Patriarch emeritus

Patriarch emeritus

Patriarch Emeritus is a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was created in October 1979, when the then-Patriarch to the Church, Eldred G. Smith, was released from his duties and given general authority emeritus status. [ [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=972f615b01a6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 "The Sustaining of Church Officers"] , "Ensign", Nov. 1979, 18.] Unlike the position of Presiding Patriarch, the Patriarch Emeritus is not sustained by the church as a "prophet, seer, and revelator".

Smith is the only Presiding Patriarch in Church history to have been designated Patriarch Emeritus. It is unknown what the status of the position of Patriarch to the Church will be after Smith's death.

See also

*Patriarch (Latter Day Saints)

Notes


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