Ángel Abrea

Ángel Abrea
Emeritus General Authority
4 October 2003 (2003-10-04)
Called by	Gordon B. Hinckley
First Quorum of the Seventy
20 March 1981 (1981-03-20) – 4 October 2003 (2003-10-04)
Called by	Spencer W. Kimball
End reason	Granted general authority emeritus status
Personal details
Born	(1933-09-13) 13 September 1933 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ángel Abrea (born 13 September 1933) was the first resident of Latin America to become a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Abrea was baptized into the LDS Church in 1943, at the age of ten. Prior to his call as a general authority, Abrea was the first stake president in Argentina (1966–71; 1976–78); he also served as a regional representative (1971–76) and as president of the church's Argentina Rosario Mission (1978–81).

Abrea was called by LDS Church president Spencer W. Kimball as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy on 20 March 1981. Abrea also became the first president of the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple when it opened in 1986. On 4 October 2003, Abrea was designated as an emeritus general authority and released from full-time ecclesiastical duties.

Abrea is married to María Victoria Chiapparino. They were married in Argentina on 4 July 1957. The Abreas and their three daughters were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on 26 September 1966.

References

• Don L. Searle, "Elder Angel Abrea: Prepared for a Life of Service", Ensign, October 1984, p. 25.
• "Elder Angel Abrea of the First Quorum of the Seventy", Ensign, May 1981, pp. 95–96.