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This is a list of bishops of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the episcopacy, both living and dead. 1784–1807 [ edit ]
In the United Methodist Church, a resident bishop is appointed to a specific episcopal area (i.e., the bishop resident in the area; unless a bishop happens to be retired and simply residing in the area, not assigned to it). A resident bishop is the Presiding Bishop of any and all annual (i.e., regional) conferences of the church within the area.
The United Methodist Council of Bishops is the organization of which all active and retired bishops in the United Methodist Connection are members. In the United Methodist system of polity, the Council of Bishops is the executive branch of the church's government. Bishop Tracy Smith Malone currently serves as president of the Council of Bishops ...
Bishops of the worldwide Christian denomination, the United Methodist Church (including predecessor denominations), living and dead, primarily organized into appropriate sub-categories. See also [ edit ]
In April 2005, the United Methodist Council of Bishops approved "A Proposal for Interim Eucharistic Sharing." This document was the first step toward full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The ELCA approved this same document in August 2005. [253]
Cynthia Fierro Harvey (born 1959) is an American bishop in the United Methodist Church and served as president of its Council of Bishops. She is the first Hispanic woman to lead the Council of Bishops. Harvey is the Resident Bishop of the Texas Annual Conference (Houston Based actually 1 of 5 Annual Conferences based in Texas).
This category organizes Bishops of the United Methodist Church who are/were American by nationality. For other categorisations, see Category:Bishops of the United Methodist Church . Pages in category "American United Methodist bishops"
Bishops of the United Methodist Church serving or having served in the United States of America regardless of nationality. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.