Rt. Rev. Dr. Hilliard K. Dela Dogbe is the Presiding Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A.M.E Zion Church), Western West Africa Episcopal District, an area covering Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo, with additional responsibilities over Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bishop Dogbe is the immediate past President of the global Board of Bishops of the A.M.E Zion Church, a position he held with distinction. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana.

Rt. Rev. Dr. Dogbe holds a Doctorate in Practical Theology with distinction from Luther Seminary, St Paul, MN, USA, and has several certificates to his credit in leadership and administrations. He is a product of Accra Academy and Trinity College, University of Ghana, Legon. He is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Practical Theology (Christian Education) and Trinity Theological Seminary, Accra, Ghana where he graduated with a Master of Theology in Pastoral Care and Counseling.

As an ordained minister of the A. M. E. Zion Church, he has over 30 years’ experience in pastoral ministry. He has served as an adjunct professor in practical theology at Luther Seminary, and for many years served as an International Supervisor for Field Education for Princeton Theological Seminary, U.S.A.  Rt. Rev. Dr. Dogbe has authored two books: “Alcoholism in the African Family: A Christian Perspective” (2011) and “The Church and Alcoholism in Ghana: A Practical Theological Interpretation” (2014).