The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a Holiness-Pentecostal Christian denomination, 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 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 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 Updated as of July 17, 2026

Canada Nova Scotia Jurisdiction – Bishop Joe O. Wilkins, Sr. Canada/Michigan Jurisdiction – Bishop Percy W. Henderson II British Columbia/Vancouver – Bishop Benjamin Stephens III Ontario Jurisdiction – Bishop W. Aaron Robbins, Sr.

Mexico Mexico Jurisdiction – Bishop Juan Tomas Reyes

Panama Panama Jurisdiction – Bishop Eusebio Carlos Stewart

United States

Alabama Alabama First Jurisdiction – Bishop Oscar L. Meadows Alabama Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Marcus Earl Pulliam, Sr. Alabama Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Daniel E. Everson

Alaska Alaska Jurisdiction — Bishop Otis McCormick

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

Arkansas 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

California California New Journey – Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr. California North Central – Bishop Donald Ray Murray, Chairman, Board of Bishops 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 Jr. California Northeast – Bishop Michael Julian Johnson California Southern First Jurisdiction – Bishop Joe Louis Ealy California Southern Evangelistic – Bishop Christopher Edwin Milton California Southern Second – Bishop Charles Glenn Nauden California Southern Third – Bishop Roger Thomas California Southern Fourth – Bishop Roy Dixon California Southern Metropolitan – Bishop Robert E. Peters, Sr. California Southwest – Bishop Hillrie Murphy California West Coast – Bishop Bob Jackson California Western – Bishop Leo Smith California Valley – Bishop Bruce E. McAlister

Colorado Colorado Jurisdiction – Bishop Wayne H. McDonald

Connecticut Connecticut First Jurisdiction – Bishop Charles H. Brewer III., Vice Chairman, International Men's Ministry

Connecticut Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Augustus D. Pullen

Delaware Delaware Jurisdiction – Bishop Thomas Lee Holsey (Deceased As of August 20, 2026)

District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Jurisdiction — Bishop William E. McMillan, Jr.

Florida Florida Central First Jurisdiction – Bishop Gary L. Hall, Sr. Florida Central Second Jurisdiction – Bishop Edward Robinson, Sr. Florida Eastern – Bishop Michael E. Hill, Sr. (Interim) Florida Northwest – Bishop Willie C. Green Florida Southern – Bishop Marc Cooper Florida Southwest – Bishop Anthony W. Gilyard Florida Western – Bishop Willie J. Matheney Florida Western Second – Bishop Larry Perkins

Georgia 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 B. Engram Georgia Western – Bishop Roy G. Primus, Sr. Georgia Metro – Bishop Michael J. Paden, Sr.

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

Idaho Idaho Jurisdiction – Bishop Taro D. Golden

Illinois Illinois First – Bishop Charles H. McClelland (Interim), Bishop-Designate Michael Eaddy Illinois Third – Bishop Roland T. Sanders Illinois Fifth East – Bishop Linwood Dillard, General Board Member (Interim) Illinois Fifth West – Bishop Robert L. Perry, Jr. Illinois Sixth – Bishop Clowdell Williams, Sr. Illinois Central – Bishop Andrei V. Newbon Illinois Seventh – Bishop Designate R.D. Edward Goodwin Jr. Illinois Midwest – Bishop David Todd Whittley Illinois Historic Northern – Bishop Edwin Walker Illinois Southwest - Bishop Eugene Fears, Jr. Illinois Southeast – Bishop Otis A. Eanes, Sr. Illinois Southern – Bishop Embra Patterson, Jr.

Indiana Indiana First – Bishop Carl J. Steen, Jr. Indiana Second – Bishop J. Rashad Jones Indiana Third – Bishop E. Bobby Warren Indiana North Central Fourth – Bishop Donald Alford, Sr.

Iowa Iowa Jurisdiction – Bishop Leroy Johnson

Kansas Kansas Central – Bishop Milton Paul Jackson, Jr. Kansas East – Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston – Chairman of the General Assembly Kansas Southwest – Bishop Herman Lorenzo Hicks

Kentucky Kentucky First – Bishop John W. Fleming Kentucky Second – Bishop Darrell L. Hines (Interim)

Louisiana 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 Ezra Don Shannon Louisiana Central – Bishop Alton Gatlin

Maine Maine Jurisdiction – Bishop Steve Coleman

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

Massachusetts Massachusetts First – Bishop Samuel Byron Hogan, Sr. Massachusetts Greater Jurisdiction – Bishop Talbert W. Swan, II, Assistant General Secretary, General Board Clerk

Michigan Canadian-Michigan Jurisdiction – Bishop Percy W. Henderson Michigan Great Lakes First – Bishop Michael E. Hill, Sr., General Board Member Michigan Great Lakes Second – Bishop Dwight Walls 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 Robert Delano Taylor, Sr. Michigan Southwest First – Bishop Marcus R. Ways Michigan Southwest Second – Bishop Ethan B. Sheard Michigan Southwest Third Jurisdiction – Bishop Samuel Duncan, Jr. Michigan Southwest Fourth Jurisdiction – Bishop Aaron I. Milton, Sr. Michigan Southwest Fifth – Bishop Don W. Shelby, Jr. Michigan Eastern – Bishop Charles J. Johnson, III Michigan Western – Interim Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Presiding Bishop of the Church Of God In Christ, General Board Member Michigan Western Second Jurisdiction – Bishop James E. Atterberry, Sr.

Minnesota Minnesota Jurisdiction – Bishop Fred Willis Washington

Mississippi Mississippi Northern First – Bishop William Dean, Jr. Mississippi Southern First – Bishop Daniel T. Littleton Mississippi Southern Second – Bishop Kenneth E. Preston Mississippi Northwest – Bishop Robert Earl Barber

Missouri Missouri Eastern First – Bishop Marquaello Futrell, Sr. Missouri Eastern Second Western Illinois – Bishop Marvin Sanders Missouri Eastern Third - Bishop Robert D. Strong, Sr. 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 Jurisdiction – Bishop Marcus L. Collins

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

Nevada Nevada First Jurisdiction – Bishop Donald C. Bronson Nevada Northern First Jurisdiction – Bishop Luther Dupree

New Hampshire New Hampshire Greater Jurisdiction – Bishop Bernard Reese

New Jersey New Jersey First – Bishop Mark K. Reid Sr. 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 New Mexico Jurisdiction – Bishop James L'Keith Jones

New York New York Eastern First – Bishop James Pullings, Jr. New York Eastern Second – Bishop Rothel Highsmith New York Eastern Third – Bishop Frank A. White, General Board Member New York Eastern Fourth – Bishop Clarence L. Sexton, Jr. New York Eastern Fifth – Bishop Harrison Hale, Regional Bishop New York Eastern Sixth - Bishop Walter Willie, Jr. New York Southeast – Bishop Tyrone L. Butler, Assistant Financial Secretary New York Central – Bishop James Bowman, Sr. New York Western First – Bishop James R. Wright, Sr. New York Western Second – Bishop Glenwood Young New York Capital - Bishop Roderick L. Hennings

North Carolina North Carolina Greater – Bishop LeRoy Jackson Woolard North Carolina Second – Bishop Stenneth E. Powell, Sr. North Carolina Third – Bishop Patrick L. Wooden, Sr., Co-Chairman, International Men's Ministry

North Dakota North Dakota Jurisdiction – Bishop Michael R. Cole

Ohio 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 Northwest – Bishop Derwin Norwood, Sr Oklahoma Southeast – Bishop Malcolm W. Coby

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

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Commonwealth – Bishop Guy L. Glimp Pennsylvania Central – Bishop Edgar L. Scott Pennsylvania Eastern – Bishop David Morrell Screven Pennsylvania Western First – Bishop Marvin C. Moreland II Pennsylvania Western Second – Bishop Bernard S. Wallace Pennsylvania Keystone – Bishop Vernon Prioleau Pennsylvania Koinonia – Bishop Frank Anthone White - Interim Prelate / Bishop J. Louis Felton Prelate Designate

Rhode Island Rhode Island Jurisdiction – Bishop Roland P. Joyner Sr.

South Carolina South Carolina Jurisdiction – Bishop William A. Prioleau

South Dakota South Dakota Jurisdiction – Bishop Troy M. Carr

Tennessee 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 W. Maynard, General Board Member Tennessee Fifth – Bishop Jerry Wayne Taylor Tennessee Headquarters – Bishop David A. Hall Sr. Tennessee Metropolitan – Bishop Linwood Dillard Jr., General Board Member Tennessee Sixth – Bishop Charles H. Mason Patterson, Sr., General Treasurer Tennessee Southwest – Bishop William S. Wright Sr.

Texas

Texas Central Metropolitan – Bishop Frank Fanniel Sr.