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The Church of Jesus Christ named Bishop W. Christopher Waddell as its newest presiding bishop.

Bishop Waddell emphasizes environmental sustainability and humanitarian aid in church duties.

Bishops L. Todd Budge and Sean Douglas will serve as first and second counselors.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced its new Presiding Bishopric Friday, after Elder Gérald Caussé, the former presiding bishop, was called as the newest apostle last week.

The First Presidency named Bishop W. Christopher Waddell as the church's 16th presiding bishop. He has been a member of the Presiding Bishopric since 2016, formerly was a general authority seventy and area seventy, and previously served as a mission president in Ba

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