Claudio D. Zivic

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Claudio D. Zivic
First Quorum of the Seventy
31 March 2007 (2007-03-31) – October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
Called by Gordon B. Hinckley
End reason Designated emeritus General Authority
Emeritus General Authority
October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
Called by Russell M. Nelson
Personal details
BornClaudio Daniel Zivic
(1948-12-19) 19 December 1948 (age 69)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse(s) Dina N. Álvarez
Children 5
Parents Sergio Jorge
Eleonora Z. Zivic

Claudio Daniel Zivic (born 19 December 1948) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2007. He is the second Argentine general authority in LDS Church history.[ citation needed ]

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide. According to the church, it has over 16 million members and 67,000 full-time volunteer missionaries. In 2012, the National Council of Churches ranked the church as the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States, with over 6.5 million members reported by the church, as of January 2018. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.

Argentina federal republic in South America

Argentina, officially named the Argentine Republic, is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Early life, family, and occupation

Born in Buenos Aires, the son of Sergio Jorge and Eleonora Zalewski Zivic, to a Latter-day Saint family, Zivic is a lifelong Mormon, which is not common for LDS Church members in South America born before 1950. Zivic's maternal grandmother was a Polish Jew and his paternal grandfather a German soldier who both immigrated to Argentina after World War I. His maternal grandmother and his mother were baptized when Zivic's mother was 12 years old.

Buenos Aires Place in Argentina

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 15.6 million.

South America A continent in the Western Hemisphere, and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is how it is viewed in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas. The reference to South America instead of other regions has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics.

Poland republic in Central Europe

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

Zivic is married to Dina Noemí Álvarez, who attended the same branch (local congregation) in Argentina as a child. [1] Both were baptized in the chapel in Liniers, the oldest in South America and the only one equipped with a baptismal font at the time. Dina's family moved to the United States when she was nine. When she was twelve, her father was called as a construction missionary and sent to Chile. After three years on this mission the family returned to Argentina and again attended the same congregation as Zivic. In his youth, Zivic was a promising track athlete but gave up competition because track meets were held on Sunday. [2]

Liniers Barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro.

United States federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Chile republic in South America

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.

Zivic and Dina were married in 1972 and were sealed in the São Paulo Brazil Temple, after its dedication in 1978. They are the parents of five children.

São Paulo Brazil Temple

The São Paulo Brazil Temple is the 19th constructed and 17th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, it was the first LDS temple built in South America, and also the first temple to use the single story, single spire design. The spire is 101 feet tall.

Zivic holds an accounting degree from the University of Buenos Aires. He worked as a CPA in marketing and manufacturing endeavors.

University of Buenos Aires university in Argentina

The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the second largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 departments, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini, Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza and Escuela de Educación Técnica Profesional en Producción Agropecuaria y Agroalimentaria.

Certified Public Accountant title of qualified accountants in many countries

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the title of qualified accountants in numerous countries in the English-speaking world. In the United States, the CPA is a license to provide accounting services to the public. It is awarded by each of the 50 states for practice in that state. Additionally, almost every state has passed mobility laws to allow CPAs from other states to practice in their state. State licensing requirements vary, but the minimum standard requirements include passing the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, 150 semester units of college education, and one year of accounting related experience.

LDS Church service

In the LDS Church, Zivic has served as a bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, and regional representative. Zivic was an area seventy from 1996 to 2002 and served as second counselor in the presidency of South America South Area from 2000 to 2002. Zivic was president of the Spain Bilbao Mission from 2003 to 2006. [3] [4]

Bishop is the highest priesthood office of the Aaronic priesthood in the Latter Day Saint movement. It is almost always held by one who already holds the Melchizedek priesthood office of high priest. The Latter Day Saint concept of the office differs significantly from the role of bishops in other Christian denominations, being in some respects more analogous to a pastor or parish priest. Each bishop serves with two counselors, which together form a bishopric.

Regional representative of the Twelve, commonly shorted to regional representative or regional rep, was a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1968 and 1995. As the title suggests, the responsibility of regional representatives was to represent the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the various regions or areas of the church. Regional representatives were not general authorities or general officers of the church, but were lay ministers who donated their time to church service.

An area is an administrative unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes and the church as a whole.

In the church's April 2007 general conference, Zivic was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and again served as a counselor in the South America South Area Presidency from 2007 to 2009. From 2010 to 2013, he was an Assistant Executive Director in the church's Temple Department. Since 2013, he has been a counselor in the presidency of the church's Caribbean Area. [5] Zivic's sermon in the church's October 2007 General Conference has been praised for its deep spirituality. [6] [7] On October 6, 2018, Zivic was released and designated an emeritus general authority. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Church News , May 12, 2007.[ full citation needed ]
  2. ↑ Jason Swensen, "A Book of Mormon Fiesta", Church News , 15 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Claudio Zivic, “The Unexplainable Call,” Ensign , April 2007, p. 73.
  4. ↑ Church News , March 29, 2003.[ full citation needed ]
  5. ↑ "LDS First Presidency announces area leadership assignments", Church News , 2 May 2015.
  6. ↑ 177th Semi-Annual General Conference, Sunday Afternoon Session Talk Excerpts, Meridian Magazine, October 7, 2007, accessed 2008-05-12.
  7. ↑ Jerry Johnston, "Hispanics giving us a dose of spirituality", Deseret Morning News , 2007-10-13, accessed 2008-05-12.
  8. ↑ "Leadership Changes Announced at October 2018 General Conference: Seven General Authority Seventies released", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2018-10-06

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