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James Oglethorpe Patterson, Jr.
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| Born | (1935-05-28) May 28, 1935 (age 89)
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| Nationality |  American |
| Occupation(s) | Former MayorofMemphis, TN 1982, TN Legislator, Bishop, Pastor, Attorney and Mortician |
| Office | Mayor of Memphis |
| Predecessor | J. Wyeth Chandler |
| Successor | Richard Hackett |
| Parent(s) | J.O. Patterson, Sr. Deborah Indiana Mason Patterson |
James Oglethorpe "J.O." Patterson, Jr., was born on May 28, 1935 in Memphis, TN to the late and first international Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), Inc., J.O. Patterson, Sr. and Deborah M. Patterson. He is a Bishop in the COGIC and a former Mayor of Memphis, TN. Bishop J.O. Patterson, Jr., is also the grandson of the COGIC founder, Bishop Charles Harrison Mason and first cousin of the late former Presiding Bishop of COGIC, Gilbert E. Patterson.
Bishop Patterson received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Fisk UniversityinNashville, Tennessee in 1958; a Master of Religion Degree in 1985 from Memphis Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree in 1963 from DePaul University, Chicago, Il.
Bishop Patterson practiced law and then became active in state and local political life as a State Representative for two years, a State Senator for six years, a Memphis City Councilman for twenty years and as interim Mayor of the City of Memphis, TN in 1982. He also served as a delegate in the Tennessee Constitutional Convention and as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1972, 1976 and 1980.
Bishop Patterson was elevated and ceremonially consecrated to the Bishopric in November 1985 by his father, Bishop J.O. Patterson, Sr. Bishop Patterson serves as the Pastor of the Pentecostal Temple COGIC in Memphis, TN a congregation of 2,500 active members, the Jurisdictional Prelate of the denomination's 1st Ecclesiastical Headquarters Jurisdiction of Tennessee and the COGIC, Inc. Chairman of the General Assembly. Patterson continues to serve his community and the church in many capacities such as, the President of J. O. Patterson Mortuary, Inc., a contributing writer for the Official COGIC Manual, a member of the COGIC Legal Counsel, a member of the Board of Directors of the C. H. Mason Foundation, a developer of many inner-city and urban initiatives. Most important to Bishop Patterson is ministry designed to meet the needs of the total man, which is addressed in part by the continuation of the J.O. Patterson crusade, broadcast and media ministries established by his father.
As Chairman of the General Assembly, Bishop Patterson supervises all sessions of the supreme legislative and judicial authority of the Church of God in Christ, Inc. The General Assembly is the only entity of the church that has the power to express the doctrines and creeds of the church.
