The Quorum of Seventy Evangelists is responsible for management of the International Missionary Programs of the church and assists Regions of the church with their individual Domestic Missionary Programs. The Quorum of Seventy oversees the activities of its Missionary Operating Committees to ensure the fulfilling of Christ’s commandment to take the gospel to the entire world.[1]
History
Current officers
As of 2016, the officers of the Quorum of Seventy Evangelists are:
Evangelist Wayne Martorana, President
Evangelist Robert Nicklow, Jr., Vice-President
Evangelist Bryan Griffith, Secretary
Members 1862–1920
#
Year Ordained
Name(s)
1
July 1862
John Ashton, John Bickerton, James Caldwell, Charles Cowan, John McPherson, William Menzies, Hugh Scott, Thomas Stevens, James Thompson
2
October 1904
Robert Anderson, Gustave Blum, J. C. Breckenridge, Samuel Campbell, William Crosby, James Curry, John Dillon, Francis Federer, Archibald Ferguson, John Grimes, Samuel Leonard, Cochran Lynch, G. W. Matthews, Abashi Risk, Samuel Sanders, Joseph Shutler, William Skillen, Thomas Sloan, Joseph Tucker, Sr., Solomon Van Lieu, William Wells
3
January 1905
Charles Ashton, Nephi Federer, William Helms
4
January 1908
Leslie Hardesty
5
July 1909
Charles Behanna, Vernon Chester, Richard Evans, William Weaver
6
January 1910
John Penn, Fred Smith
7
July 1910
John Majoros, Charles Morgan, George Neill, Harry Nicholson, John Ward
8
October 1910
George Garatt
9
January 1911
Solomon King
10
October 1914
James Cowan, Jacob Christman, Joseph Eason, Reese Jones, E.J. Perry, John Reconnu
11
Circa 1914-19
John Edwards, Alexander Federer, Charles Gilbert, Joseph Griffith, Charles Ligon, Shall Lowther, Amzi Lynn, Sr.
12
July 1919
Fred Heath
13
October 1919
George Cromblish, Charles F. Kennedy
14
July 1920
Joseph Corrado, Peter Garafola, John Molinatto, Caesar Talamonti
Members 1921–1941
#
Year Ordained
Name(s)
1
July 1921
Ishmael D’Amico, Vincent DiGennaro, Joseph Dulisse, Joseph Molinatto
2
January 1922
Fritz Ackerman, William Bailey, Charles Behanna, John Cherry, Clyde Gibson, Martin King, Augustus Martin, Robert Patterson, Albert Sarver, Oran Thomas
3
October 1922
Walter Grimes
4
October 1923
Samuel Ambrose, Ermengildo Ciccati, Carl Damore, Anthony DiBattista, Phillip Mileco, Peter Molinatto
5
July 1924
Patsy DiBattista, Venanzio DiThomas, John Jacobs, Andrew Nemeth, Eugene Perry, Sr.
6
October 1926
Rocco Biscotti
7
July 1927
Angelo A. Corrado
8
October 1929
Vincent Clemente, Gabriel Mazzeo
9
July 1930
Dominic Giovannone
10
July 1932
William DiGennaro
11
July 1933
Teman Cherry, James Heaps, Charles Sanders
12
July 1934
Joseph Altomare, William Bailey, Joseph Benyola, Fred Fair, Louis Mazzeo, Antonio Todaro
13
January 1937
Samuel Kirschner, John Mancini, Ernest Shultz, Paul Vancik, Sr.
14
July 1939
Oran Thomas (reordained), Joseph Tucker
15
July 1940
Joseph Bittinger, Gorie Ciaravino, Daniel Corrado, John Dulisse, Mark Randy
16
April 1941
Clifford Burgess, Rocco Ensana, J. Frank Ford, James Heaps (reordained), Rocco Meo, Clarence Robinson, Frank Sirangelo
Members 1941–1956
#
Year Ordained
Name(s)
1
July 1941
Dan Casasanta, Frank Rosatti
2
January 1943
Allen Henderson, George Manes
3
July 1943
Raymond Cosetti, Patsy Marinetti
4
October 1943
Dominic Cotellesse, Ansel D’Amico
5
January 1944
Nicholas Farragasso, Jr.
6
July 1945
Concetto Alessandro, Peter Capone, Henry Johnson
7
July 1946
Robert A. Watson
8
July 1947
Joseph Bologna
9
July 1948
Reno Bologna, Alfred D’Amico, Nicholas Peitrangelo, William Tucker
10
July 1949
Paul D’Amico, Vincent Lupo, Joseph Shazer, Christopher Trovato
11
April 1950
Dominic Moraco, Warren Nellis, Robert M. Watson
12
October 1950
Travis Perry
13
April 1951
Timothy Dominic Bucci
14
April 1952
Alexander Robinson
15
October 1952
Herman Kennedy (re-ordained)
16
April 1953
William Tucker
17
April 1954
Joseph Milantoni
18
October 1954
Louis Mazzeo
19
April 1955
Paul Benyola, Russell Cadman
20
April 1956
Frank Giavonnone
21
October 1956
A.A. Dick, Ralph Leet
22
November 1956
Joseph Capone
Members 1957–1969
#
Year Ordained
Name(s)
1
April 1957
John Ross
2
May 1957
Dominic Thomas
3
June 1957
Idris Martin
4
October 1957
James Campbell
5
April 1958
Joseph Calabrese
6
April 1959
Frank Calabrese, Alfred Domenico, Nick Persico, Dominic Rose
