Gérald Caussé nació el 20 de mayo de 1963 en Burdeos, Gironda, Francia. Está casado con Valérie Babin desde el 5 de agosto de 1986. Tienen cinco niños.
Appointed Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 9, 2015. He is the third presiding bishop born outside the United States, but the first whose native language is not English.
