Joseph L. Wirthlin
| Joseph L. Wirthlin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presiding Bishop | |
| April 6, 1952 – September 30, 1961 | |
| Called by | David O. McKay |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| December 12, 1946 – April 6, 1952 | |
| Called by | LeGrand Richards |
| End reason | Reorganization (LeGrand Richards called to Quorum of the Twelve) |
| Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| April 6, 1938 – December 12, 1946 | |
| Called by | LeGrand Richards |
| End reason | Called as First Counselor in Presiding Bishopric |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Leopold Wirthlin August 14, 1893 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | January 25, 1963 (aged 69) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Joseph Leopold Wirthlin (August 14, 1893 – January 25, 1963) was the eighth presiding bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Wirthlin was born in
.Wirthlin became a general authority in 1938 when he was called as a counselor to LeGrand Richards in the presiding bishopric. In 1952, LDS Church president David O. McKay called Wirthlin to be the church's eighth presiding bishop. Wirthlin called Thorpe B. Isaacson and Carl W. Buehner as his counselors. Wirthlin and his counselors served until 1961.
Wirthlin died in
Salt Lake City, Utah, at LDS Hospital of heart failure, and was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery
.
Wirthlin and his wife, Madeline Bitner, were the parents of five children, including
Richard B. Wirthlin, a former general authority; and David Bitner Wirthlin, a former president of the church's Nauvoo Illinois Temple
.
See also
References
- ^ Deseret News Church Almanac, 2005 ed., p. 244.
