bishop)Seth Ward was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1906.-Birth and family:...
1906 - James Atkins 1906
- Samuel P. Spreng 1907
- William Franklin Anderson 1908
- John Louis NuelsenJohn Louis NuelsenJohn Louis Nuelsen was a German-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1908. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, as a college and seminary professor and theologian, and as an author and editor.-Birth and Family:John was born 19...
1908 - William Alfred QuayleWilliam Alfred QuayleWilliam Alfred Quayle was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1908.-Birth and Family:...
1908 - Charles William Smith 1908
- Wilson Seeley Lewis 1908
- Edwin Holt HughesEdwin Holt HughesEdwin Holt Hughes was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1908.-Birth and family:...
1908 - Robert McIntyre 1908
- Frank Milton Bristol 1908
- Collins DennyCollins DennyCollins Denny was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1910.He was born in Winchester, Virginia. He practiced law in Baltimore, 1877-79, then entered the ordained ministry of the Baltimore Annual Conference of the M.E. Church, South in 1880. He served as a...
1910 - John Carlisle Kilgo 1910
- William Belton MurrahWilliam Belton MurrahWilliam Belton Murrah was an American Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1910.- Biography :Born in Pickensville, Alabama, he was educated at Southern University in Greensboro, Alabama, and at Centenary College in Jackson, Louisiana. In 1897 Murrah received the LL.D...
1910 - Walter Russell LambuthWalter Russell LambuthWalter Russell Lambuth was a Chinese-born American Methodist Bishop who worked as a missionary establishing schools and hospitals in China, Korea and Japan in the 1880s.-Birth and Family:...
1910 - Richard Green WaterhouseRichard Green WaterhouseRichard Green Waterhouse was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1910.-Family:...
1910 - Edwin DuBose Mouzon 1910
- James Henry McCoy 1910
- William Hargrave Fouke 1910
- Uriah Frantz Swengel 1910
- Homer Clyde StuntzJean A. StuntzJean Allison Stuntz is a professor at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, where she specializes in women's studies and the history of Texas, the Spanish Borderlands, and the American West. She holds the rank of associate professor...
1912 - William Orville Shepard 1912
- Theodore Sommers HendersonTheodore Sommers HendersonTheodore Sommers Henderson was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1912.Born in Millburn, New Jersey, he joined the New York East Annual Conference of the M.E. Church in 1893. Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, he served as a Pastor and as the Secretary of...
1912 - Naphtali LuccockNaphtali LuccockNaphtali Luccock was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1912.He was born on 28 September 1853 in Kimbolton, Ohio. He entered the Traveling Ministry of the Pittsburgh Annual Conference of the M.E. Church in 1874. Later he was transferred to the St...
1912 - Francis John McConnellFrancis John McConnellFrancis John McConnell was an American social reformer and a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1912.Born on August 18, 1871, in Trinway, Ohio, he died on August 18, 1953, in Lucasville, Ohio....
1912 - Frederick DeLand Leete 1912
- Richard Joseph CookeRichard Joseph CookeRichard Joseph Cooke was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1912. He also distinguished himself as a Pastor, an Editor, a Theologian, an Author, and a university administrator.-Early life:...
1912 - Wilbur Patterson Thirkield 1912
- John Wesley Robinson 1912
- William Perry EvelandWilliam Perry EvelandWilliam Perry Eveland was a Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1912 and serving in the USA and in Southeast Asia....
1912
1913-1925
- Henry Harness Fout 1913
- Cyrus Jeffries Kephart 1913
- Alfred Taylor HowardAlfred Taylor HowardAlfred Taylor Howard was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, elected in 1913.-Birth and Family:Alfred was born in the rural community of Pleasant Valley, Prairie Ronde Township, near the town of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Michigan...
1913 - Gottlieb Heinmiller 1915
- Lawrence Hoover Seager 1915
- Herbert George WelchHerbert WelchHerbert George Welch was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church. He was elected to the Episcopacy in 1916...
1916 - Thomas Nicholson 1916
- Adna Wright LeonardAdna Wright LeonardBishop Adna Wright Leonard I was a Methodist Bishop in Buffalo, New York and the first chairman of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains. He was killed in 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to visit Methodist chaplains and their troops.-Biography:He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on...
1916 - Matthew Simpson Hughes 1916
- Charles Bayard MitchellCharles Bayard MitchellCharles Bayard Mitchell was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1916. He also distinguished himself as a pastor and in service to his denomination.-Birth and Family:...
1916 - Franklin Elmer Ellsworth HamiltonFranklin Elmer Ellsworth HamiltonFranklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1916.-Birth and Family:...
1916 - Alexander Priestly CamphorAlexander Priestly CamphorAlexander Priestly Camphor was an American Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1916.A native of Louisiana, Camphor was the son of former slaves. He was an educator and a Missionary Bishop. Camphor Hall at Dillard University, New Orleans is named in his honor.-External...
1916 - Eben Samuel JohnsonEben Samuel JohnsonEben Samuel Johnson was an English-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1916.-Birth and Family:...
1916 - William H. Washinger 1917
- John Moore 1918
- William Fletcher McMurryWilliam Fletcher McMurryWilliam Fletcher McMurry was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1918. Prior to his episcopal service, the Rev. McMurry also was notable as a Methodist Pastor and church official....
1918 - Urban Valentine Williams DarlingtonUrban Valentine Williams DarlingtonUrban Valentine Williams Darlington was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1918....
1918 - Horace Mellard DuBoseHorace Mellard DuBoseHorace Mellard DuBose was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and The Methodist Church, elected in 1918. Bishop DuBose gained notability as an author, editor, and a leader in the American temperance movement.-Early life and family:DuBose was born on a cotton plantation in...
1918 - William Newman Ainsworth 1918
- James Cannon JrJames Cannon JrBishop James Cannon, Jr. was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1918. He was also a prominent leader in the temperance movement in the United States in the 1920s until derailed by scandal. H. L. Mencken said in 1934: "Six years ago he was the undisputed boss...
1918 - Matthew T. Maze 1918
- Lauress John Birney 1920
- Frederick Bohn FisherFrederick Bohn FisherFrederick Bohn Fisher was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1920. He also gained notability as a Pastor, a Missionary, an Author, and as an Official in Methodist Missionary and Men's movements....
1920 - Charles Edward Locke 1920
- Ernest Lynn WaldorfErnest Lynn WaldorfErnest Lynn Waldorf was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1920.He was born on a farm in the South Valley, Otsego County, New York. The "Waldruff" family originally came from Holland. Waldorf united with the Central New York Annual Conference of the M.E. Church in...
1920 - Edgar Blake 1920
- Ernest Gladstone Richardson 1920
- Charles Wesley Burns 1920
- Harry Lester SmithHarry Lester SmithHarry Lester Smith was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church. He was elected to this office by the 1920 M.E. General Conference.-Education and Ordination:In his youth, H...
1920 - George Harvey BickleyGeorge Harvey BickleyGeorge Harvey Bickley was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1920.-Birth and Family:...
1920 - Frederick Thomas Keeney 1920
- Charles Larew Mead 1920
- Anton Bast 1920
- Robert Elijah JonesRobert Elijah JonesRobert Elijah Jones was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church in the U.S., elected in 1920. Along with Matthew Wesley Clair, Jones was one of the first African-American Bishops of the M.E. Church....
1920 - Matthew Wesley ClairMatthew Wesley ClairMatthew Wesley Clair was one of the first African-American bishops in the Methodist Episcopal Church.-Biography:Matthew W. Clair was born in 1865 in Union, West Virginia. He was a son of Anthony and Ollie Clair, former slaves....
1920 - Arthur R. Clippinger 1921
- William Benjamin Beauchamp 1922
- James Edward DickeyJames Edward DickeyJames Edward Dickey was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1922.-Birth and Family:James was born 11 May 1864 in Jeffersonville, Georgia, the son of the Rev. James Madison and Ann Elizabeth Dickey. He was a descendant of John Dickey, who emigrated from Derry,...
1922 - Samuel Ross HaySamuel Ross HaySamuel Ross Hay was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1922.Born 15 October 1865 in Decaturville, Decatur County, Tennessee, he was the son of the Rev. William and Martha Hay. His grandfather was an influential local preacher.The Hays moved to Texas about 1881...
1922 - Hoyt McWhorter DobbsHoyt McWhorter DobbsHoyt McWhorter Dobbs was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and The Methodist Church, elected in 1922....
1922 - Hiram Abiff BoazHiram Abiff BoazHiram Abiff Boaz was the President of Polytechnic College from 1902 to 1911, and of Southern Methodist University from 1920 to 1922. He then became an American Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.-Biography:...
1922 - John Francis Dunlap 1922
- George Amos Miller 1924
- Titus LoweTitus LoweTitus Lowe was an English-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1924.-Birth and family:...
1924 - George Richmond GroseGeorge Richmond GroseGeorge Richmond Grose was an American academic administrator and a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1924, serving as a Missionary Bishop in China.-Family:...
1924 - Brenton Thoburn Badley 1924
- Wallace Elias Brown 1924
- Arthur Biggs Statton 1925
1926-1938
- John S. StammJohn S. StammJohn Samuel Stamm was an American bishop of the Evangelical Church, elected in 1926.Stamm was born on a Sunday morning , 23 March 1878, a son of Hanz and Mary Stamm...
1926 - Samuel J. Umbreit 1926
- Raymond J. Wade 1928
- James Chamberlain BakerJames Chamberlain BakerJames Chamberlain Baker was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Church, and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1928....
1928 - Edwin Ferdinand LeeEdwin Ferdinand LeeEdwin Ferdinand Lee was a Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1928.-Birth and Family:...
1928 - Grant D. Batdorf 1929
- Ira David Warner 1929
- John W. GowdyJohn W. GowdyJohn W. Gowdy was a Scottish American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1930...
1930 - Chih Ping Wang 1930
- Arthur James MooreArthur James MooreArthur James Moore was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South , the Methodist Church, and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1930.-Birth and family:...
1930 - Paul Bentley Kern 1930
- Angie Frank Smith 1930
- George Edward Epp 1930
- Jashwant Rao ChitambarJashwant Rao ChitambarJashwant Rao Chitambar was the first Indian Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church of North and South India, elected in 1931.-Early life:Chitambar was born in Allahabad, United Provinces, India...
1931 - Juan Ermete Gattinoni 1932
- Junius Ralph MageeJunius Ralph MageeJunius Ralph Magee was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1932.-Birth and Family:He was born 3 June 1880 in Maquoketa, Iowa, the son of John Calvin and Jane Amelia Magee. Junius married Harriet Ammie Keeler 10 September 1902. They had two children: ...
1932 - Ralph Spaulding Cushman 1932
- Elmer Wesley Praetorius 1934
- Charles H. Stauffacher 1934
- Jarrell Waskom Pickett 1935
- Roberto Valenzuela ElphickRoberto Valenzuela ElphickRoberto Valenzuela Elphick was a British-Chilean Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1936. He was born 29 August 1873 in Antofagasta, Chile. He was the son of a British nitrate producer, Donald E. Elphick, and Tomasa Valenquela, a Chilean Roman Catholic...
1936 - Wilbur Emery Hammaker 1936
- Charles Wesley FlintCharles Wesley FlintCharles Wesley Flint was an American Bishop in The Methodist Church, elected in 1936.Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, he was involved in educational work. He was the President of Cornell College in Iowa , then was the fifth Chancellor of Syracuse University from 1922 until his election as...
1936 - Garfield Bromley OxnamGarfield Bromley OxnamGarfield Bromley Oxnam was an American Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1936.-Biography:...
1936 - Alexander Preston ShawAlexander Preston ShawAlexander Preston Shaw was notable as an African American pastor, editor, and bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church. He was elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 1936...
1936 - John McKendree SpringerJohn McKendree SpringerJohn McKendree Springer was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1936. He was also notable as a pioneering missionary instrumental in developing Methodism on the continent of Africa.-Birth and family:Springer was born in Cataract, Wisconsin, the...
1936 - F. H. Otto Melle 1936
- Ralph Ansel Ward 1937
- Victor Otterbein Weidler 1938
- Ivan Lee Holt 1938
- William Walter PeeleWilliam Walter PeeleWilliam Walter Peele was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and The Methodist Church, elected to said office in 1938. He also gained notability as a College Professor, a Pastor, and as the President of the Council of Bishops of his denomination. Bishop Peele was one of...
1938 - Clare PurcellClare PurcellClare Purcell was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and the Methodist Church, elected in 1938.-Birth and Family:...
1938 - Charles Claude SelecmanCharles Claude SelecmanCharles Claude Selecman was the third President of Southern Methodist University from 1923 to 1938. In 1938, he was elected as an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.-Biography:...
1938 - John Lloyd Decell 1938
- William Clyde MartinWilliam Clyde MartinWilliam Clyde Martin was a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church...
1938 - William Turner WatkinsWilliam Turner WatkinsWilliam Turner Watkins was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and of The Methodist Church, elected in 1938. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, as a University Professor, and as an Editor.-Birth and family:...
1938
1939-1950
- James Henry Straughn 1939
- John Calvin BroomfieldJohn Calvin BroomfieldJohn Calvin Broomfield was one of only two Bishops ever elected by the Methodist Protestant Church . This U.S. branch of Methodism did not elect Bishops but had Conference Presidents instead. However, in 1939 in preparation for reunion with the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist...
1939 - William Alfred Carroll HughesWilliam Alfred Carroll HughesWilliam Alfred Carroll Hughes was an American Bishop in The Methodist Church, elected in 1940.He was the first Bishop elected by the then Central Jurisdiction of the Church. He was elected at the first meeting of the Central Jurisdiction, on 20 June 1940, receiving a total of 81 votes...
1940 - Lorenzo Houston KingLorenzo Houston KingLorenzo Houston King was an American bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1940.He was born in Macon, Mississippi to parents who had once been slaves. He was ordained in 1907 in the Atlanta Annual Conference of the M.E. Church...
1940 - Bruce Richard Baxter 1940
- Shot Kumar Mondol 1940
- Clement Daniel RockeyClement Daniel RockeyClement Daniel Rockey was a Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1941.He was born in Cawnpore, India, a son of the Rev. Noble Lee Rockey, an American Missionary pioneer in India. Clement entered the North India Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1914...
1941 - Enrique Carlos Balloch 1941
- Z. T. Kaung 1941
- Wen Yuan Chen 1941
- George Carleton LacyGeorge Carleton LacyGeorge Carleton Lacy was an American Methodist missionary and the last Methodist Bishop in Mainland China.-Early years and education:...
1941 - Fred L. Dennis 1941
- Dionisio Deista AlejandroDionisio Deista AlejandroDionisio Deista Alejandro was the first Filipino Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1944.He was born 19 February 1893 in Quiapo, Manila, the Philippines. His ancestry was Filipino with slight admixture of Chinese. He was baptized in 1906 at the age of thirteen in San Isidro, Luzon by...
1944 - Fred Pierce CorsonFred Pierce CorsonFred Pierce Corson was an American bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1944...
1944 - Walter Earl Ledden 1944
- Lewis Oliver HartmanLewis Oliver HartmanLewis Oliver Hartman was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1944.-Biography:He was born in LaGrange, Indiana, Lewis married Helen Marion Nutter 21 December 1922 in Newton, Massachusetts. She was born 2 November 1894.Lewis entered the Traveling Ministry of the Cincinnati Annual...
1944 - Newell Snow Booth 1944
- Willis Jefferson King 1944
- Robert Nathaniel Brooks 1944
- Edward Wendall KellyEdward Wendall KellyEdward Wendall Kelly was an American bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1944.Kelly was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1917. Prior to his election to the episcopacy, he served as a Pastor in places such as Texas, Detroit, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri...
1944 - William Angie SmithWilliam Angie SmithWilliam Angie Smith was a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1944.-Birth and Family:William was born 21 December 1894 in Elgin, Texas, the son of William Angie and Mary Smith. William married Bess Owens 20 July 1920...
1944 - Paul Elliott MartinPaul Elliott MartinPaul Elliott Martin was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1944. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor and District Superintendent, as well as by notable service to his denomination.-Birth and family:Paul was born in Blossom, Texas...
1944 - Costen Jordan HarrellCosten Jordan HarrellCosten Jordan Harrell was a bishop of The Methodist Church in the United States, elected in 1944.-Birth and family:...
1944 - Paul Neff Garber 1944
- Charles Wesley BrasharesCharles Wesley BrasharesCharles Wesley Brashares was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1944.Charles was born 31 March 1891 in Williamsport, Ohio, the son of Isaiah Mark and Clara Emma Brashares. Charles married Julia Estelle Merrill 20 December 1916...
1944 - Schuyler Edward Garth 1944
- Arthur Frederick Wesley 1944
- John Abdus Subhan 1945
- John Balmer Showers 1945
- August Theodor ArvidsonAugust Theodor ArvidsonAugust Theodor Arvidson was a bishop of The Methodist Church in Sweden.Arvidson was born in Järpas, Sweden to Lutheran parents. He was converted to methodism in his youth and joined the Methodist Church in Gothenburg in 1901...
1946 - Johann Wilhelm Ernst SommerJohann Wilhelm Ernst SommerJohann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer was a Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1946 for service in Germany.-Birth and Family:Johann was born 31 March 1881 in Stuttgart, Germany, of German and English ancestry...
1946 - John Wesley Edward Bowen 1948
- Lloyd Christ WickeLloyd Christ WickeLloyd Christ Wicke was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1948. When he died in 1996 he was the oldest of the 117 active and retired United Methodist Bishops at that time, as well as the last one elected during the decade of the 1940s.-Birth and...
1948 - John Wesley LordJohn Wesley LordJohn Wesley Lord was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1948. Lord was active in the African-American Civil Rights Movement and pushed for the racial integration of the Methodist Church, and was a Vice President of the National Council of Churches.-Early life:John was born 23...
1948 - Dana Dawson 1948
- Marvin Augustus Franklin 1948
- Roy Hunter ShortRoy Hunter ShortRoy Hunter Short was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1948.-Birth and family:...
1948 - Richard Campbell Raines 1948
- Marshall Russell ReedMarshall Russell ReedMarshall Russell Reed was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1948.-Birth and Family:...
1948 - Harry Clifford Northcott 1948
- Hazen Graff WernerHazen Graff WernerHazen Graff Werner was a Bishop of The Methodist Church and The United Methodist Church, elected in 1948.-Birth and family:...
1948 - Glenn Randall Phillips 1948
- Gerald Hamilton Kennedy 1948
- Donald Harvey Tippett 1948
- Jose Labarrete Valencia 1948
- Sante Uberto BarbieriSante Uberto BarbieriSante Uberto Barbieri was a Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1949. A native of Italy, he was elected Bishop by the Latin American Central Conference of the Church. He was assigned the work of the Church in Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay....
1949 - Raymond LeRoy ArcherRaymond LeRoy ArcherRaymond LeRoy Archer , was an American bishop of The Methodist Church. He was elected in 1950.-Birth and family:...
1950 - David Thomas Gregory 1950
1951-1963
- Frederick Buckley NewellFrederick Buckley NewellFrederick Buckley Newell was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1952.-Birth and Family:Frederick was born 11 March 1890 in Hartford, Connecticut. He married Emily Louise Lewis of Jersey City, New Jersey 15 January 1919. They had two children: Frederick Buckley Newell Jr, and...
1952 - Edgar Amos Love 1952
- Matthew Wesley Clair Jr 1952
- John Warren BranscombJohn Warren BranscombJohn Warren Branscomb was an American Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1952.He was born 11 May 1905 in Union Springs, Alabama. He attended Emory University and was a clergy member of the Florida Annual Conference. He was elected to the Episcopacy by the Southeastern Jurisdicitional...
1952 - Henry Bascom Watts 1952
- D. Stanley CoorsD. Stanley CoorsD. Stanley Coors was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1952.-Birth and family:Stanley was born in Pentwater, Michigan, the son of August Henry and Julia Marie Coors. He married Margaret Havens 23 September 1917. They had the following children: Robert Stirling, Winifred D....
1952 - Edwin Edgar VoigtEdwin Edgar VoigtEdwin Edgar Voigt was an American Bishop of German descent in The Methodist Church, elected in 1952. He served as the Bishop of the Dakotas Episcopal Area....
1952 - Francis Gerald Ensley 1952
- Alsie Raymond Grant 1952
- Julio Manuel Sabanes 1952
- Friedrich WunderlichFriedrich WunderlichFriedrich Wunderlich was a Fregattenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.-Awards:* Clasp to the Iron Cross ** 2nd Class...
1953 - Odd Arthur Hagen 1953
- Ferdinand SiggFerdinand SiggFerdinand Sigg was the first European bishop of the Central Conference of Middle and Southern Europe of the Methodist Episcopal Church...
1954 - Reuben Herbert Mueller 1954
- Harold Rickel Heininger 1954
- Lyle Lynden Baughman 1954
- Prince Albert Taylor JrPrince Albert Taylor JrPrince Albert Taylor Jr. was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956. When he died he held the distinction of the longest tenure of all living United Methodist Bishops at that time. Only one other Bishop remained from those elected in 1956: ...
1956 - Eugene Maxwell FrankEugene Maxwell FrankEugene Maxwell Frank was an American Bishop of the Methodist and United Methodist Churches, elected in 1956. He was notable for his passion for racial equality in the Church and beyond...
1956 - Nolan Bailey HarmonNolan Bailey HarmonNolan Bailey Harmon was a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956.-Birth and family:...
1956 - Bachman Gladstone Hodge 1956
- Hobart Baumann AmstutzHobart Baumann AmstutzHobart Baumann Amstutz was a bishop of the American Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956.-Early years:...
1956 - Ralph Edward DodgeRalph Edward DodgeRalph Edward Dodge was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956. He was the youngest of four children of Ernest and Lizzie Longshore Dodge of Dickinson County, Iowa....
1956 - Mangal Singh 1956
- Gabriel Sundaram 1956
- Paul E. V. ShannonPaul E. V. ShannonPaul Eugene Virgil Shannon was a Bishop of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, elected in 1957.-Birth and early life:...
1957 - John Gordon Howard 1957
- Hermann Walter Kaebnick 1958
- W. Maynard SparksW. Maynard SparksW. Maynard Sparks was an American Bishop of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1958.-Birth and Family:...
1958 - Paul Murray Herrick 1958
- Bowman Foster StockwellBowman Foster StockwellBowman Foster Stockwell was a Bishop of The Methodist Church of the United States, elected in 1960.-Birth and early life:...
1960 - Fred Garrigus HollowayFred Garrigus HollowayFred Garrigus Holloway was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1960.-Education:Holloway graduated in 1918 from Western Maryland College , then earned a B.A. from Drew University in 1921....
1960 - William Vernon Middleton 1960
- William Ralph Ward Jr 1960
- James Kenneth Mathews 1960
- Oliver Eugene Slater 1960
- William Kenneth PopeWilliam Kenneth PopeWilliam Kenneth Pope was a Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1960. He was elected by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the Church and assigned the Arkansas Episcopal Area, encompassing the North Arkansas and Little Rock Conferences; and then the North Texasand Central Texas...
1960 - Paul Vernon GallowayPaul Vernon GallowayPaul Vernon Galloway was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1960.He died 5 August 1990 at the St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 86 and living in Tulsa when he died of cancer. He was survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Boney of Tulsa, his son, Paul...
1960 - Aubrey Grey Walton 1960
- Kenneth Wilford Copeland 1960
- Everett Walter Palmer 1960
- Ralph Taylor Alton 1960
- Edwin Ronald Garrison 1960
- Torney Otto Nall Jr 1960
- Charles Franklin Golden 1960
- Noah Watson Moore Jr 1960
- Marquis LaFayette Harris 1960
- James Walton Henley 1960
- Walter Clark Gum 1960
- Paul Hardin JrPaul Hardin JrPaul Hardin, Jr. was a Bishop in The Methodist Church in the U.S., elected in 1960.He was Bishop of the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in 1963 when he joined seven other white clergymen to write the letter A Call For Unity, making a thinly veiled reference to Martin...
1960 - John Owen Smith 1960
- Paul William MilhousePaul William MilhousePaul William Milhouse was an American Bishop of the Evangelical United Brethren Church , elected in 1960. When he died at the age of 94 he was the last surviving U.M. Bishop elected by the E.U.B...
1960 - Pedro Ricardo Zottele 1962
1964-1975
- James Samuel ThomasJames Samuel ThomasJames Samuel Thomas was an American bishop in The Methodist Church . When elected in 1964, he was the youngest Methodist Bishop to date....
1964 - William McFerrin StoweWilliam McFerrin StoweWilliam McFerrin Stowe was a U.S. Bishop of the Methodist and United Methodist Churches, elected in 1964.He graduated from Hendrix College in 1938, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He earned degrees from Duke University and Boston University...
1964 - Walter Kenneth Goodson 1964
- Dwight Ellsworth Loder 1964
- Robert Marvin Stuart 1964
- Edward Julian Pendergrass Jr 1964
- Thomas Marion Pryor 1964
- Homer Ellis Finger JrHomer Ellis Finger JrHomer Ellis Finger, Jr. was an American Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1964....
1964 - Earl Gladstone Hunt JrEarl Gladstone Hunt JrEarl Gladstone Hunt, Jr. was an American who distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor and Evangelist, as the President of Emory and Henry College, as an author and theologian, as a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church , and as a leader in World Methodism.-Birth and...
1964 - Francis Enmer KearnsFrancis Enmer KearnsFrancis Enmer Kearns distinguished himself as a Methodist pastor, a professor of English, a member of denominational boards and agencies, a bluegrass musician, a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church , and a Visiting Professor of a United Methodist Theological Seminary...
1964 - Lance Webb 1964
- Escrivao Anglaze Zunguze 1964
- Robert Fielden Lundy 1964
- Harry Peter Andreassen 1964
- John Wesley Shungu 1964
- Alfred Jacob Shaw 1965
- Prabhakar Christopher Benjamin BalaramPrabhakar Christopher Benjamin BalaramPrabhakar Christopher Benjamin Balaram was an Indian Bishop of The Methodist Church , elected in 1965.-Early life:...
1965 - Stephen Trowen Nagbe 1965
- Franz Werner Schäfer 1966
- Benjamin I. Guansing 1967
- Lineunt Scott Allen 1967
- Paul Arthur Washburn 1968
- Carl Ernst Sommer 1968
- David Frederick WertzDavid Frederick WertzDavid Frederick Wertz was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1968. He was born in 1916 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Newport High School. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1937...
1968 - Alsie Henry Carleton 1968
- Roy Calvin Nichols 1968
- Arthur James ArmstrongArthur James ArmstrongArthur James Armstrong was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1968 to become the youngest United Methodist bishop in the United States at the age of 44.He was the son and grandson of Methodist Preachers...
1968 - William Ragsdale CannonWilliam Ragsdale CannonWilliam Ragsdale Cannon was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1968.-Birth and Family:...
1968 - Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa 1968
- Cornelio M. Ferrer 1968
- Paul Locke A. Granadosin 1968
- Joseph R. Lance 1968
- Ram Dutt JoshiRam Dutt JoshiRam Dutt Joshi was an Indian Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1968. He was born in Dwarahat in the Kumaon Hills of northern India...
1968 - Eric Algernon Mitchell 1969
- Federico Jose PaguraFederico José PaguraFederico Jose Pagura was a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1969. Prior and subsequent to his election to the Episcopacy he was a teacher at a seminary in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
1969 - Armin E. Haertel 1970
- Ole Edvard Borgen 1970
- Finis Alonzo Crutchfield, Jr.Finis Alonzo Crutchfield, Jr.Finis Alonzo Crutchfield, Jr. was a bishop in The United Methodist Church in the United States during the twentieth century. He was credited with bringing Oral Roberts into the Methodist Church and served as a negotiator in the 1968 merge of the Methodist Church with the Evangelical United...
1972 - Joseph Hughes Yeakel 1972
- Robert E. Goodrich Jr 1972
- Carl Julian SandersCarl Julian SandersCarl Julian Sanders was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church who was elected to that office in 1972. At the time of his election, he was the only candidate for the Methodist episcopacy ever to have been elected on the first ballot in the history of the Southeastern Jurisdictional...
1972 - Ernest T. Dixon JrErnest T. Dixon JrErnest T. Dixon Jr. was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. He was born in San Antonio, Texas.-Education:...
1972 - Don Wendell HolterDon Wendell HolterDon Wendell Holter was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. He was born in Lincoln, Kansas, a son of Henry O. and Lenna Mater Holter.-Education:...
1972 - Wayne K. ClymerWayne K. ClymerWayne Kenton Clymer is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. He also distinguished himself as a Pastor in the Evangelical United Brethren Church ; as a Preacher and Lecturer; as a Professor, Dean and President of an E.U.B./U.M...
1972 - Joel David McDavid 1972
- Edward Gonzalez CarrollEdward Gonzalez CarrollEdward Gonzalez Carroll was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972.-Birth and family:...
1972 - Jesse Robert DeWitt 1972
- James Mase Ault 1972
- John B. Warman 1972
- Mack B. StokesMack B. StokesMarion “Mack” B. Stokes is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. He is a graduate of Asbury College , Duke Divinity School , and Boston University . He was a professor of systematic theology and Christian Doctrine at Candler School of Theology at Emory...
1972 - Jack Marvin Tuell 1972
- Melvin E. Wheatley Jr 1972
- Edward Lewis TullisEdward Lewis TullisEdward Lewis Tullis was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, and an advocate for women clergy....
1972 - Frank Lewis Robertson 1972
- Wilbur Wong Yan ChoyWilbur Wong Yan ChoyWilbur Wong Yan Choy is a retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. He is the first Asian American elected a U.M. Bishop.-Birth and Family:...
1972 - Robert McGrady BlackburnRobert McGrady BlackburnRobert McGrady Blackburn was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972.-Birth and family:...
1972 - Emilio J. M. de CarvalhoEmilio J. M. de CarvalhoEmilio J. M. de Carvalho is a retired Angolan Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected to that office in 1972.Emilio was born 3 August 1933 in Quiongua, Malanje, Angola. He studied at the Faculdade de Teologia da Igreja Methodista in São Paulo, Brazil. At the same time he served as Assistant...
1972 - Fama Onema 1972
- Mamidi Elia Peter 1972
- Bennie de Quency WarnerBennie Dee WarnerBennie Dee Warner is a Liberian politician. He served as the country's Vice-President from 1977 to 1980.Warner was a bishop in the United Methodist Church before he was plucked from relative obscurity to become Vice President. Warner was attending a conference of Methodist Bishops in Nashville,...
1973
1976-1988
- J. Kenneth Shamblin 1976
- Alonzo Monk Bryan 1976
- Kenneth William Hicks 1976
- James Chess Lovern 1976
- Leroy Charles HodappLeroy Charles HodappLeroy Charles Hodapp distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, District Superintendent, Annual Conference Official, and Bishop of the United Methodist Church who was elected in 1976.-Birth and family:...
1976 - Edsel Albert AmmonsEdsel Albert AmmonsEdsel Albert Ammons is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1976.-Birth and Family:Ammons was born 17 February 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. He died 24 December, 2010. He is the son of boogie woogie legend Albert Ammons . He is the father of six children: Marilyn,...
1976 - C. Dale White 1976
- Ngoy Kimba Wakadilo 1976
- Almeida Penicela 1976
- LaVerne D. Mercado 1976
- Hermann Ludwig Sticher 1977
- Shantu Kumar A. Parmar 1979
- Thomas Syla Bangura 1979
- John Alfred Ndoricimpa 1980
- William Talbot Handy Jr 1980
- John Wesley HardtJohn Wesley HardtJohn Wesley Hardt is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1980. He also distinguished himself as a Preacher and a Pastor of Methodist Churches, as a District Superintendent, and as an author and biographer....
1980 - Benjamin Ray Oliphint 1980
- Louis Wesley Schowengerdt 1980
- Melvin George Talbert 1980
- Paul Andrews Duffey 1980
- Edwin Charles BoultonEdwin Charles BoultonEdwin Charles Boulton was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1980.-Birth and Family:...
1980 - John William Russell 1980
- Fitz Herbert Skeete 1980
- George Willis Bashore 1980
- Roy Clyde ClarkRoy Clyde ClarkRoy Clyde Clark is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1980.-Biography/Family:...
1980 - William Boyd Grove 1980
- Emerson Stephen ColawEmerson Stephen ColawEmerson Stephen Colaw is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1980. Emerson distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, a member of Annual Conference and General U.M. Agencies, a Bishop, and a U.M. Seminary Professor and Acting President.-Birth and Family:Bishop...
1980 - Marjorie MatthewsMarjorie MatthewsMarjorie Swank Matthews was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church. She was born 11 July 1916 in Onaway, Michigan....
1980 - Carlton Printess Minnick Jr 1980
- Calvin Dale McConnell 1980
- Kainda Katembo 1980
- Emerito P. Nacpil 1980
- Arthur Flumo Kulah 1980
- Felton Edwin May 1984
- Ernest A. FitzgeraldErnest A. FitzgeraldErnest A. Fitzgerald was a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984.-Birth and family:...
1984 - R. Kern EutslerR. Kern EutslerRalph Kern Eutsler is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984.-Birth and Family:Eutsler was born 2 August 1919 in Bridgewater, Virginia. He married Eva Rebecca Vines of Greenville, Virginia 10 October 1945. She was born 23 June 1922 and is a graduate of Mary...
1984 - J. Woodrow Hearn 1984
- Walter L. Underwood 1984
- Richard B. WilkeRichard B. WilkeBishop Richard B. Wilke created The DISCIPLE Bible Study with his wife, Julia. This training for Christian leaders has been completed by nearly two million graduates in more than 10,000 congregations and 30 denominations...
1984 - J. Lloyd Knox 1984
- Neil L. Irons 1984
- Roy I. SanoRoy I. SanoRoy Isao Sano is a retired Japanese-American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984.Sano was born on 18 June 1931 in Brawley, California, of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. Upon the death of their third child, Roy's parents were converted to Christianity...
1984 - Lewis Bevel Jones IIILewis Bevel Jones IIILewis Bevel Jones III is a retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church and currently Bishop in Residence at Emory University's Candler School of Theology....
1984 - Forrest C. Stith 1984
- Ernest W. Newman 1984
- Woodie W. WhiteWoodie W. WhiteWoodie Walter White is an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984.-Birth and Family:Woodie was born on 27 August 1935 in New York City. He is married to the former Jennie Tolson, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts. She attended Clark University in Worcester, and holds...
1984 - Robert Crawley Morgan 1984
- David J. LawsonDavid J. LawsonDavid Jerald Lawson was an American who gained notability as a Pastor and University Campus Minister in The Methodist and United Methodist Churchs, as a District Superintendent and Annual Conference official, and as a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984...
1984 - Elias Gabriel GalvanElias Gabriel GalvanElias Gabriel Galvan is a retired Mexican-American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984.-Birth and Family:...
1984 - Rueben Philip JobRueben Philip JobRueben Philip Job is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church. Elected in 1984, he served the Iowa Episcopal Area, and retired in 1992.-Birth and family:...
1984 - Leontine T. KellyLeontine T. KellyLeontine Turpeau Current Kelly is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church. She was born 5 March 1920 in Washington, D.C., one of eight children. Her father, David D. Turpeau, Sr., was a prominent Methodist minister, who later served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives...
1984 - Judith CraigJudith CraigJudith Craig is a retired American Bishop of The United Methodist Church, whose primary field of service was the U.S..Elected bishop in 1984, she was born on 5 June 1937 in Lexington, Missouri.-Education:...
1984 - Rüdiger Rainer MinorRüdiger Rainer MinorRüdiger Rainer Minor is a German Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1986. He was born 22 February 1939 in Leipzig, Germany, the son of a Methodist family. He went to school and university in his home city. He is a graduate of Karl Marx University, Leipzig Rüdiger Rainer Minor is a...
1986 - Eugenio Poma Anaguña 1986
- Jose Castro Gamboa Jr 1986
- Thomas Barber Stockton 1988
- Harold Hasbrouck Hughes Jr 1988
- Richard Carl LooneyRichard Carl LooneyRichard Carl Looney is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988.-Birth and Family:Richard was born in the Methodist parsonage at Hillsville, Virginia. He married Carolyn Adele McKeithen of Jackson, Mississippi 3 September 1957...
1988 - Robert Hitchcock SpainRobert Hitchcock SpainRobert Hitchcock Spain is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988.-Birth and Family:He was born in Loretto, Tennessee, the son of James Thomas and Grace Spain. His parents were both public educators.Spain married Syble Mink of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 14 May...
1988 - Susan Murch Morrison 1988
- R. Sheldon DueckerR. Sheldon DueckerRobert Sheldon Duecker was a American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988.-Birth and Family:...
1988 - Joseph Benjamin Bethea 1988
- William B. OdenWilliam B. OdenWilliam Bryant Oden is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988. He was born 3 August 1935 in McAllen, Texas. He is married to Marilyn Brown Oden, the author of over eight books. They have four children and four grandchildren....
1988 - Bruce P. BlakeBruce P. BlakeBruce P. Blake is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988.-Family:Blake is from Wichita, Kansas, having graduated in 1955 from the Wichita East High School. In 1957 he married Karen Eileen Miers of Furley, Kansas...
1988 - Charles Wilbourne Hancock 1988
- Clay Foster Lee JrClay Foster Lee JrClay Foster Lee, Jr. is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988.-Birth and Family:Clay was born 2 March 1930 in Laurel, Mississippi. On 27 May 1951 he married Dorothy “Dot” Stricklin . They have five children: Cecilia Ann Lee, Jack Stricklin Lee, Lisa Margaret...
1988 - Sharon A. Brown Christopher 1988
- Dan E. Solomon 1988
- William B. Lewis 1988
- William W. Dew Jr 1988
- Moises Domingos Fernandes 1988
- Joao Somane Machado 1988
1989-2000
- Walter Klaiber 1989
- Heinrich BolleterHeinrich BolleterHeinrich Bolleter was from 1989 to 2006 the bishop of the United Methodist Church of Central and Southern Europe which comprises the countries Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Switzerland, and...
1989 - Hans Vaxby 1989
- Alfred Lloyd NorrisAlfred Lloyd NorrisAlfred Lloyd Norris is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist/United Methodist Pastor, as a District Superintendent, as the President of a U.M. Seminary, and as a Mason.-Birth and Family:Norris was born in Bogalusa,...
1992 - Joe Allen Wilson 1992
- Robert Eugene FanninRobert Eugene FanninRobert Eugene Fannin is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992.-Family:Fannin was born in Ashland, Kentucky, but spent his childhood in Brooksville, Florida. In March 1956 he married Faye Thomas of Wauchula, Florida. They met while students at Florida Southern...
1992 - Amelia Ann B. Sherer 1992
- Albert Frederick MuttiAlbert Frederick MuttiAlbert Frederick "Fritz" Mutti, III is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992.-Birth and Family:...
1992 - Raymond Harold Owen 1992
- Joel Nestali MartinezJoel Nestali MartinezJoel Neftali Martinez is an Hispanic-American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992. Prior to his election to the episcopacy, Rev...
1992 - Donald Arthur Ott 1992
- Kenneth Lee CarderKenneth Lee CarderKenneth Lee Carder is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992. Kenneth distinguished himself as a Pastor, a member of Annual Conference and General U.M. agencies, a Bishop and an author....
1992 - Hae Jong KimHae Jong KimHae Jong Kim was a Korean American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992, who resigned as a bishop in 2005.- Early life :Kim was born in Seoul, Korea in 1935. During the Korean War he became a Christian...
1992 (resigned 2005) - William Wesley Morris 1992
- Marshall Leroy Meadors Jr 1992
- Charles Wesley Jordan 1992
- Sharon Zimmerman Rader 1992
- S. Clifton IvesS. Clifton IvesSamuel Clifton Ives is a retired American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992.-Birth and family:...
1992 - Mary Ann SwensonMary Ann SwensonMary Ann Swenson is an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1992.-Birth and Family:Mary Ann Swenson was born 8 June 1947 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was raised and educated in Jackson, Mississippi, where she was active in Sunday School, church youth group and choir at the...
1992 - Done Peter Dabale 1992
- Joseph Christian HumperJoseph Christian HumperJoseph Christian Humper is a Bishop in the United Methodist Church. He serves as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sierra Leone.-Source:*...
1992 - Christopher Jokomo 1992
- Daniel C. Arichea Jr 1994
- G. Lindsey DavisG. Lindsey DavisG. Lindsey Davis is an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1996.-Birth and Family:Davis was born in Durham, North Carolina. He married Jennifer Mink of Pineville, Kentucky on 20 May 1972...
1996 - Joseph E. Pennel Jr 1996
- Charlene P. KammererCharlene P. KammererCharlene P. Kammerer is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 1996.Born January 5, 1948, Bishop Charlene Kammerer graduated from Wesleyan College in 1970. She received a Master of Christian Education and Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical...
1996 - Alfred Johnson 1996
- Cornelius L. Henderson 1996
- Susan Wolfe Hassinger 1996
- J. Lawrence McCleskey 1996
- Ernest S. Lyght 1996
- Janice Riggle HuieJanice Riggle HuieJanice Riggle Huie was elected bishop by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1996.She is married to Robert Huie. They have two sons: David and Matthew...
1996 - Marion M. Edwards 1996
- C. Joseph Sprague 1996
- Peter D. Weaver 1996
- Jonathan D. KeatonJonathan D. KeatonJonathan D. Keaton is an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1996.-Birth and Family:He is married to Beverly L. Keaton. They have three grown children: Jonathan D. Keaton, II, Tandreka J. Keaton, and Anaya T. Keaton; and one grandchild.-Education:Jonathan earned the B.S...
1996 - Ray Chamberlain 1996
- John L. Hopkins 1996
- Michael J. Coyner 1996
- Edward W. Paup 1996 (resigned 2008)
- Ntambo Nkulu Ntanda 1996
- Larry M. GoodpasterLarry M. Goodpaster-Birth and Family:Bishop Goodpaster was born 23 April 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee. He married Deborah Cox 26 September 1971. They have two daughters: Amy and Lucy ; and three grandchildren: Amelia Grace Bradley, Thomas Martin Bradley, and Audrey Elizabeth Bradley.-Education:Bishop Goodpaster...
2000 - Rhymes H. Moncure Jr 2000
- Beverly J. ShamanaBeverly J. ShamanaBeverly J. Shamana is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 2000.Born November 4, 1939, Bishop Beverly J. Shamana graduated from Occidental College with a B.A. in Choral Conducting and Music Education in 1961...
2000 - Violet L. FisherViolet L. FisherViolet L. Fisher is a retired Bishop in The United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 2000.Born August 29, 1939, Bishop Violet L. Fisher graduated from Bowie State University with a BS in 1962. She received a M. Ed. from George Washington University in 1978. She attained...
2000 - Gregory V. PalmerGregory V. PalmerGregory Vaughn Palmer is an American Bishop of The United Methodist Church, elected in 2000. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Herbert Palmer, is also a United Methodist pastor.-Education:...
2000 - William W. Hutchinson 2000
- B. Michael WatsonB. Michael WatsonB. Michael Watson is a Bishop of The United Methodist Church, elected in 2000. He is currently Resident Bishop of the North Georgia Annual Conference, which comprises 1,000 churches, more than 1,500 clergy members, and more than 320,000 lay members.-Education:Watson received a bachelor of science...
2000 - D. Max Whitfield 2000
- Benjamin Roy Chamness 2000
- Linda Lee 2000
- James R. King 2000
- Bruce R. OughBruce R. OughBruce R. Ough is a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2000.-Birth and Family:Ough was married to Charlene Ann Feldner Henning 14 August 1976. They have three children: Lance, Stuart and Matthew.-Education:...
2000 - Warner H. Brown Jr 2000
- José Quipungo 2000
- Gaspar Joao Domingos 2000
- Leo A. SorianoLeo A. SorianoLeo A. Soriano is a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2000 in the Philippines.-Early life:Leo is the second son of Benjamin Soriano, a Methodist Pastor, and Purificacion Aranda, a teacher. He has two brothers, Henry and Bliss and a sister, Phoebe. He was born and spent his early...
2000 - Benjamin A. Justo 2000
- John G. Innis 2000
- Carlos Intipampa 2000
2001-Present
- Timothy W. WhitakerTimothy W. WhitakerTimothy Wayne Whitaker is a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2001. Timothy distinguished himself as a U.M. Pastor, a College Lecturer, a member of Annual Conference and U.M...
2001 - Øystein Olsen 2001
- Solito K. Toquero 2001
- Nélida (Nelly) Ritchie 2001
- Marcus Matthews 2004
- Sudarshana Devadhar 2004
- Jeremiah J. Park 2004
- Hope Morgan WardHope Morgan WardHope Morgan Ward is a bishop in the United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the episcopacy in 2004.Ward graduated from Duke University in 1973 with an A.B. degree in English and Religion. She entered seminary at Duke Divinity School and completed the M.Div. degree in 1978.Bishop Ward...
2004 - William H. Willimon 2004
- James E. Swanson Sr 2004
- Hee-soo Jung 2004
- Robert E. Hayes JrRobert E. Hayes JrRobert Eric Hayes, Jr. is an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church , currently serving in the . Prior to being elected to the episcopacy in 2004, Hayes served as treasurer of the Texas Annual Conference. He has also served as a pastor, District Superintendent, and college...
2004 - Alfred W. Gwinn JrAlfred W. GwinnAlfred Wesley Gwinn, Jr. is the current residing bishop of the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has held the office of Bishop of North Carolina since 2004...
2004 - John R. Schol 2004
- Richard J. Wills JrRichard J. Wills JrRichard J. Wills Jr is a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2004.-Birth and Family:He married Eileen Wills on 12 June 1965. They have four children: Richard J...
2004 - Robert C. Schnase 2004
- Deborah L. Kiesey 2004
- Jane Allen Middleton 2004
- Thomas J. BickertonThomas BickertonThomas J. Bickerton is a US Methodist bishop.Born July 2, 1958, Bishop Tom Bickerton was reared in West Virginia and graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Psychology. Subsequently, he entered seminary at Duke University Divinity School and...
2004 - Scott J. JonesScott J. JonesScott Jameson Jones is an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2004. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and raised in Illinois, Indiana and Colorado. -Family:...
2004 - Charles N. Crutchfield 2004
- Robert T. HoshibataRobert T. HoshibataRobert Tsugio Hoshibata is an American Bishop of The United Methodist Church, elected in 2004. Robert is notable as a U.M. Pastor, District Superintendent, and Bishop.-Birth and family:...
2004 - Mary Virginia TaylorMary Virginia TaylorMary Virginia Taylor is a bishop in The United Methodist Church in the U.S., serving the South Carolina Conference. She was Elected in 2004 on the 34th ballot, receiving 354 of 549 votes cast at the Southeastern Juridictional Conference. She was endorsed by the Holston Conference delegation.She...
2004 - Sally Dyck 2004
- Minerva G. CarcañoMinerva G. CarcañoMinerva G. Carcaño is the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of The United Methodist Church , the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. She was elected in 2004. She currently serves as Bishop of the Phoenix Episcopal Area, Desert Southwest Conference of...
2004 - Eben K. Nhiwatiwa 2004
- Carlos Poma 2004
- Hans Växby 2005
- David Kekumba Yemba 2005
- Rosemarie WennerRosemarie WennerRosemarie Wenner is the current Presiding Bishop of the United Methodist Church in Germany.Rosemarie Wenner studied in Reutlingen, Germany...
2005 - Benjamin Boni 2005
- Patrick StreiffPatrick StreiffPatrick Philipp Streiff is bishop of the United Methodist Church of Central and Southern Europe which comprises the countries Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Tunisia.- Life :Patrick...
2005 - Daniel WandabulaDaniel WandabulaDaniel Wandabula is a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2006. At the time of his election he was forty-one years old, one of the youngest bishops of his denomination.-Episcopal election:...
2006 - Kefas Kane Mavula 2007
- Paul Leeland 2008
- Peggy Johnson 2008
- W. Earl Bledsoe 2008
- John Michael Lowry 2008
- Julius C. Trimble 2008
- Grant J. HagiyaGrant J. HagiyaGrant J. Hagiya, a third generation Japanese American was elected a Bishop in the United Methodist Church in 2008. -Family:Bishop Hagiya was born 3 January 1952 in Chicago, Illinois...
2008 - Elaine J. W. Stanovsky 2008
- James Dorff 2008
- Joaquina Filipe Nhanala 2008
- Rodolfo Alfonso Juan 2008
- Lito Cabacungan Tangonan 2008
- John K. YambasuJohn K. YambasuJohn K. Yambasu is a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2008. He was the final U.M. Bishop elected in 2008.-Family background:Sierra Leonean by birth, he was born in Bo in southern Sierra Leone. He is married to Millicent...
2008
See also
- Conferences of the United Methodist ChurchConferences of the United Methodist ChurchThe following is a list of the Conferences of The United Methodist Church.-Conference Listings:There are several kinds of Conferences of The United Methodist Church.*General Conference is the highest deliberative body for the United Methodist Church....
- MethodismMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
- United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchThe United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops