Church of Jesus Christ names Bishop Elder Gérald Caussé as new apostle
Presiding Bishop Gérald Caussé has been appointed as the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The announcement was made in Salt Lake City on Thursday.
Caussé, 62, has served as the Church’s presiding bishop for the past 11 years. On Thursday, he was called to the apostleship and ordained the same day by President Dallin H. Oaks along with other members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
“I've always had a testimony of Jesus Christ,” Elder Caussé said in a church news release. “He's always been in the center of my life. And I know he's our Savior and Redeemer. What a wonderful thing it is to be a witness of Christ. That’s the best responsibility or stewardship we might have in our lives.”
Originally from Bordeaux, France, Elder Caussé becomes only the third presiding bishop born outside the United States and the first for whom English is a second language. Before this appointment, he also served as a counselor in the Presiding Bishopric and as a General Authority Seventy.
He married Valérie Babin on August 5, 1986, in the Bern Switzerland Temple. His church service has taken him and his family to various countries, including Germany and the United States.
Author’s summary:
Gérald Caussé, a French-born church leader, was called as the newest apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ after more than a decade of service as presiding bishop.