​Bishop Frederick A. Wright, Sr. is the son of the late Reverends Abner and Cornelia Wright. His mother was the first female appointed Presiding Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States.

 

Bishop Wright earned a Master of Divinity Degree from the Interdenominational Theological Seminary as an AME Turner Student in Atlanta, Georgia and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

 

Bishop Wright served as a pastor in the states of Pennsylvania and Ohio in the Third Episcopal District of the AME Church.  His last pastorate was at Quinn Chapel AME Church in Cincinnati, Ohio for seventeen years.

 

Also, Bishop Wright has been an associate professor at Payne Theological Seminary, Xenia, Ohio for 23 years and a Trustee Board Member at the Turner Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

On July 10, 2021, at the 51st Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference in Orlando, Florida, he was elected and consecrated the 142ndBishop.  He was assigned to serve the 20th Episcopal District which comprises the countries of Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and northern Mozambique.

 

In addition, Bishop Wright was assigned to serve as the Commission Chair for the Global Women in Ministry of the AME Church from July 2021 – August 2024.  

 

On August 28, 2024, at the 52nd Session of the AME Church General Conference, Bishop Wright was assigned to supervise the work in the Fourth Episcopal District comprising the states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and the country of Canada.

 

Also at the 52nd Session of the AME Church General Conference, Bishop Wright was elected to serve as the Chair of the Commission on Statistics and Finance.

Bishop Wright is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and the NAACP.

 

Bishop Wright is married to Jennifer Dixon Wright, Supervisor of the Fourth Episcopal District Women’s Missionary Society.  They are the proud parents of two sons.