Bishop Richard Crockett Edgley, 90, who served in the Presiding Bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for nearly two decades, died on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Centerville, Utah.
Bishop Edgley was sustained as second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric at the October 1992 general conference and later became the first counselor on Jan. 1, 1996, when the previous Presiding Bishop, Merrill J. Bateman, was called to serve as president of Brigham Young University.
Bishop Edgley served as second counselor to both Elder Robert D. Hales (1992-1994) and Elder Merrill J. Bateman (1994-1995). He then served as the first counselor to Presiding Bishop H. David Burton (1996-2012).
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