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How many of the Black race can become Bishops in the Mormon leadership?
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∙ 14y ago
All of them -
It is exactly as any other person - no distinction whatsoever.
As long as he holds the priesthood (like any other male), he can be a bishop, regardless of race. The Church keeps many statistics on language and geography, but it does not keep any statistics on race, so its not possible to say how many bishops currently serving are black. In Africa, there are many. A bishop presides over a congregation of approximately 200 people. There are more than 100,000 congregations in the world. Until 1978, blacks could not hold the priesthood; therefore, they could not serve as bishops or hold most other offices. Since then it has been unrestricted, race-wise. In 1978, the (then) prophet, President Kimball, received revelation that the long-awaited time had come that every worthy male member could hold the Priesthood, and serve in offices of leadership within that priesthood, including the bishopric. The highest ranking African American was Helvecio Martis of Brazil. He served in the Quorum of the Seventy.
In the most recent General Conference of the Church (Oct 2009), an African General Authority addressed the world exactly as all the other speakers of the Conference.
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