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It is unknown whether they were ordained or set apart as Acting Presiding Patriarchs. [2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) effectively discontinued the office of Presiding Patriarch in 1979, indicating enough local patriarchs existed so that the church-wide position was no longer needed. Until that time, the role and ...
When a Presiding Patriarch has existed, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has sustained the person as a prophet, seer, and revelator. [12] In the church's history, there have been eight Presiding Patriarchs, three Acting Presiding Patriarchs, and one Patriarch Emeritus .
This article lists the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The included persons have served as President of the Church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.
Individuals who have held the position of Presiding Patriarch in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or its institutional predecessors, the Church of Christ, the Church of the Latter Day Saints, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Includes ordained and de facto Acting Presiding Patriarchs of the church.
The priesthood calling patriarch emeritus was created in October 1979, when the Patriarch to the Church, Eldred G. Smith, was released from active duties and designated as an emeritus general authority. [4] Smith was the only Presiding Patriarch in LDS Church history to have been designated patriarch emeritus.
Individuals ordained to the priesthood office of Patriarch in the LDS Church. This may include Presiding Patriarchs and local stake patriarchs. Also includes ordained patriarchs from the LDS Church's institutional predecessors, the Church of Christ, the Church of the Latter Day Saints and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Pages in category "Presidents in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1. Emeritus general authorities are individuals who have been released from active duties as general authorities. However, they remain general authorities of the church until their death. Except for the three former members of the Presiding Bishopric noted, all living emeritus general authorities are former members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. 2. These former members of the ...