07/13/2024
The North Central Jurisdiction Committee on the Episcopacy has assigned Bishop Hee-Soo Jung to be resident bishop of the new Ohio Episcopal Area effective September 1. He will be bishop of both the East Ohio Conference and the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Jung has served as resident bishop of the Wisconsin Conference for the past 12 years after previously serving eight years as bishop of the Northern Illinois Conference. Under his commitment to increase racial justice and radical inclusion, the Wisconsin Conference has reached 49% of its appointments being served by cross-racial leadership.
He has served as president of the General Board of Global Ministries since 2016 and chair of the United Methodist Korean National Plan since 2012.
Bishop Jung earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds an M.A. from the Institute of Buddhist Studies, affiliated with the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA; an M.A. from the Dongguk University Graduate School in Seoul, South Korea; and a B.Th. from the Methodist Theological Seminary in Seoul, South Korea.
He and his wife Im-Hyon, an Elder in the Wisconsin Conference, are the parents of two adult children and the grandparents of one.
Bishop Tracy S. Malone has been assigned resident bishop of the Indiana Conference as of September 1.
