| Dale G. Renlund | |
|---|---|
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 3, 2015 | |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 8, 2015 | |
| Reason | Death of Richard G. Scott[1] |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 4, 2009 – October 3, 2015 | |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dale Gunnar Renlund November 13, 1952 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Education | University of Utah (BS, MD) |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Lybbert |
| Children | 1 |
Dale Gunnar Renlund (born November 13, 1952) is an American religious leader and former cardiologist who serves in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[2] He has been a general authority of the church since 2009. Currently, he is the twelfth most senior apostle in the church.[3]
- ^ See this article, which states that Renlund's call was the result of Scott's death.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Apostolic seniority is generally understood to include all ordained apostles (including the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Seniority is determined by date of ordination, not by age or other factors. If two apostles are ordained on the same day, the older of the two is typically ordained first. See Succession to the presidency and Heath, Steven H. (Summer 1987). "Notes on Apostolic Succession" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 20 (2): 44–56. doi:10.2307/45216003. JSTOR 45216003. S2CID 254390532.