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United Methodist Council of Bishops

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. The bishops of the United Methodist Church, both individually and collectively through the Council of Bishops, provide spiritual leadership to more than 11 million United Methodists across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Officers of the Council of Bishops
Presidents, president-designates and secretaries have been elected to non-renewable two-year terms since 2004, when the term was increased from one year. The Executive Secretary and Ecumenical Officer are both elected to four-year terms. List of presidents Prince Albert Taylor Jr. (1965-1966) • Homer Ellis Finger Jr. (1980-1981) • Emilio J. M. de Carvalho (1991-1992) • Elias Gabriel Galvan (2001-2002) • Sharon Brown Christopher (2002-2003, first woman elected president) • Rüdiger Rainer Minor (2003-2004) • Peter D. Weaver (2004-2006) • Janice Riggle Huie (2006-2008) • Gregory V. Palmer (2008-2010) • Larry M. Goodpaster (2010-2012) • Rosemarie Wenner (2012-2014, first woman from outside the United States to preside) • Warner H. Brown, Jr. (2014-2016) • Bruce Ough (2016-2018) • Kenneth Carter (2018-2020) • Cynthia Fierro-Harvey (2020-2022) • Thomas J. Bickerton (2022-2024) • Tracy Smith Malone (2024-2026) • Ruben Saenz, Jr. (2026-2028) • Mande Muyombo (2028-2030, president-designate) ==See also==
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