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Church of God in Christ The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination, and the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly Bl ...

(COGIC) is a

Holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

Christian denomination A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worsh ...

, with a predominantly African-American membership. The denomination reports having more than 12,000 churches and over 6.5 million members in the United States. The

National Council of Churches The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body in the United States. NCC is an ecumenical partnership of 38 Christian faith groups in the Uni ...

ranks it as the fifth largest Christian denomination in the U.S. Internationally, COGIC can be found in more than 100 nations. Its worldwide membership is estimated to be between six and eight million,Melton, J. Gordon, ''Religions of the World Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices'', 2010. p. 681 composing more than 25,000 congregations throughout the world. The following is a list of the geographical dioceses of the denomination, which are called "jurisdictions", and the leader of each.* *_{TBD = To Be Determined – when the Office of Bishop is vacant for a diocese/jurisdiction in the case of the death, retirement, or abdication of a bishop, or if the jurisdiction is newly formed and has no bishop yet.} *_{Bishop-designate = A "Bishop-designate" or "Bishop-designee" is someone who has been selected to be a candidate for the Office of Bishop for a specific jurisdiction in the denomination, but has not yet been officially consecrated and installed in the position.} *_{Interim = This denotes that another bishop has been chosen from elsewhere in the denomination to be the temporary leader of a jurisdiction until a new Bishop-designate is officially consecrated and installed as its leader.}

North America

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Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

* Belize Jurisdiction – Bishop Alber Oliver Quick * Belize Second Jurisdiction - Bishop Anthony Richardson

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

* Nova Scotia Jurisdiction – Bishop Joe O. Wilkins, Sr. * Canada/Michigan Jurisdiction – Bishop Percy W. Henderson * British Columbia/Vancouver – Bishop Benjamin Stephens III * Ontario Jurisdiction – Bishop Charles J. Johnson III

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

* Mexico Jurisdiction - Bishop Maurice Green, Jr.

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

* Panama Jurisdiction – Bishop Eusebio Carlos Stewart

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

Alabama First Jurisdiction
– Bishop Oscar L. Meadows
Alabama Second Jurisdiction
– Bishop Marcus Earl Pulliam, Sr. * Alabama Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Peter Wren, Sr.

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

Alaska Jurisdiction
– Bishop Otis McCormick

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

* Arizona Jurisdiction – Bishop Harvey T. Young, Sr.

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

Arkansas First Jurisdiction
– Bishop Jewel R. Withers, Jr
Arkansas Second Jurisdiction
– Bishop Frank J. Anderson, Jr. * Arkansas Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Michael A. Jones
Arkansas Fourth Jurisdiction
– Bishop Junius Earl Williams * Arkansas Fifth Jurisdiction – Bishop Lee Beard lll

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

* California New Journey – Bishop John M. Richardson, Sr. * California North Central – Bishop Donald R. Murray * California Northwest – Bishop Nathaniel Bullock * California Greater Northern Second – Bishop Johnathan Douglas Logan, Sr. * California Nor Cal Metropolitan – Bishop Jerry Wayne Macklin, First Assistant Presiding Bishop, General Board Member * California Northern First – Bishop Albert Galbraith, Chairman, Board of Bishops * California Northeast – Bishop Michael Julian Johnson * California Southern First – Bishop Joe L. Ealy * California Southern Evangelistic – Bishop Christopher Edwin Milton * California Southern Second – Bishop Charles G. Nauden * California Southern Third – Bishop Roger Thomas
California Southern Fourth
– Bishop Roy Dixon * California Southern Metropolitan – Bishop J. Bernard Hackworth * California Southwest – Bishop Hillrie Murphy * California West Coast – Bishop Robert "Bob" Jackson * California Western – Bishop Leo Smith * California Valley – Bishop Samuel L. Doyle

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

* Colorado Jurisdiction – Bishop Wayne H. McDonald

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

* Connecticut First Jurisdiction – Bishop Charles H. Brewer III * Connecticut Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Augustus D. Pullen * Connecticut Third/Southern New England Jurisdiction – Bishop T. Walter Plummer

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

* Delaware Jurisdiction – Bishop Thomas L. Holsey

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

* Washington, D.C. Jurisdiction – Bishop Neavelle A. Coles

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

Florida Central First Jurisdiction
– Bishop Gary L. Hall, Sr. * Florida Central Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Edward Robinson, Sr. * Florida Eastern – Bishop Jimmie Lee Williams * Florida Northwest – Bishop Willie C. Green * Florida Southern – Bishop Julian C. Jackson * Florida Southwest – Bishop Anthony W. Gilyard * Florida Western – Bishop Willie J. Matheney * Florida Western Second – Bishop Larry Perkins

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

* Georgia North Central – Bishop Joseph E. Hogan Sr. * Georgia Northern First – Bishop Leonard J. Chapple, Sr. * Georgia Northern Second – Bishop Mark Walden * Georgia South Central – Bishop Norman O. Harper * Georgia Southeast – Bishop Benjamin P. Collins * Georgia Southern First – Bishop Larry L. Shaw * Georgia Southern Second – Bishop Ronald Engram * Western Georgia – Bishop John F. Thomas * Georgia Metro – Bishop Michael J. Paden, Sr.

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

* Hawaii State Jurisdiction – Bishop Jesse T. Wilson, Sr.

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

* Idaho Jurisdiction – Bishop Taro D. Golden

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

* Illinois First – Bishop Ocie Booker * Illinois Third – Bishop Roland "Terry" Sanders * Illinois Fifth East – Bishop James C. Austin * Illinois Sixth – Bishop Clowdell Williams, Sr. * Illinois Central – Bishop Andrei V. Newbon * Illinois Seventh – Bishop R.D. Edward Goodwin, Sr. * Illinois Midwest – Bishop Darrell L. Hines, General Board Member * Illinois Southeast – Bishop Otis A. Eanes Sr. * Historic Northern Illinois – Bishop Edwin Walker * Illinois Southern – Bishop Embra Patterson * Illinois Fifth West – Bishop James E. Washington

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

* Historic Indiana First – Bishop Carl J. Steen, Jr. * Indiana Second – Bishop Benjamin A. Sanders * Indiana Third – Bishop E. Bobby Warren * Indiana North Central Fourth – Bishop Donald Alford Sr.

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

* Iowa Jurisdiction – Bishop Leroy Johnson

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

* Kansas Central – Bishop Milton Paul Jackson, Jr. * Kansas East – Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston – Chairman of the General Assembly COGIC * Kansas Southwest – Bishop Mark LaVoy Gilkey

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

* Kentucky First – Bishop John W. Fleming * Kentucky Second – Bishop James Bell Sr.

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

* Louisiana First – Bishop James Proctor * Louisiana East First – Bishop Alphonso Denson, Sr. * Louisiana East Second – Bishop Gerald Hastings Hawkins, Sr. * Louisiana East Third – Bishop Howard E. Quillen, Jr. * Louisiana Greater New Orleans – Bishop Charles E. Brown, Sr. * Louisiana South Central – Bishop Willie Cage

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

* Maine Jurisdiction – Bishop Steve Coleman

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

* Maryland Central Jurisdiction – Bishop Carl A. Pierce, Sr. * Maryland Eastern Shore – Bishop Paul Harmon * Greater Maryland First – Bishop Joel H. Lyles, Jr., General Secretary

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

* Massachusetts First – Bishop Samuel Byron Hogan Sr. * Massachusetts Greater Jurisdiction – Bishop Bryant Robinson Jr.

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

* Canadian-Michigan Jurisdiction – Bishop Percy W. Henderson * Michigan Great Lakes First – Bishop Michael E. Hill, General Board Member * Michigan Great Lakes Second – Bishop Dwight Walls, Chairman, Trustee Board * Michigan North Central – Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Presiding Bishop of the Church Of God In Christ, General Board Member * Michigan Northeast – Bishop Zachary N. Hicks * Michigan Southeast – Bishop Roger L. Jones, Sr. - Vice Chairman, Board Of Bishops * Michigan Southwest Agape – Bishop Michael E. Hill (Interim) * Michigan Southwest First – Bishop Marcus R. Ways * Michigan Southwest Second – Vacant, TBD (Bishop James Whitehead – Deceased as of March 8, 2023) * Michigan Southwest Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Samuel Duncan, Jr. * Michigan Southwest Fourth Jurisdiction – Bishop Aaron Milton, Sr. * Michigan Southwest Fifth – Bishop Don W. Shelby, Jr. * Michigan Western – Bishop Melvin C. Burton * Michigan Western Second Jurisdiction – Bishop James E. Atterberry, Sr.

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

* Minnesota Jurisdiction – Bishop Fred Willis Washington

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

* Mississippi Northern – Bishop William Dean, Jr. * Mississippi Southern First – Bishop Daniel Littleton * Mississippi Southern Second – Bishop Kenneth E. Preston

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

* Eastern Missouri First – BIshop Lawrence M. Wooten (Interim) * Eastern Missouri Second Western Illinois – Bishop Lawrence M. Wooten, Second Assistant Presiding Bishop, General Board Member *Eastern Missouri Third - Bishop Robert D. Strong * Missouri Southeastern Third – Bishop Nathaniel Ellis * Missouri Western First – Bishop Frank Douglas * Missouri Western Second – Bishop John M. Johnson * Missouri Midwest – Bishop Elijah H. Hankerson III, General Board Member * Missouri Gateway - Bishop Melvin J. Smith, Vice Chairman of the General Assembly

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

* Montana Jurisdiction – Bishop Marcus L. Collins

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

* Nebraska First Jurisdiction – Bishop John O. Ford * Eastern Nebraska Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph L. Shannon, Sr.

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

* Nevada First Jurisdiction – Bishop Leon Smith * Northern Nevada First Jurisdiction – Bishop Luther Dupree

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

*Greater New Hampshire Jurisdiction – Bishop Robert L Webbs, Sr.

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

* New Jersey First – Bishop Martin L. Johnson, Sr., Chairman, International Judiciary Board * New Jersey Garden State – Bishop William T. Cahoon * New Jersey Third – Bishop Kevin E. Knight, Sr. * New Jersey South Jersey – Bishop Tyrone McCombs

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

* New Mexico Jurisdiction – Bishop James L'Keith Jones.

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

* New York Eastern First – Bishop James Pullings Jr. * New York Eastern Second – Bishop Rothel Highsmith * New York Eastern Third – Bishop Frank A. White, Financial Secretary * New York Eastern Fourth – Bishop Clarence L. Sexton, Jr. * New York Eastern Fifth – Bishop Harrison Hale * New York Southeast – Bishop Tyrone L. Butler * New York Central – Bishop R.J. Hoston * New York Western First – Bishop James R. Wright, Sr. * New York Western Second – Bishop Glenwood Young

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

* North Carolina Greater – Bishop LeRoy Jackson Woolard * North Carolina Second – Bishop Stenneth E. Powell, Sr. * North Carolina Third – Bishop Patrick L. Wooden, Sr., Vice President of International Men's Department

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

* North Dakota Jurisdiction – Bishop Michael R. Cole.

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

* Ohio Central East – Bishop David L. Herron, Sr. * Ohio North First – Bishop Edward T. Cook * Ohio Northwest – Bishop Clifford L. Kimbrough, Jr. * Ohio Southern – Bishop George L. Carter * Ohio West – Bishop Emmitt L. Nevels, Sr.

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

* Oklahoma Northwest – Bishop Lee V. Broom * Oklahoma Southeast – Bishop Malcolm W. Coby, General Board Member

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

* Oregon First – Bishop Archie R. Hopkins, Sr. * Oregon Second – Bishop Percy J. Mullen

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Bishop Guy L. Glimp * Pennsylvania Central – Bishop Edgar L. Scott * Pennsylvania Eastern – Bishop David Morrell Screven * Pennsylvania Western First – Bishop Marvin C. Moreland II (Bishop James Miles Foster – Emeritus) * Pennsylvania Western Second – Bishop Melvin E. Clark Sr. * Pennsylvania Keystone – Bishop Vernon Prioleau * Pennsylvania Koinonia – Bishop Ernest Carl Morris

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

* Rhode Island Jurisdiction – Bishop Elijah Hankerson (Interim)

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

*South Carolina Jurisdiction – Bishop William A. Prioleau

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

* South Dakota Jurisdiction – Bishop Troy M. Carr

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

* Tennessee Central – Bishop Brandon B. Porter, General Board Member * Tennessee Eastern First – Bishop Felton M. Smith Jr. * Tennessee Eastern Second – Bishop Willie L. Bonner
Tennessee Fourth
– Bishop Jerry Maynard * Tennessee Fifth – Bishop Jerry Wayne Taylor * Tennessee Headquarters – Bishop David A. Hall Sr., General Board Member * Tennessee Southwest – Bishop William S. Wright Sr. * Tennessee Metropolitan – Bishop Linwood Dillard, Jr., Chairman of the International AIM Convention

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

* Texas Central Metropolitan – Bishop Frank Fanniel Sr. * Texas Covenant Jurisdiction - Bishop Gilbert Isaiah Gillum Jr. * Texas East – Bishop Robert L. Nichols Sr.
Texas Greater Southeast First
– Bishop Johnny A. Tates * Texas Gulf Coast – Bishop Destry C. Bell * Texas Lone Star Jurisdiction – Bishop Don Venson Nobles Sr. * Texas Metropolitan – Bishop Reginald L. Williams * Texas North Central – Bishop Robert L. Sample * Texas Northeast First – Bishop James E. Hornsby * Texas Northeast Second – Bishop David R. Houston * Texas Northeast Third – Bishop Nelson J. Gatlin * Texas Northeast Fourth – Bishop Nathiel D. Wells * Texas Northwest – Bishop William H. Watson, III * Texas South Central – Bishop Prince E. W. Bryant, Sr., General Board Member * Texas Southeast First – Bishop Kurt L. Thompson * Texas Southeast Second – Bishop Ladell Thomas Jr. * Texas Southeast Third – Bishop Travis T. Terry * Texas Southwest First – Bishop Maurice Green Jr. * Texas Southwest Second – Bishop Shelton C. Rhodes * Texas Western – Bishop Juan O. Lawson

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

* Utah Jurisdiction – Bishop Bobby R. Allen

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

* Vermont Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction – Bishop Talbert W. Swan, II, Assistant General Secretary

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

* Virginia First – Bishop Marc A. Thomas, Sr. * Virginia Second – Bishop Michael B. Golden, Jr., President of International Men's Department (Interim until officially appointed and installed in 2023)/Bishop J. Drew Sheard (Interim) * Virginia Third – Bishop Prince E. W. Bryant, Sr., (Interim) * Virginia Fourth – Bishop G. Wesley Hardy Sr. * Virginia Grace Fifth – Bishop Dwight L. Green, Sr.

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

* Washington State First Jurisdiction – Bishop Alvin C. Moore, Sr. * Washington Northwest Jurisdiction – Bishop Reginald C. Witherspoon

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

* Greater West Virginia Jurisdiction – Bishop Clyde D. Brown

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

Wisconsin First Jurisdiction
– Bishop Sedgwick Daniels, General Board Member * Wisconsin Northwest – Bishop Charles H. McClelland, General Board Member

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

* Wyoming Jurisdiction – Bishop Willie Harris

Caribbean

Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territo ...

* Rehoboth Caribbean Jurisdiction – Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.

Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

* Bahamas Jurisdiction – Bishop Tony L. Hanna

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

* Barbados/Caribbean Jurisdiction – Bishop Paul L. Fortson * Barbados First - Bishop Arthur F. Mosley

Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = " Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , e ...

* Bermuda Jurisdiction – Bishop Richard White Sr.

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

* Costa Rica Jurisdiction - Bishop Harry Beard

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

*Cuba Jurisdiction – Bishop Jose Mesa Videaux

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

* Dominican Republic First Jurisdiction – Bishop Ron Gibson * Dominican Republic Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph J. Mayo

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

* El Salvador Jurisdiction - Bishop Herbert R Davis

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

* Guatemala Jurisdiction – Bishop Charles H. Mason Patterson, Sr., General Treasurer

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

* Haiti Jurisdiction - Bishop Leon Pamphile

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

* Jamaica Jurisdiction – Bishop Harold Haughton * Greater Jamaica (Second) Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph A. Chase Jr.

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

* Commonwealth of Puerto Rico – Bishop Elton J. Amos Sr. *

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...

* Saint Lucia Eastern Caribbean Jurisdiction - Bishop E. Charles Connor

Saint Croix Saint Croix; nl, Sint-Kruis; french: link=no, Sainte-Croix; Danish and no, Sankt Croix, Taino: ''Ay Ay'' ( ) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorpo ...

* Saint Croix Jurisdiction – Bishop Alan G. Porter

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of ...

* Saint Kitts and Nevis Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction – Bishop Vincent Matthews (Interim)

Saint Thomas

* Saint Thomas Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction - Bishop Ahmed M. Screven, Esq.

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

* Trinidad and Tobago First Jurisdiction – Bishop Alton Gatlin * Trinidad & Tobago Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph H.Griffith

Turks and Caicos The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and nor ...

* Turks and Caicos Jurisdiction - Bishop Earl J Wright Jr.

Africa

Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

* Angola First - Bishop Macano Kamuimba Marcos Pedro

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

* Congo First Jurisdiction – Bishop Muhangenu H. Ghilain *Congo Second Jurisdiction - Bishop Matthew L Brown

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

*Ethiopia Jurisdiction – Bishop Corby Bush

Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

* Gambia/West Africa Jurisdiction - Bishop Lorenzo D. Lee

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

* Republic of Ghana Jurisdiction – Bishop Emmanuel A. Boateng * Ghana West Africa Jurisdiction - Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Anim

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

* Kenya, East Africa First Jurisdiction – Bishop Jerry L. Ivery Sr. * Kenya, Cornerstone First Jurisdiction – Bishop Francis Kamau * Kenya, Impact Third Jurisdiction - Bishop Solomon Omo-Osagie

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

* Liberia Jurisdiction – Bishop Francis Stewart

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

* Malawi Central Jurisdiction – Bishop Ronald Sabawo * Malawi Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Chifundo Mwanandi

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

* Nigeria First Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph O. Oipinejaro * Nigeria Southern Jurisdiction – Bishop Henry Chikwudi * Nigeria West Africa Jurisdiction – Bishop Lucky C. Donuwe * Nigeria God is REAL Jurisdiction - Bishop Friday U Okwey. * Nigeria Pinnacle Faith Jurisdiction - Bishop Dr Louis O Morah. * Nigeria PURITY Jurisdiction - Bishop Newlife Ugochukwu * Nigeria Eastern Gateway - Bishop Onuigwe Emeka Dominic * Sanctuary of Peace Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction - Bishop Bolu Fam * Nigeria United Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction - Bishop Micaiah J. Young, Sr.

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

* West Ivory Coast Jurisdiction – Bishop Enoch Perry

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

* East African Rwandan Jurisdiction -- Bishop Jeffrey Melvin

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

* South Africa – Bishop Vincent Mathews, International Missions President * South Africa Second – Bishop Vincent Mathews (Interim) * South Africa Third – Bishop Vincent Mathews (Interim) * South Africa Fourth - Bishop Wayne Janecke * South Africa Fifth – Bishop Ben Zulu * South Africa Seventh – Bishop W. Johnny McNair Jr.

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

* Togo - Bishop Archie Hopkins, Jr.

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

* Sri Lanka First - Bishop Blessing Titus Fernando

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

* East African Ugandan Jurisdiction – Bishop Bobby Henderson

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

* Zambia First – Bishop Ngamitu Muhini * Zambia Second - Bishop Justine Gondwe

Asia

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

* Philippines Jurisdiction – Bishop Avel Forto, Sr * Philippines Second Jurisdiction - Bishop Avel Forto, Jr * Northern Luzon Philippines Jurisdiction - Bishop Joel F. Balindan, Sr. * Philippines Northern Mindanan Jurisdiction - Bishop Bob Steele * Philippines Central Luzon Jurisdiction - Bishop Israel Forto

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

* India First Jurisdiction – Bishop Dr. Bevin G. Lawrence * India Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Samram Paul * India Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Edison Victor * India Fourth Jurisdiction – Bishop Joseph Norfleet * India Fifth Jurisdiction – Bishop G. Jeyakumar * India Sixth Jurisdiction - Bishop Oscar Benton

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

* Israel Jurisdiction - Bishop Glenn Plummer

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

* Pakistan Jurisdiction – Bishop George Adebanjo

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

* South Korea Jurisdiction - Bishop Chadwick F. Carlton

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

* Sri Lanka First - Bishop Blessing Titus Fernando

UAE Dubai

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

Jurisdiction - Bishop Amere May, Sr.

South America

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

* Argentina Jurisdiction – Bishop Vincent Matthews (Interim) * Argentina 2nd Jurisdiction- Bishop Ron C. Hill

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

* Brazil Jurisdiction – Bishop Terence Rhone

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

* Chile Jurisdiction - Bishop Gabriel McCurtis

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

* Colombia 1st Jurisdiction - Bishop Lester Johnson * Colombia 2nd Jurisdiction - Bishop Edermin Cortes

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

* Guyana Jurisdiction – Bishop Curtis B. Sexton

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

Republic of Peru Jurisdiction
- Bishop Morris O. Jenkins, Jr.

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

*Venezuela Jurisdiction – Bishop Warren C. Dorris

Europe

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

* France Jurisdiction – Bishop Vincent Matthews (Interim)

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

*Germany Jurisdiction – Bishop Paul L. Watson

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

* Greece Jurisdiction – Bishop Vincent Matthews (Interim)

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

* Spain Jurisdiction – Bishop Edwin C. Bass

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

*United Kingdom Jurisdiction – Bishop Alvin Blake

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

* Portugal Jurisdiction – Bishop Naté M. Jefferson

Oceania

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

*Indonesia – Bishop Vincent Matthews (Interim)

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

*Papua New Guinea – Bishop Vincent Matthews (Interim)

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

*New Zealand – Superintendent Tyrone Scafe, Missions Director

References

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