Birthplaces of our apostles
Numbers of apostles born in the various states of America, and numbers born in the various countries of the world
States (Alphabetical) States (by number) Countries Arizona 1 Utah 48 Brazil 1 California 3 Vermont 10 Canada 1 Connecticut 2 New York 8 Czechoslovakia 1 Idaho 7 Idaho 7 Denmark 1 Illinois 3 Massachusetts 5 England 6 Iowa 1 Illinois 3 France 1 Kentucky 1 New Jersey 3 Ireland 1 Massachusetts 5 Ohio 3 Mexico 1 Michigan 1 California 3 Norway 1 Missouri 1 Connecticut 2 United States 99 New Hampshire 1 Arizona 1 ==================== New Jersey 3 Iowa 1 Total countries 10 New York 8 Kentucky 1 Ohio 3 Michigan 1 Tennessee 1 Missouri 1 Utah 48 New Hampshire 1 Vermont 10 Tennessee 1 ================= ================== Total states 17 Total states 17
· Of the 113 apostles that have served in this dispensation, 99 have been born in the United States, and 14 have been born outside of the United States.
· Interestingly, Vermont was the state of birth of ten of our Latter-day apostles, including the Prophet Joseph. Only the state of Utah has had more future apostles born in it than the state of Vermont.
· As can be seen above, all but 7 of our apostles have been born in either the United States or England. The seven apostles born in other countries are John A. Widtsoe (Norway), Charles A. Callis (Ireland), Marion G. Romney (Mexico), Marriner W. Merrill (Canada), Anthon H. Lund (Denmark), Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Czechoslovakia), Ulisses Soares (Brazil), and Gérald J. Caussé (France).
• The last apostle accounted for on this page was Elder Clark G. Gilbert, sustained on February 12, 2026.
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