Charles Edward Blake Sr.
Charles Edward Blake, Sr. | |
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| Presiding Bishop Emeritus | |
| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Diocese | Church of God in Christ, Global |
| Elected | April, 2007, November 2008, November 2012, November 2016 |
| Installed | January 21, 2008 |
| Term ended | March 20, 2021 |
| Predecessor | Gilbert E. Patterson |
| Successor | John Drew Sheard, Sr. |
| Previous post(s) | First Assistant Presiding Bishop (2001–2007) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | August 1962 by Samuel M. Crouch |
| Consecration | November 1985 by James Oglethorpe Patterson Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1940 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Denomination | Church of God in Christ |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Parents | Bishop J.A. Blake Sr., Mother Lula Blake |
| Spouse | Mae Lawrence Blake |
| Alma mater | Interdenominational Theological Center |
| Styles of Charles Edward Blake, Sr. | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Charles Edward Blake Sr. (born August 5, 1940) is an American minister and retired pastor who served as the Presiding Bishop and leader of the Church of God in Christ, a 6 million-member Holiness Pentecostal denomination, from 2007 to 2021. On March 21, 2007, he became the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ.
In November 2008, Bishop Blake was re-elected to serve a four-year term as Presiding Bishop. In November 2012, Bishop Blake was re-elected again to serve a four-year term as the Presiding Bishop. He was reelected to a third term as Presiding Bishop on November 15, 2016. On October 23, 2020, Blake announced that he would not seek a re-election as Presiding Bishop nor as a member of the General Board and that he would retire from the Office of Presiding Bishop and from the General Board in 2021. He officially retired on March 19, 2021.