Gérald Caussé
| Gérald Caussé | |
|---|---|
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| November 6, 2025 | |
| Called by | Dallin H. Oaks |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| November 6, 2025 | |
| Called by | Dallin H. Oaks |
| Reason | Death of Russell M. Nelson, reorganization of the First Presidency |
| Presiding Bishop | |
| 9 October 2015 – 6 November 2025 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| Predecessor | Gary E. Stevenson |
| Successor | W. Christopher Waddell |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| 31 March 2012 – 9 October 2015 | |
| Called by | Gary E. Stevenson |
| Predecessor | Richard C. Edgley |
| Successor | Dean M. Davies |
| End reason | Called to be Presiding Bishop |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 5 April 2008 – 31 March 2012 | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Called to be First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gérald Jean Caussé 20 May 1963 Bordeaux, France |
| Alma mater | ESSEC Business School |
| Spouse(s) |
Valérie Lucienne Babin
(m. 1986) |
| Children | 5 |
Gérald Jean Caussé (born 20 May 1963) is a French religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has been a general authority of the church since 2008, and was the first ever appointed from France. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Caussé is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the fourteenth most senior apostle in the church.
Caussé was born in Bordeaux. He served for a year in the French Air Force and later earned a master's degree in business from ESSEC Business School. He worked as a strategy consultant and later served as general manager. Caussé has held numerous positions in the church throughout his life and was called as an apostle on November 6, 2025. He has been married to Valérie Lucienne Babin since 1986, and they have five children.