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The Presiding Bishop is an ecclesiastical position in some denominations of Christianity.
Latter Day Saints
The Presiding Bishop is an office in the church hierarchy of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint or Mormonism movement. Each Presiding Bishop has two counselors and the three together form the Presiding Bishopric.
The office shares its origin with that of bishop. Edward Partridge was the first man ordained to the office of bishop in the early Latter Day Saint church on February 4, 1831. This office became known as the First Bishop and later the "Presiding Bishop" when subordinate bishops were called in the Nauvoo period (18391844).
After the 1844 succession crisis, the office of Presiding Bishop evolved separately in different denominations of the movement.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement, the members of the Presiding Bishopric act as "General Authorities" of the church, oversee the temporal affairs (buildings, etc.) of the church and oversee the bishoprics of wards (congregations) throughout the world.
The current Presiding Bishop of the church is H. David Burton. His First Counselor is Richard C. Edgley and his Second Counselor is Keith B. McMullin.
Community of Christ
The Presiding Bishopric of the Community of Christ, the second largest denomination, oversees the church's temporal affairs (buildings, etc.).
The current Presiding Bishop of the church is Larry R. Norris and the Counselors are Stephen M. Jones and Stassi D. Cramm.
Episcopal
The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America is the presiding authority in the church.
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