Young Jin Cho
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BornSeptember 17, 1946
Onyang, South Korea
OccupationBishop
SpouseKiok Chang
ChildrenGrace, Sophia, Chris
Young Jin Cho | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1946 Onyang, South Korea |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Spouse | Kiok Chang |
| Children | Grace, Sophia, Chris |
Young Jin Cho is bishop emeritus of the Global Methodist Church. On June 19, 2023 he joined as a clergy member of the Global Methodist Church and was conferred the title bishop emeritus.[1] He retired from the United Methodist Church in 2016.
While active in the United Methodist Church, he was elected bishop of the Southeastern Jurisdiction and appointed to the Richmond Episcopal Area, at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference held July 18–20, 2012, in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. He is the first Korean-American elected to the episcopacy in the Southeastern Jurisdiction.[2]
