Robin Dease

Resident Bishop, Georgia Episcopal Area
Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church
Atlanta, Georgia

Bishop Robin Dease is the episcopal leader of the North and South Georgia Conferences of The United Methodist Church. She was elected bishop by the 2022 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference and consecrated on November 4, 2022. Her first assignment as bishop was to the North Georgia Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church and she began service there on January 1, 2023.

Driven by her desire to serve God and God's people, Bishop Dease quickly became known for her ministry of presence in the North Georgia Conference. Among all the responsibilities of a bishop, her greatest calling is to point people to Jesus.

Bishop Dease grew up in Brooklyn, New York, one of 13 siblings. She graduated from Claflin University in Orangeburg in 1992. She earned a master of divinity degree and a doctor of ministry degree in stewardship from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.

Before her election to the episcopacy, Bishop Dease served as pastor and district superintendent in the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church and has been involved in numerous denominational and conference boards and committees.

She was elected trustee in 2023.