How many of the Black race gets to be Bishops in Mormon leaders hierarcy?

Answer

As long as the person holds the keys to the priesthood, they can be a Bishop, no matter what race.

Negroes in the Priesthood

In November 1965 we issued no. 5 with the title "Negroes In The Priesthood." At that time Blacks were not allowed to hold the LDS priesthood. We stated:

For many years the Mormon Church leaders have taught that a Negro cannot hold the Priesthood. . . . Outwardly the Mormon doctrine concerning the Negro seems to be firm and absolute. "One drop of Negro blood," the Mormon leaders declare, would prevent a man from holding the Priesthood.

The truth is, however, that some people with Negro blood are being ordained to the Priesthood.

== That last section seems irrelevant ===

I do not know if a statistic is kept on how many blacks become bishops or anything else. of course in Africa there are tons of them. A bishop is only over one congregation and there are many congregations worldwide (over 100,000). Until 1978, if I remember correctly, blacks could not become bishops or hold certain other offices. Since then it has been unrestricted based on race.

The actual reasons for the restriction are difficult to know for sure but there is a lot of conjecture (good and bad).

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