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In addition, Presiding Prelate Bishop Odell McCollum appointed the inaugural General Board of Bishops which included Bishops Ralph Houston, Ralph Love, Elijah Williams, Kenneth Robinson, Elroy Lewis, Jesse Jones, Albert Augson, M. Daniels, James Bellamy, George Thornton, John Wright, and Harry Cohen.
Elmira Jeffries served as Senior Bishop, Presiding Prelate, and President from 1946 to 1964. She was a charter member of the denomination, and became its first vice-president. Subsequent to the death of Bishop Ida Robinson, Jeffries was set aside to the Bishopric in 1946 by Bishop W.E. Fuller, President of the Fire Baptized Holy Church.
A prelate (/ ˈ p r ɛ l ə t /) [1] is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin praelatus , the past participle of praeferre , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'prefer'; hence, a prelate is one set over others.
Now entrusted as Presiding Prelate of over 300 churches in Alabama, Bishop McAllister continues his divine calling to serve and uplift. On Oct. 12, 2008, “Reverend Julius” answered God’s ...
After Lawson's death in 1961, a rising minister in the organization, William L. Bonner, proposed a change in the church's governmental structure. Whereas Bishop Lawson, as founder, had been the sole governing prelate of the organization, Bonner suggested that there be a board of archbishops, or "apostles", who would govern the churches.
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In 1997, a division over who was the rightful successor to Presiding Bishop and founder Smallwood Edmond Williams occurred. This dispute ultimately led to the splitting of the church into two separate organizations: a church of the same name led by Huie L. Rogers and the International Bible Way Church Of Jesus Christ led by Cornelius Showell ...
English Roman Catholic priest who died in the 73rd year of his ministry [8] Corrado Bafile: 1903–2005: 101: Italian Roman Catholic cardinal [9] Giovanni Benedetti: 1917–2017: 100: Italian Roman Catholic bishop [10] Pravrajika Bhaktiprana: 1920–2022: 102: Indian Hindu sannyasini [11] Dmytro Blazheyovskyi: 1910–2011: 100: Ukrainian ...