Patriarch Emeritus

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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.[1]

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.

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  1. ^ Ensign, Nov. 1979, 18.


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