High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Patriarchal priesthood (or Abrahamic priesthood) is one of three types (called "orders") of priesthood described by Joseph Smith, Jr., the first president of the restored Church of Christ. The other two orders are the Aaronic priesthood and the Melchizedek priesthood. The Patriarchal priesthood is a seldom understood doctrine taught by Joseph Smith in Nauvoo, Illinois. The doctrine of the Patriarchal Priesthood is often confused with the calling of the Presiding Patriarch which is an office that has not been exercised by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1979. The Patriarchal Priesthood is associated directly with Celestial Marriage.