Church Announces 2016 Area Leadership Assignments
Map of the 25 areas of the Church. The First Presidency has announced changes in area leadership assignments, which will become effective on August 1, 2016.
The First Presidency has announced changes in the Church's area leadership assignments, which will become effective on August 1, 2016.
All members of Area Presidencies are General Authority Seventies or Area Seventies. Members of the Presidency of the Seventy have responsibilities for the areas in North America.
The Church has 15 areas outside North America and 10 areas inside North America for a total of 25. Click on the name of the area to see an enlarged map of the area.
| Assists in All Areas |
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| L. Whitney Clayton President |
| North America Northwest North America West |
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| Donald L. Hallstrom President |
| North America Southeast |
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| Richard J. Maynes President |
| Utah North Utah Salt Lake City Utah South |
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| Craig C. Christensen President |
| Idaho North America Central |
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| Ulisses Soares President |
| North America Southwest |
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| Lynn G. Robbins President |
| North America Northeast |
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| Gerrit W. Gong President |
| AFRICA SOUTHEAST | ||
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| Stanley G. Ellis First Counselor | Kevin S. Hamilton President | S. Mark Palmer Second Counselor |
| Africa West | ||
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| Marcus B. Nash First Counselor | Terence M. Vinson President | Vern P. Stanfill Second Counselor |
| Asia | ||
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| Chi Hong (Sam) Wong First Counselor | Randy D. Funk President | David F. Evans Second Counselor |
| Asia North Area | ||
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| Kazuhiko Yamashita First Counselor | Scott D. Whiting President | Yoon Hwan Choi Second Counselor |
| Brazil | ||
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| Marcos A. Aidukaitis First Counselor | Claudio R. M. Costa President | W. Mark Bassett Second Counselor |
| Caribbean | ||
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| Claudio D. Zivic First Counselor | Walter F. Gonzalez President | Hugo E. Martinez Second Counselor |
| Central America | ||
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| Adrián Ochoa First Counselor | Kevin R. Duncan President | Jose L. Alonso Second Counselor |
| Europe | ||
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| Paul V. Johnson First Counselor | Patrick Kearon President | Gary B. Sabin Second Counselor |
| Europe East | ||
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| James B. Martino First Counselor | Bruce D. Porter President | Larry S. Kacher Second Counselor |
| Mexico | ||
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| Arnulfo Valenzuela First Counselor | Paul B. Pieper President | Rafael E. Pino Second Counselor |
| Middle East/Africa North | |
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| Larry R. Lawrence Administered from Church Headquarters | Wilford W. Andersen Administered from Church Headquarters |
| Pacific | ||
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| S. Gifford Nielsen First Counselor | O. Vincent Haleck President | Craig A. Cardon Second Counselor |
| Philippines | ||
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| Allen D. Haynie First Counselor | Shayne M. Bowen President | Evan A. Schmutz Second Counselor |
| South America Northwest | ||
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| Lawrence E. Corbridge First Counselor | Carlos A. Godoy President | Hugo Montoya Second Counselor |
| South America South | ||
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| Allan F. Packer First Counselor | José A. Teixeira President | Mark A. Bragg Second Counselor |
