Official Statement from the Board of Bishops Regarding the Death of Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr.
We, the Board of Bishops of The A.M.E. Zion Church, acknowledge with great sorrow the passing of our colleague and former Senior Bishop, Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr., who passed away on yesterday, Sunday, March 9, 2025. Bishop Battle was elected our 84th Bishop in the line of succession at the 44th Quadrennial General Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in July 1992. Upon his election, he was assigned to the South Atlantic Episcopal District, and upon the death of Bishop Herman L. Anderson, he also served the Central North Carolina Conference and the Virgin Island Conference. In 1996, he was assigned…
