| Ulisses Soares | |
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| 31 March 2018 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| 5 April 2018 | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| Reason | Death of Thomas S. Monson, reorganization of the First Presidency[1] |
| Presidency of the Seventy | |
| 6 January 2013 – 31 March 2018 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 2 April 2005 – 31 March 2018 | |
| Called by | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ulisses Soares 2 October 1958 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, (B.A., accounting and economics, 1985) National Institute of Postgraduate Study, (MBA) |
| Spouse(s) | Rosana Fernandes Morgado (1982–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Apparecido and Mercedes Carecho Soares |
Ulisses Soares (born 2 October 1958) is a Brazilian religious leader and former businessman who serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He has been a general authority since 2005 and served as a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy from January 2013 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve in March 2018. He is the LDS Church's first apostle from South America. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Soares is accepted by the LDS Church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the fourteenth most senior apostle in the church.[2]
- ^ Taylor, Scott (22 December 2023). "How Apostles are called — and a look back at the calls of the current 15 Apostles". Church News.
- ^ 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..