| Patrick Kearon | |
|---|---|
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| 7 December 2023 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| 7 December 2023 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| Reason | Death of M. Russell Ballard[1] |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| 1 August 2017 – 7 December 2023 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 3 April 2010 – 7 December 2023 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Robert David Kearon[2] 18 July 1961 Carlisle, England, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Carole Hulme |
| Children | 4 |
Patrick Robert David Kearon (born 18 July 1961) is a British religious leader serving as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[3] He has been a general authority of the church since 2010 and was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from August 2017 to December 2023.[4] On 1 August 2020, Kearon became the senior president of the seventy,[5] becoming the first in this role to have been born outside the United States since the reconstitution of the Presidency of the Seventy in 1975.[citation needed] As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Kearon is accepted by the LDS Church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the junior and fifteenth most senior apostle in the church.[6]
- ^ As verified here.
- ^ "New stake presidencies". 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Elder Patrick Kearon Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles". Church Newsroom. 8 December 2023.
- ^ Tribune, The Salt Lake. "Leadership changes give Mormon council a more foreign flavor". sltrib.com. Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ See the church’s new 2020 leadership assignments around the world, Church News, 16 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ 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..