Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
OrganizationChurch LeadershipRID: ORG-VFMW0FS
Date Formed
1835 February 14
Location Formed
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
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Unknown
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Formed in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
1835 February 14
Thomas B. Marsh Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1835 April 25 – 1839 March 17
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Ended 1839 March 17
Brigham Young Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1840 April 14 – 1847 December 27
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Ended 1847 December 27
Orson Hyde Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1847 December 27 – 1875 April 10
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Ended 1875 April 10
John Taylor Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1877 October 6 – 1880 October 10
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Ended 1880 October 10
Lorenzo Snow Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1889 April 7 – 1898 September 13
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Ended 1898 September 13
Franklin D. Richards Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1898 September 13 – 1899 December 9
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Ended 1899 December 9
Brigham Young, Jr. Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1901 October 17 – 1903 April 11
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Ended 1903 April 11
Francis M. Lyman Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1903 October 6 – 1916 November 18
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Ended 1916 November 18
Heber J. Grant Called as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1916 November 23 – 1918 November 23
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Ended 1918 November 23
Rudger Clawson Sustained as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1918 November 23 – 1921 March 17
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Ended 1921 March 17
Anthon H. Lund Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1918 November 23 – 1921 March 2
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Ended 1921 March 2
Rudger Clawson Called as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1921 March 2 – 1943 June 21
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Ended 1943 June 21
George Albert Smith Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1943 July 1 – 1945 May 21
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Ended 1945 May 21
George F. Richards Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1945 May 21 – 1950 August 8
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Ended 1950 August 8
David O. McKay Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1950 September 30 – 1951 April 9
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Ended 1951 April 9
Joseph Fielding Smith Sustained as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1950 September 30 – 1951 April 9
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Ended 1951 April 9
Joseph Fielding Smith Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1951 April 9 – 1970 January 23
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Ended 1970 January 23
Harold B. Lee Called as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1970 January 23 – 1972 July 7
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Ended 1972 July 7
Spencer W. Kimball Set Apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1970 January 23 – 1972 July 2
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Ended 1972 July 2
Spencer W. Kimball Set Apart as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1972 July 7 – 1973 December 30
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Ended 1973 December 30
Ezra Taft Benson Called as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1973 December 30 – 1986 April 6
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Ended 1986 April 6
Howard W. Hunter Set Apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1985 November 10 – 1988 June 2
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Ended 1988 June 2
Marion G. Romney Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1986 April 4 – 1988 May 20
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Ended 1988 May 20
Howard W. Hunter Set Apart as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1988 June 2 – 1994 June 5
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Ended 1994 June 5
Boyd K. Packer Set Apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1994 June 4 – 1995 March 3
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Ended 1995 March 3
Boyd K. Packer Set Apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1995 March 12 – 2008 January 27
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Ended 2008 January 27
Thomas S. Monson Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1995 April 1 – 2008 February 3
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Ended 2008 February 3
Boyd K. Packer Set Apart as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2008 February 3 – 2015 July 3
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Ended 2015 July 3
Russell M. Nelson Called as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2015 July 15 – 2018 January 14
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Ended 2018 January 14
M. Russell Ballard Called as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2018 January 14 – 2023 November 12
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Ended 2023 November 12
Dallin H. Oaks Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2018 March 31 – 2025 September 27
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Ended 2025 September 27
Jeffrey R. Holland Set Apart as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2023 November 15 – 2025 September 27
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Ended 2025 September 27
Jeffrey R. Holland Set Apart as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2025 October 14 – December 27
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Ended 2025 December 27
Dieter F. Uchtdorf Called as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2026 January 8
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Started 2026 January 8
Henry B. Eyring Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2026 January 8