Samuel Green, Jr.
| His Eminence, Bishop Samuel Levi Green, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Church | Church of God in Christ |
| See | Historic Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Virginia |
| Predecessor | Bishop D. Lawrence Williams |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1927 |
Samuel Levi Green, Jr. (born March 9, 1927) is a pastor and bishop in the Church of God in Christ.
Biography
Samuel L. Green, Jr. was born to Deacon Samuel Levi and Mrs. Leosia P. Green on March 19, 1927. He was married to Vivian F. Green, from 1948 until her death in 2006, and remarried in 2007. Green was a graduate of the Booker T. Washington High School and attended Old Dominion University. He received an Honorary Degree of Divinity at the Trinity Hall College in Springfield, IL.
Green was pastor at St. John's Church of God in Christ in Newport News, VA for 45 years. He was appointed to the office of Bishop by Bishop J.O. Patterson, Sr. in 1973 and became the prelate of the Second Jurisdiction of Virginia. Under his leadership, the jurisdiction went from having 52 churches to 72 churches. In 1984, Bishop Green was appointed to the General Board of the Church of God in Christ. He officially retired from the General Board on November 12, 2012 and was declared an emeritus member of the General Board by Bishop Charles Blake.
