Presiding Bishop (LDS Church): Difference between revisions

No. Dates Presiding Bishop First Counselor Second Counselor 1 February 4, 1831 – May 27, 1840 Edward Partridge
(“Bishop”)

Isaac Morley
(June 6, 1831 – May 27, 1840)

John Corrill
(June 6, 1831 – August 1, 1837)
Titus Billings
(August 1, 1837 – May 27, 1840)

May 27, 1840 – October 7, 1844 None sustained October 7, 1844 – April 6, 1847 Newel K. Whitney
(“First Bishop of the Church”)

Reynolds Cahoon
  (1832–?)^[4]^: 35
George Miller
  (“Second Bishop of the Church”)
  (October 7, 1844 – latter end of 1846)^[5]

2 April 6, 1847 – September 23, 1850 Newel K. Whitney
(“Presiding Bishop”) None 3 April 7, 1851 – October 16, 1883 Edward Hunter

Leonard W. Hardy
(October 6, 1856 – October 16, 1883)

Jesse C. Little
(October 6, 1856 – Summer 1874)
Robert T. Burton
(October 9, 1874 – October 16, 1883)

4 April 6, 1884 – December 4, 1907 William B. Preston

Leonard W. Hardy
(April 6, 1884 – July 31, 1884)
Robert T. Burton
(October 5, 1884 – November 11, 1907)

Robert T. Burton
  (April 6, 1884 – October 5, 1884)
John Q. Cannon
  (October 5, 1884 – September 5, 1886)
John R. Winder
  (April 8, 1887 – October 17, 1901)
Orrin P. Miller
  (October 24, 1901 – December 4, 1907) 5 December 4, 1907 – May 28, 1925 Charles W. Nibley

Orrin P. Miller
(December 4, 1907 – July 7, 1918)
David A. Smith
(July 18, 1918 – May 28, 1925)

David A. Smith
(December 4, 1907 – July 7, 1918)
John Wells
(July 18, 1918 – May 28, 1925)

6 June 4, 1925 – April 6, 1938 Sylvester Q. Cannon

David A. Smith

John Wells

7 April 6, 1938 – April 6, 1952 LeGrand Richards

Marvin O. Ashton
(April 6, 1938 – October 7, 1946)
Joseph L. Wirthlin
(December 12, 1946 – April 6, 1952)

Joseph L. Wirthlin
(April 6, 1938 – October 7, 1946)
Thorpe B. Isaacson
(December 12, 1946 – April 6, 1952)

8 April 6, 1952 – September 30, 1961 Joseph L. Wirthlin

Thorpe B. Isaacson

Carl W. Buehner

9 September 30, 1961 – April 6, 1972 John H. Vandenberg

Robert L. Simpson

Victor L. Brown

10 April 6, 1972 – April 6, 1985 Victor L. Brown

H. Burke Peterson Vaughn J Featherstone
  (April 6, 1972 – October 1, 1976)
J. Richard Clarke
  (October 1, 1976 – April 6, 1985) 11 April 6, 1985 – April 2, 1994 Robert D. Hales Henry B. Eyring
  (April 6, 1985 – October 3, 1992)
H. David Burton
  (October 3, 1992 – April 2, 1994)

Glenn L. Pace
(April 6, 1985 – October 3, 1992)
Richard C. Edgley
(October 3, 1992 – April 2, 1994) 12 April 2, 1994 – December 27, 1995 Merrill J. Bateman H. David Burton Richard C. Edgley 13 December 27, 1995 – March 31, 2012 H. David Burton Richard C. Edgley Keith B. McMullin 14 March 31, 2012 – October 9, 2015 Gary E. Stevenson