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The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

CME Church Episcopal Office

4466 Elvis Presley Blvd. Memphis, TN 38116

Contact Number

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The College Of Bishops

The Episcopal Districts & College Of Bishops

The Bishops are the Chief Officers of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. They are elected for life by a majority vote of the General Conference which meets every four years. Bishops shall be retired at that General Conference nearest their 74th birthday. Senior Bishop Lawrence Reddick is the current Senior Bishop and Chief Operating Officer of the CME Church.

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The 8th Episcopal District

Bishop Lawrence Reddick, the 51st Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Eighth Episcopal District.

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The 6th Episcopal District

Bishop Thomas Louis Brown, Sr., the 54th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Sixth Episcopal District. 

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The 4th Episcopal District

Bishop Kenneth W. Carter, the 55th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Fourth Episcopal District.

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The 7th Episcopal District

Bishop James B. Walker, the 56th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Seventh Episcopal District.

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The 3rd Episcopal District

Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr., the 58th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church serves as the Bishop of the Third Episcopal District.

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Ecumenical & Development Officer

Bishop Teresa E. Snorton, the 59th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Ecumenical and Development Officer.

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The 1st Episcopal District

Bishop Marvin Thomas, Sr., the 62nd Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the First Episcopal District.

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The 5th Episcopal District

Bishop Clarence Kelby Heath, the 64th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Fifth Episcopal District.

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The 2nd Episcopal District

Bishop Denise Anders-Modest, the 65th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Second Episcopal District.

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The 9th Episcopal District

Bishop Charley Hames, Jr., the 66th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Ninth Episcopal District.

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The 10th Episcopal District

Bishop Rick D. Helton, the 67th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Tenth Episcopal District.

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The 11th Episcopal District

Bishop Kwame Lawson Adjei, the 68th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, serves as the Bishop of the Eleventh Episcopal District.

Retired Bishops

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