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Janice Riggle Huie (born 15 December 1946) is a bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1996 by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference. She has served in the church's Arkansas Annual (regional) Conference, 1996–2004, and in the Texas Annual Conference from 2004 until the end of her time as a Bishop.


Life and career

She is married to Robert Huie. They have two sons: David (deceased) and Matthew. Bishop Huie served as the President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops until 2008, ostensibly the senior executive position of the United Methodist General Connection. She was succeeded by Bishop Greg Palmer of the Iowa Conference. Huie was appointed to the Texas Annual Conference in 2004. The area is composed of 713 congregations and 290,855 members, spread throughout the eastern part of the US state of Texas. It includes Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Texarkana, Longview, Tyler and College Station.


Education

Huie completed undergraduate study at University of Texas (1969). She went on to earn a
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Perkins School of Theology Perkins School of Theology is one of Southern Methodist University's three original schools and is located in Dallas, Texas. The theology school was renamed in 1945 to honor benefactors Joe J. and Lois Craddock Perkins of Wichita Falls, Texas. De ...
and holds a
D.Min. The Doctor of Ministry (abbreviated DMin or D.Min.) is a professional doctorate, often including a research component, that may be earned by a minister of religion while concurrently engaged in some form of ministry. It is categorized as an advanced ...
from Candler School of Theology in 1989


Ordained ministry

*Bishop, Houston Area, 2004–2016 *Bishop, Arkansas Area, 1996–2004 *District Superintendent, San Angelo District, 1993–1996 *Pastor, Manchaca United Methodist Church *Pastor, Mason First United Methodist Church, Mason, Texas *Pastor, St. Mark United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas *Associate Pastor, University United Methodist Church, Austin, TX *Marbridge Ranch Campus Minister, University of Texas, Austin, TX


References

*The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Churc

*InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church.


See also

* List of bishops of the United Methodist Church {{DEFAULTSORT:Huie, Janice Riggle 1946 births Living people Women Methodist bishops Candler School of Theology alumni United Methodist bishops of the South Central Jurisdiction 20th-century Methodist bishops 21st-century Methodist bishops University of Texas alumni