Our Leadership

Bishop Dennis V. Proctor, Presiding Prelate of the
​North Eastern Episcopal District, A.M.E. Zion Church

A native of Buffalo, NY and a graduate of the Syracuse public school system, he received his B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) from Livingstone College, M.A. in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary, a Clinical Pastoral Experience Diploma from
W. Reserve Psychiatric Habilitation Center, a Jurist Doctorate from the Ohio St. University College of Law, and a Doctor of
Ministry (Samuel D. Proctor/Otis Moss Fellow) from the United Theological Seminary. In Atlanta, GA, during the 48th Quadrennial Session of the A.M.E. Zion General Conference, the Rev. Dr. Dennis V. Proctor was elected by the world church and   consecrated the 97th Bishop in succession of the A.M.E. Zion Church.

Mrs. D. Diane Proctor, Missionary
Supervisor of the North Eastern
​Episcopal District, A.M.E. Zion Church

Mrs. D. Diane Proctor is a native of Greenville, South Carolina and a graduate of the Greenville Public School System. She received a B.A. degree from Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N.C. in Intermediate Ed. (Cum Laude) and a M.A. degree from the Ohio St. University, Columbus, Ohio in Guidance and Counseling. She was employed as Director of Admissions for the Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, N.C. and Coordinator of the Parallel Enrollment Program (PEP) /Admissions Counselor for the C.C. of Baltimore Co. She's married to the Right Rev. Dennis V. Proctor, Presiding Prelate of the North Eastern District of the A.M. E. Zion Church.