James J. Hamula

Quick Facts

Full Name	James J. Hamula
Occupation	Priest
Date Of Birth	Nov 20, 1957(1957-11-20)
Age	67
Birthplace	Long Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	Long Beach
Horoscope	Capricorn

James J. Hamula Biography

James J. Hamula is one of the most popular and richest Priest who was born on November 20, 1957 in Long Beach, Long Beach, United States. James Joseph Hamula (/ˈ h æ m j ʊ l ə / ; born November 20, 1957) is an American attorney and former general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Hamula’s father was Joseph Hamula, a son of Hungarian immigrants who grew up in a heavily Magyar speaking area of metro Cleveland, Ohio. After service in the Navy, Joseph Hamula attended school in Southern California where he joined the LDS Church. At the urging of his stake president, Howard W. Hunter, Joseph served as a missionary in the church’s Swiss–Austrian Mission.

Following church disciplinary action by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Hamula was released from his calling as a general authority and excommunicated from the LDS Church on August 8, 2017.

From 1994 to 1997, Hamula was president of the church’s Washington D.C. South Mission. From 2000 to 2008, Hamula was an area seventy in the church’s North America Southwest Area. He became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy during the church’s April 2008 general conference. After serving first as a counselor in the area, from 2011 to 2014 he served as president of the church’s Pacific Area headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

James J. Hamula Net Worth

James J. Hamula is one of the richest Priest from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James J. Hamula 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

For one summer while studying law, Hamula did an internship in Mesa, Arizona. There he met Joyce Anderson, and in 1984 they married in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They are the parents of six children.

In the LDS Church, Hamula served as elders quorum president, bishop, stake high councilor, and stake Young Men president. He also served as president of the Mesa Arizona Salt River Stake and as the first president of the Mesa Arizona Red Mountain Stake when it was organized in 1992.

On August 8, 2017, Hamula was excommunicated from the church. While the church’s news release did not specify the reason for his excommunication, it did state that it was not the result of personal apostasy or disillusionment on Hamula’s part. Hamula is the first general authority of the LDS Church to be excommunicated since George P. Lee in 1989.

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Who is James J. Hamula Dating?

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James Ranked on the list of most popular Priest. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James J. Hamula celebrates birthday on November 20 of every year.

Why is James Hamula excommunicated?

On August 8, 2017, Hamula was excommunicated from the church. While the church’s news release did not specify the reason for his excommunication , it did state that it was not the result of personal apostasy or disillusionment on Hamula’s part.

Where is Elder Hamula now?

Elder Hamula has been serving as the Church’s Pacific Area President for the last three years. Prior to that he served as a counselor in the Pacific Area Presidency for two years. Elder Hamula will continue to serve in leadership assignments at the Church’s headquarters in Salt Lake City.

Why was LDS general authority excommunicated?

The first American Indian Mormon general authority was excommunicated for “heresy” and “conduct unbecoming a member of the church.” Lee insisted the move was triggered by his opposition to the faith’s shifting approach to its Indian members, who Lee believed were meant to be leaders in the church.

Who is Elder Hamula?

Hamula had been a general authority and member of the Seventy since his call in April 2008. He previously had served as a mission president in Washington, D.C., as the church’s Pacific Area president and as the assistant executive director of the Church History Department, where LDS historian Ron Esplin knew him.

Do LDS apostles get paid?

Local clergy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serve as volunteers, without pay. But “general authorities,” the top leaders in the church, serve full-time, have no other job, and receive the living allowance.