Emeritus General Authorities
The following announcement was made by the First Presidency in General Conference on September 30, 1978: “After a long period of prayerful consideration and counsel, extending, indeed, over several years, we announce a new and specific status to be given from time to time to brethren of our associates in the General Authorities. We announce that some brethren have been designated as emeritus members of the First Quorum of the Seventy. These brethren are not being released but will be excused from active service. It is out of consideration for the personal well-being of the individuals, and with deep appreciation for their devoted service, that this designation will be given from time to time to designated members of the General Authorities.” All those who have been granted ’emeritus’ status are listed below, listed in order by the time of their appointment as emeritus General Authorities.
- Emeritus Seventy Date of emeritus status Date of death Age at death
- James A. Cullimore 30 Sep 1978 14 Jun 1986 80
- Henry D. Taylor 30 Sep 1978 24 Feb 1987 83
- S. Dilworth Young 30 Sep 1978 09 Jul 1981 83
- Sterling W. Sill 31 Dec 1978 25 May 1984 91
- Joseph Anderson 31 Dec 1978 13 Mar 1992 102
- William H. Bennett 31 Dec 1978 23 Jul 1980 69
- John H. Vandenberg 31 Dec 1978 03 Jun 1992 87
- Eldred G. Smith (patriarch) 06 Oct 1979 04 Apr 2013 106
- Bernard P. Brockbank 04 Oct 1980 11 Oct 2000 91
- O. Leslie Stone 04 Oct 1980 26 Apr 1986 82
- William Grant Bangerter 30 Sep 1989 08 Apr 2010 91
- Victor L. Brown 30 Sep 1989 26 Mar 1996 81
- Theodore M. Burton 30 Sep 1989 22 Dec 1989 82
- Royden G. Derrick 30 Sep 1989 07 Dec 2009 94
- Paul H. Dunn 30 Sep 1989 09 Jan 1998 73
- J. Thomas Fyans 30 Sep 1989 18 May 2008 90
- Rex C. Reeve 30 Sep 1989 18 Jul 2005 90
- Russell C. Taylor 30 Sep 1989 03 Apr 2016 90
- Robert L. Simpson 01 Oct 1989 15 Apr 2003 87
- Helio da Rocha Camargo 01 Oct 1990 19 Jul 2024 98
- Francis M. Gibbons 02 Oct 1991 16 Jul 2016 95
- Robert L. Backman 03 Oct 1992 03 Jun 2022 100
- Marion D. Hanks 03 Oct 1992 05 Aug 2011 89
- Lynn A. Sorensen 03 Oct 1992 04 Jan 2017 97
- Jacob de Jager 02 Oct 1993 25 Feb 2004 81
- Adney Y. Komatsu 02 Oct 1993 23 Feb 2011 87
- H. Burke Peterson 02 Oct 1993 14 Apr 2013 89
- Hartman Rector, Jr. 01 Oct 1994 06 Nov 2018 94
- Ted E. Brewerton 30 Sep 1995 17 Sep 2021 96
- Hans B. Ringger 30 Sep 1995 18 Oct 2010 85
- Carlos E. Asay 05 Oct 1996 10 Apr 1999 72
- W. Mack Lawrence 05 Oct 1996 25 Jun 2018 91
- J. Richard Clarke 04 Oct 1997 29 Jun 2022 95
- Dean L. Larsen 04 Oct 1997 28 Oct 2019 92
- Robert E. Wells 04 Oct 1997 living —
- Jack H. Goaslind 03 Oct 1998 27 Apr 2011 83
- W. Eugene Hansen 03 Oct 1998 05 Nov 2016 88
- James M. Paramore 03 Oct 1998 17 Mar 2022 93
- Ronald E. Poelman 03 Oct 1998 19 Nov 2011 83
- Joe J. Christensen 02 Oct 1999 13 May 2021 91
- Andrew W. Peterson 02 Oct 1999 31 Dec 2003 56
- F. Enzio Busche 07 Oct 2000 28 May 2020 90
- Loren C. Dunn 07 Oct 2000 16 May 2001 70
- James O. Mason 07 Oct 2000 09 Oct 2019 89
- Alexander B. Morrison 07 Oct 2000 12 Feb 2018 87
- John K. Carmack 06 Oct 2001 living —
- Richard E. Cook 06 Oct 2001 01 May 2024 93
- Vaughn J. Featherstone 06 Oct 2001 12 May 2018 87
- L. Lionel Kendrick 06 Oct 2001 22 Aug 2022 90
- Rex D. Pinegar 06 Oct 2001 24 Jun 2021 89
- L. Aldin Porter 06 Oct 2001 29 Jun 2020 88
- Benjamin B. Banks 05 Oct 2002 living —
- Richard D. Allred 05 Oct 2002 20 Mar 2025 92
- Cree-L Kofford 05 Oct 2003 living —
- Angel Abrea 05 Oct 2003 13 Feb 2021 87
- William R. Bradford 05 Oct 2003 24 Jan 2019 85
- Duane B. Gerrard 06 Oct 2003 24 May 2020 82
- E. Ray Bateman 09 Oct 2004 12 Sep 2023 85
- Merrill C. Oaks 09 Oct 2004 30 Dec 2024 88
- Gordon T. Watts 09 Oct 2004 12 Jun 2020 82
- Darwin B. Christensen 01 Oct 2005 08 Nov 2022 87
- John H. Groberg 01 Oct 2005 living —
- David E. Sorenson 01 Oct 2005 living —
- F. Melvin Howard 01 Oct 2005 living —
- Harold G. Hillam 01 Oct 2005 27 Mar 2012 77
- F. Burton Howard 01 Oct 2005 living —
- H. Bryan Richards 02 Oct 2006 10 Oct 2020 86
- H. Bruce Stucki 02 Oct 2006 29 May 2019 87
- D. Rex Garrett 06 Oct 2007 15 Apr 2026 90
- William Rolfe Kerr 06 Oct 2007 living —
- Merrill J. Bateman 06 Oct 2007 living —
- Robert K. Dellenbach 06 Oct 2007 living —
- Monte J. Brough 06 Oct 2007 20 Sep 2011 72
- Gene R. Cook 06 Oct 2007 08 Sep 2025 84
- H. Ross Workman 06 Oct 2007 22 Sep 2024 83
- Earl C. Tingey 04 Oct 2008 living —
- Sheldon F. Child 04 Oct 2008 living —
- Lynn A Mickelsen 04 Oct 2009 living —
- Charles Didier 04 Oct 2009 living —
- John M. Madsen 04 Oct 2009 living —
- Dennis Neuenschwander 04 Oct 2009 living —
- Spencer J. Condie 02 Oct 2010 living —
- Bruce C. Hafen 02 Oct 2010 living —
- Kenneth Johnson 02 Oct 2010 living —
- Glenn L. Pace 02 Oct 2010 16 May 2016 77
- Lance B. Wickman 02 Oct 2010 living —
- Richard G. Hinckley 01 Oct 2011 living —
- Yoshihiko Kikuchi 01 Oct 2011 living —
- Won Yong Ko 01 Oct 2022 27 Jan 1015 79
- Cecil O. Samuelson 01 Oct 2011 living —
- Gary J. Coleman 01 Oct 2011 living —
- Carl B. Pratt 01 Oct 2011 living —
- H. David Burton 31 Mar 2012 living —
- Richard C. Edgley 31 Mar 2012 27 Mar 2026 90
- Keith B. McMullin 31 Mar 2012 living —
- Jay E. Jensen 06 Oct 2012 living —
- Keith K. Hilbig 06 Oct 2012 living —
- Marlin K. Jensen 06 Oct 2012 living —
- Octaviano Tenorio 06 Oct 2012 20 Oct 2021 86
- John B. Dickson 05 Oct 2013 living —
- Paul E. Koelliker 05 Oct 2013 07 Dec 2022 79
- F. Michael Watson 05 Oct 2013 living —
- Carlos H. Amado 04 Oct 2014 living —
- William R. Walker 04 Oct 2014 living —
- Don R. Clarke 05 Oct 2015 living —
- Koichi Aoyagi 05 Oct 2015 living —
- Bruce A. Carlson 05 Oct 2015 living —
- Daniel L. Johnson 01 Oct 2016 living —
- Jairo Mazzagardi 01 Oct 2016 living —
- Kent F. Richards 01 Oct 2016 living —
- Francisco J. Vinas 01 Oct 2016 living —
- Stanley G. Ellis 03 Oct 2017 living —
- W. Craig Zwick 03 Oct 2017 living —
- Larry R. Lawrence 03 Oct 2017 living —
- Glen L. Rudd 05 Oct 2015 30 Dec 2016 98
- Rulon G. Craven 05 Oct 2015 06 Feb 2017 92
- Ronald T. Halverson 05 Oct 2015 24 Feb 2017 80
- Craig A. Cardon 06 Oct 2018 living —
- Larry J. Echo Hawk 06 Oct 2018 living —
- C. Scott Grow 06 Oct 2018 living —
- Allan F. Packer 06 Oct 2018 living —
- Gregory A. Schwitzer 06 Oct 2018 living —
- Claudio D. Zivic 06 Oct 2018 living —
- Wilford W. Andersen 05 Oct 2019 living —
- Kim B. Clark 05 Oct 2019 living —
- Lawrence E. Corbridge 05 Oct 2019 living —
- Claudio R. M. Costa 05 Oct 2019 living —
- Bradley D. Foster 05 Oct 2019 living —
- O. Vincent Haleck 05 Oct 2019 living —
- Donald L. Hallstrom 05 Oct 2019 living —
- Steven E. Snow 05 Oct 2019 living —
- Larry Y. Wilson 05 Oct 2019 living —
- L. Whitney Clayton 03 Oct 2020 living —
- Enrique R. Falabella 03 Oct 2020 living —
- Richard J. Maynes 03 Oct 2020 living —
- Timothy J. Dyches 02 Oct 2021 living —
- Terence M. Vinson 02 Oct 2021 living —
- James B. Martino 02 Oct 2021 living —
- J. Devn Cornish 02 Oct 2021 living —
- David F. Evans 02 Oct 2021 living —
- Robert C. Gay 02 Oct 2021 living —
- Weatherford T. Clayton 01 Oct 2022 living —
- LeGrand R. Curtis, Jr. 01 Oct 2022 living —
- Randy D. Funk 01 Oct 2022 living —
- Christoffel Golden, Jr. 01 Oct 2022 living —
- Walter F. Gonzalez 01 Oct 2022 living —
- Larry S. Kacher 01 Oct 2022 living —
- Lynn G. Robbins 01 Oct 2022 living —
- Joseph W. Sitati 01 Oct 2022 living —
- Kazuhiko Yamashita 01 Oct 2023 living —
- Juan Uceda 01 Oct 2023 living —
- Benjamin de Hoyas 01 Oct 2023 living —
- Ian S. Ardern 01 Aug 2024 living —
- Shayne M. Bowen 01 Aug 2024 living —
- Paul V. Johnson 01 Aug 2024 living —
- S. Gifford Nielsen 01 Aug 2024 living —
- Brent H. Nielson 01 Aug 2024 living —
- Adriàn Ochoa 01 Aug 2024 living —
- Gary B. Sabin 01 Aug 2024 living —
- Evan A. Schmutz 01 Aug 2024 living —
- David S. Baxter 01 Aug 2025 09 Sep 2025 70
- Randall K. Bennett 01 Aug 2025 living —
- Kevin S. Hamilton 01 Aug 2025 living —
- Rafael E. Pino 01 Aug 2025 living —
- Jorge F. Zeballos 01 Aug 2025 living —
- Craig C. Christensen 01 Aug 2026 living —
- Eduardo Gavarret 01 Aug 2026 living —
- Brook P Hales 01 Aug 2026 living —
- William K Jackson 01 Aug 2026 living —
- Erich Kopischke 01 Aug 2026 living —
- Peter F Meurs 01 Aug 2026 living —
- S Mark Palmer 01 Aug 2026 living —
NOTE: Elder Mark W. Bassett, a General Authority Seventy, passed away on May 11, 2026 due to a traumatic brain injury. He was 59 years old at the time of his passing. He was serving as the Executive Director of the Missionary Department of the Church. He began his service as a General Authority Seventy on April 2, 2016.
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