Church Announces New Mission Presidents for 2017
The Church has announced 123 new mission president assignments, effective July 2017. The names of the current and new mission presidents by area are listed below. Biographies of each mission presidency couple will be published each month throughout 2017 on News.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
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AFRICA SOUTHEAST AREA |
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Republic of Congo Brazzaville | Elie K. Monga | To be announced |
South Africa Cape Town | Steven J. Merrill | Thabo Lebethoa |
South Africa Johannesburg | Michael A. Dunn | Dane O. Leavitt |
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AFRICA WEST AREA |
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Benin Cotonou | Pierre-Paul Morin | Martin Goury |
Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan | Marc Sahy | To be announced |
Ghana Accra | David L. Heid | Trevor T. Keyes |
Ghana Cape Coast | R. Scott Stevenson | To be announced |
Liberia Monrovia | Arvid A. Carlson | Doug Clark |
Nigeria Port Harcourt | Anthony M. Kaku | Eugene N. Engmann |
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ASIA NORTH AREA |
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Japan Kobe | Phillip K. Welch | Shane D. Smoot |
Japan Sapporo | Hirofumi Nakatsuka | Russell L. McClure |
Japan Sendai | Jeffrey R. Smith | Osamu Sekiguchi |
Korea Busan | Kenneth S. Barrow | Dong Hwan Jeong |
Micronesia Guam | John S. Zarbock | To be announced |
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BRAZIL AREA |
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Brazil Brasilia | Mark C. Lundgren | Flávio A. Cooper |
Brazil Florianopolis | Ramilfo E. Silva | Mauro Gonçalves |
Brazil Fortaleza | Gilberto Bonini Ribeiro | Kent R. Chamberlain |
Brazil Maceio | Henrique Gomes Junior | Mark W. Taylor |
Brazil Manaus | Rui B. Castro | Jose Caetano de Morais |
Brazil Recife | Rory C. Bigelow | Richard M. Houseman |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Marcos Cabral | Júlio César Kern |
Brazil Salvador | David T. Lisonbee | David W. Lazenby |
Brazil São Paulo Interlagos | Loren G. Dalton | Kenneth D. Cordner |
Brazil São Paulo North | Timothy L. Farnes | Edson D. G. Ribeiro |
Brazil São Paulo South | Phillip E. Broadbent | Pedro Acosta |
Brazil Vitoria | David E. Young | Junior Mazzagardi |
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CARIBBEAN AREA |
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Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East | Ahmad S. Corbitt | Bret G. Smith |
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West | James H. Nuckols | Jose M. Santos |
Puerto Rico San Juan | K. Bruce Boucher | To be announced |
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CENTRAL AMERICA AREA |
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El Salvador San Salvador East | Bruno E. Vásquez Robles | Favio Durán |
El Salvador Santa Ana | Ronald L. Spjut | Clarence L. Kelley |
Guatemala Guatemala City Central | Melvin G. Markham | Casey B. Cluff |
Guatemala Guatemala City East | David J. Crapo | Stephen K. Christensen |
Guatemala Guatemala City South | E. J. Caffaro | Lee M. Shumway |
Guatemala Quetzaltenango | Rick L. Smith | Alirio Díaz |
Honduras Tegucigalpa | Kendle Bowler | Stephen C. Chase |
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EUROPE AREA |
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Adriatic North | David J. Grant | David M. Melonakos |
Adriatic South | Louis Weidmann | Brent D. Rawson |
Alpine German-Speaking | D. Brian Kohler | Christopher S. Brown |
Cape Verde Praia | Robert P. Mathews | Julio de Amo |
England Manchester | Mark D. Ulrich | Stuart N. McReynolds |
Finland Helsinki | Wayne T. Watson | Ilkka Aura |
France Paris | Frédéric J. Babin | Paul J. Sorensen |
Germany Frankfurt | Ronald A. Stoddard | Jake Boyer |
România/Moldova | Clark D. Ivory | Kyle B. Hettinger |
Sweden Stockholm | James E. Beckstrand | To be announced |
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EUROPE EAST AREA |
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Baltic | David P. Harding | Hal G. Anderson |
Central Eurasian | James A. Toronto | Stephen R. Davis |
Russia Novosibirsk | Michael G. Williams | Stephen E. Lamb |
Russia St Petersburg | Larry G. Childs | Kirill Pokhil’ko |
Ukraine Kyiv | Kenneth B. Packer | Edwin C. Kumferman |
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MÉXICO AREA |
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México México City Southeast | E. Keith Stutznegger | Lindsay K. Mann |
México Oaxaca | Lynn R. Madsen | Felix Conde Beltrán |
México Puebla South | John M. Stellmon | Jonathan Alcalá Ibañez |
México Tijuana | Jorge A. García | Jesús Cepeda |
México Torreón | J. Alejandro Ramos Rivera | Kent A. McBeth |
México Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Arley H. George | Kevin V. Doman |
México Veracruz | Daniel Córdova | Greg Palmer |
México Xalapa | Mathew C. Greer | Mark A. Richey |
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NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL AREA |
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Colorado Colorado Springs | Dennis E. Rehm | Daniel K. Stevenson |
Colorado Denver North | Brent M Mendenhall | Henry Scott Savage |
Minnesota Minneapolis | Stephen W. Forbes | Carey S. Barney |
Missouri Independence | Randy J. Vest | Adams J. Love |
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NORTH AMERICA NORTHEAST AREA |
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Michigan Lansing | Michael V. Jacobsen | Sterling A. Brennan |
New Jersey Morristown | Paul S. Taggart | Paul W. Hess |
Ohio Columbus | O. Nolan Daines | Val T. Stratford |
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh | Bradley K. Johnson | Steven C. Bednar |
West Virginia Charleston | Paul W. Salisbury | Michael J. Lindhardt |
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NORTH AMERICA NORTHWEST AREA |
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Alaska Anchorage | Eldon R. Robinson | Lance D. Toone |
Canada Vancouver | Ronald P. Burt | Chi Hong (Sam) Wong |
Oregon Eugene | H. Jeff Russell | Dale S. Orton |
Oregon Portland | Craig B. Ballard | Jonathan W. Bullen |
Washington Tacoma | John D. Blatter | L. Scott Leishman |
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NORTH AMERICA SOUTHEAST AREA |
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Arkansas Little Rock | Taniela B. Wakolo | Norman E. Hansen |
Florida Fort Lauderdale | Douglas M. Richardson | Jerryl L. Garns |
Georgia Atlanta North | John E. Bennion | Scott C. Marsh |
Kentucky Louisville | R. Larry Brough | Daniel R. Hughes |
Louisiana Baton Rouge | Reed H. Hansen | Ross Varner |
South Carolina Columbia | Judd A. Turner | Weston R. Innes |
Tennessee Knoxville | Steven P. Griffin | David J. Pickett |
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NORTH AMERICA SOUTHWEST AREA |
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Arizona Phoenix | Spencer Griffin | Sean F. D. Collins |
Arizona Tucson | David Passey | Eric L. Browning |
Nevada Las Vegas | D. Jack Snow | Richard G. Youngblood |
Texas Dallas | Brian K. Taylor | John C. Dalton |
Texas Houston | Mark A. Mortensen | Jordan P. Peterson |
Texas Houston East | Dennis Drake | Spencer C. Hewlett |
Texas Lubbock | David Heap | David G. Hales |
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NORTH AMERICA WEST AREA |
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California Anaheim | Steven W. Taggart | David R. Golden |
California Arcadia | Moisés Villanueva | David S. Wells |
California Fresno | Jeffrey D. Clark | Bart P. Mackay |
California Riverside | John H. Mullen | Darrel L. Hammon |
California Roseville | Michael F. Marston | Jack D. Ward |
California Sacramento | Bruce D. Jardine | Scott L. Hymas |
California San Diego | Jonathan S. Schmitt | Mark D. Stubbs |
California San Jose | Glen D. Mella | M. Truman Hunt |
California Ventura | Dell C. Felix | David H. Nakken |
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PACIFIC AREA |
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Australia Sydney South | Darrell K. Back | To be announced |
Fiji Suva | LaMar L. Layton | John R. Higgins |
New Zealand Auckland | Frederick K. Balli Jr. | J. Alan Walker |
New Zealand Wellington | Roger C. Hudson | Newman N. Soloai |
Tahiti Papeete | Pierre Bize | Steven R. Fox |
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PHILIPPINES AREA |
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Philippines Angeles | Scott B. Clark | Robert C. Johnson |
Philippines Cebu | Terry C. McCurdy | Abenir V. Pajaro |
Philippines Davao | Efren M. Lamoglia | Pedro U. Adduru |
Philippines Manila | Creg D. Ostler | Michael J. Fermanis |
Philippines Olongapo | Dennis V. Dahle | Ruel E. Lacanienta |
Philippines Quezon City North | Kim C. Bertin | Stewart F. Hughes |
Philippines San Pablo | Bart A. Mangum | Douglas K. Davies |
Philippines Tacloban | Wayne E. Maurer | Eduardo M. Argana |
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SOUTH AMERICA NORTHWEST AREA |
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Bolivia Cochabamba | Mark W. Hansen | Enrique Montoya Quiroz |
Colombia Cali | Sergio Prícoli | Ray P. Whitesides |
Ecuador Guayaquil North | William J. Riggins | Ángel H. Alarcón |
Ecuador Quito | Roger G. Christensen | Steven C. Barlow |
Perú Chiclayo | Mark L. Williams | Winsor Balderrama Sejas |
Perú Lima East | John W. Boswell III | Daniel Puerta Amato |
Venezuela Caracas | Fernando Vivas Calderón | Mario G. Rengel |
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SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AREA |
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Argentina Buenos Aires West | David P. Robertson | Enrique Resek |
Argentina Mendoza | Kevin R. Goates | Fernando E. Panzacchi |
Argentina Resistencia | Rodolfo C. Franco | Alejandro S. Patanía |
Argentina Rosario | Francisco J. Zanni | Steven G. Allred |
Argentina Salta | Ariel Chaparro | Juan L. Orquera |
Chile Santiago North | Rene O. Videla Riveros | Jeffrey D. Meservy |
UTAH SalT Lake City AREA |
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Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters | Warren G. Tate | TBA |