The Rev. Eduard Khegay, assistant to Eurasia Area Bishop Hans Växby, has been elected as a United Methodist bishop by delegates at the Northern Europe and Eurasia Central Conference.
Tag Archive: elected bishop
Oct 08
John Wesley Yohanna elected bishop of Nigeria Area
The Rev. John Wesley Yohanna of the Mungo Dosso area in Nigeria has been elected a United Methodist bishop by delegates of the West Africa Central Conference. Yohanna, 49, succeeds Bishop Arthur Kulah who was recalled from retirement about five years ago to lead the Nigeria Episcopal Area.
Aug 22
Gabriel Unda Yemba elected bishop in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Rev. Gabriel Unda Yemba of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has been elected a United Methodist bishop by delegates of the Congo Central Conference.
Aug 17
Bishops Wandabula, Nhanala re-elected
Bishops Daniel Wandabula and Joaquina Filipe Nhanala on Aug. 17 were re-elected as United Methodist bishops by delegates in the Africa Central Conference. The quadrennial meeting is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. In the Africa Central Conference, United Methodist bishops are not elected for life. A bishop typically is elected first to a four-year term …
Jul 20
Mike McKee elected bishop of The United Methodist Church
The Rev. Mike McKee, senior minister of First United Methodist Church in Hurst, Texas, has been elected as a United Methodist bishop by delegates at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference. He is the first bishop to be elected out of the Central Texas Annual (regional) Conference.
Jul 20
Bulletin: Michael McKee elected United Methodist bishop
The Rev. Michael McKee is the third bishop-elect in the South Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. McKee’s election on the 23rd ballot on April 20 marks the completion of the election of bishops by the 2012 jurisdictional conferences in the United States.
Jul 19
Gary Mueller elected bishop of The United Methodist Church
The Rev. Gary E. Mueller, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas, has been elected as a United Methodist bishop by delegates at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference.
Jul 19
Bulletin: Gary Mueller elected bishop
The Rev. Gary E. Mueller, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas, has been elected as a United Methodist bishop by delegates at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference. Mueller was elected Thursday, July 19, at the jurisdiction’s quadrennial meeting in downtown Oklahoma City. On the 11th ballot, he received 170 of 506 …
Jul 19
Cynthia Fierro Harvey elected bishop of The United Methodist Church
The Rev. Cynthia Fierro Harvey, who heads the United Methodist Committee on Relief, the denomination’s relief agency, has been elected as a United Methodist bishop by delegates at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference.
Jul 19
NEJ elects Mark Webb bishop
The Northeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church took a record-breaking number of ballots to elect three episcopal leaders this week. The Rev. Mark Webb received 134 votes on ballot number 35, and will be consecrated tomorrow at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Charleston, W.Va.