Young Jin Cho

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Young Jin Cho
BornSeptember 17, 1946
Onyang, South Korea
OccupationBishop
SpouseKiok Chang
ChildrenGrace, Sophia, Chris

Young Jin Cho is an American Christian bishop of the United Methodist Church. He was elected bishop of Southeastern Jurisdiction, 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.[1]

Biography

Education

Cho received his Th.B. and Th.M. from the Methodist Theological Seminary in Seoul, South Korea, and his M.Div. and D.Min. from the Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC.

Personal life

Cho married Kiok Chang on May 19, 1975 in Seoul, South Korea. They have three children together: Grace, Sophia, and Chris.

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