Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly (March 5, 1920 – June 28, 2012) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church.

Her mother was an outspoken advocate for women and Blacks and a founder of the Urban League of Cincinnati, Ohio.

[5] In 1956, Turpeau married James David Kelly, a United Methodist minister.

She served as a public school teacher in Richmond and Northumberland County, Virginia, for eight years.

[5] Kelly completed the Course of Study for Ordained Ministers in the Virginia Annual Conference of the U.M.

She then served as pastor of Asbury-Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia seven years before becoming Assistant General Secretary of the U.M.

The election was held on July 19, during the annual General Conference of the United Methodist Church.