New mission presidents by area for 2011
Published: Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011
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The calling of 127 new mission presidents in the Church was announced this
week. They will begin their service in July in all but once instance, where
the new mission president began his service last year. The new presidents
and their predecessors are listed below.
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Map of the World.
Mission
Current President
New President
Africa Southeast Area
DR Congo Kinshasa
Michael S. Headlee
Brent L. Jameson
South Africa Cape Town
Randall K. Probst
Mark I. Wood
South Africa Johannesburg
David E. Poulsen
S. Craig Omer
Zambia Lusaka
New Mission
Mikele R. Padovich
Mission
Current President
New President
Africa West Area
Benin Cotonou
New Mission
Robert F. Weed
Ghana Accra
Byron L. Smith
Daniel K Judd
Ghana Cape Coast
Melvin B. Sabey
Jeffrey L. Shulz
Ivory Coast Abidjan
Yapo Ayekoue
Z. Dominique Dekaye
Nigeria Lagos
Gary L. Neuder
Edward K. B. Karkari
Nigeria Port Harcourt
Charles Adebayo
Philip K. Xaxagbe
Mission
Current President
New President
Asia Area
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Jay D. Clark
Jay D. Clark*
*Began service in 2010
Mission
Current President
New President
Asia North Area
Japan Kobe
William A. McIntyre, Jr.
Richard G. Zinke
Japan Sapporo
Lee A. Daniels
Eric C. Evans
Japan Sendai
Reid Tateoka
Gary D. Rasmussen
Korea Busan
Kenneth W. Jennings, Jr.
Lynn A. Gilbert
Micronesia Guam
Michael L. Dowdle
Stephen F. Mecham
Mission
Current President
New President
Brazil Area
Brazil Brasilia
Gelson Pizzirani
Helcio L. Gaertner
Brazil Florianopolis
Walter G. Queiroz, Jr.
J. Joel Fernandes
Brazil Fortaleza
Alan C. Batt
Francisco A. Souza
Brazil Maceio
Gary Beynon
Mauricio G. Gonzaga
Brazil Manaus
David W. Jayme
H. Moroni Klein
Brazil Recife
Mario H. Emerick
Rubens C. Lanius
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Kaulle M. Bezerra
Geraldo Lima
Brazil Salvador
Carlos Toledo
James W. Hart
Brazil Sao Paulo Interlagos
Christopher G. Jackson
R. Pacheco Pinho
Brazil Sao Paulo North
Jeffry L. Cooley
Marcus H. Martins
Brazil Sao Paulo South
Stephen D. Richardson
John S. Tanner
Brazil Vitoria
Scott W. Pickett
J. Araujo Bezerra
Mission
Current President
New President
Caribbean Area
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East
Guillermo A. Antivilo
Heriberto Hernandez
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West
Juan E. Almonte
Raul Rodriguez Morel
Mission
Current President
New President
Central America Area
El Salvador San Salvador
A. Moroni Perez
David L. Glazier
El Salvador Santa Ana/Belize
Alejandro Lopez
I. Poloski Cordon
Guatemala Guatemala City Central
Richard A. Baldwin, Jr.
M. Joseph Brough
Guatemala Guatemala City North
David J. Torres
Edward D. Watts
Guatemala Guatemala City South
Herbert E. Alvarado
Larry R. Stay
Guatemala Quetzaltenango
Dario Lorenzana
Lewis E. Bautista
Honduras Tegucigalpa
Luis G. Chaverri
Carlos A. Hernandez
Mission
Current President
New President
Chile Area
Chile Concepcion South
Joe N. Swenson
Osvaldo Martinez Carreno
Chile Osorno
Kenneth D. Lovell
John E. Rappleye
Chile Santiago North
Michael E. May
Fred D. Essig
Mission
Current President
New President
Europe Area
Albania Tirana
J. Martin Neil
Andrew M. Ford
Alpine German-Speaking
Robert G. Condie
Richard L. Miles
Cape Verde Praia
Joselito M. Neves
Roberto F. Oliveira
England Manchester
David J. Bullock
Robert I. Preston
Finland Helsinki
David B. Brown
Douglas M. Rawlings
France Paris
Don H. Staheli
Franck Poznanski
France Toulouse (Lyon)
Michael J. Carter
Kent H. Murdock*
Germany Frankfurt
Kevin J. Ninow
Lehi K. Schwartz
Portugal Porto
Charles W. Walton
Mission Consoldation
Romania Bucharest
J. Scott Lundberg
Ned C. Hill
Slovenia/Croatia
David H. Hill
Edward B. Rowe
Sweden Stockholm
Larry E. Anderson
Gregory J. Newell
Switzerland Geneva
Kent H. Murdock*
Mission Consolidation
*To be transferred to the France Lyon Mission
Mission
Current President
New President
Europe East Area
Baltic
Douglas L. Dance
Jeffrey G. Boswell
Russia Novosibirsk
Jon C. Trejo
Steven M. Petersen
Russia St. Petersburg
Gennady N. Podvodov
Jon S. Beesley
Russia Yekaterinburg
Bruce H. Allcott
E. Kent Rust
Ukraine Donetsk
Timothy L. Fry
Vladimir Campero
Ukraine Kyiv
Lane O. Steinagel
Jorg Klebingat
Mission
Current President
New President
Mexico Area
Mexico Mexico City North
Daryl Nancollas
J. Dana Call
Mexico Mexico City Southeast
New Mission
Raymundo Morales Barrera
Mexico Oaxaca
Leobardo De La Cruz
Enrique Leyva Jimenez
Mexico Puebla
Steven G. Rex
Robert C. Reeves
Mexico Tijuana
Robert H. Heyn
Armando Carreón Rivera
Mexico Torreon
Bruce R. Clark
David Flores Villaseñor
Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez
Guillermo Velasco
Juan G. Cardenas Tamayo
Mexico Veracruz
J. Peter Hansen
Carlos W. Treviño Jr.
Mission
Current President
New President
North America Central Area
Colorado Colorado Springs
Brian L. Pfile
J. Patrick Anderson
Colorado Denver North
Gary G. Ely
Jerry M. Toombs
Minnesota Minneapolis
Mark D. Howell
Jordan W. Clements
Missouri Independence
George J. Van Komen
Donald J. Keyes
Mission
Current President
New President
North America Northeast Area
Connecticut Hartford
H. Gary Pehrson
Mission Consolidation
Canada Toronto East
Chris A. Eyre
Mission Consolidation
Michigan Lansing
Marc D. Jones
Stephen H. Hess
New Jersey Morristown
A. Lee Bahr
Jon M. Jeppson
Ohio Columbus
Robert F. Jensen
Robert T. Nilsen
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
Lane A. Summerhays
Clinton D Topham
West Virginia Charleston
Michael W. Thornock
Bruce G. Pitt
Mission
Current President
New President
North America Northwest Area
Alaska Anchorage
Alan R. Dance
N. Warren Clark
Canada Vancouver
Kent K. Nelson
Karl M. Tilleman
Oregon Eugene
Thomas W. Macdonald
Mark A. Young
Oregon Portland
Timothy J. Dyches
C. Jeffery Morby
Washington Tacoma
H. Kent Bowen
Douglas W. Weaver
Mission
Current President
New President
North America Southeast Area
Georgia Macon
Mark O. Bowman
Mission consolidation
Arkansas Little Rock
Robert W. Drewes
Daniel B. Gibbons
Florida Fort Lauderdale
J. Nathan Hale
Donald E. Anderson
Georgia Atlanta North
Steven D. King
Mark A. Wolfert
Kentucky Louisville
Steven G. Glende
W. Richards Woodbury
Louisiana Baton Rouge
William G. Woods
Jim M. Wall
South Carolina Columbia
Stephen L. McConkie
Monte Holm
Tennessee Knoxville
James E. Griffin
Richard A. Irion
Tennessee Nashville
Gary L. Hutchings
William L. McKee
Mission
Current President
New President
North America Southwest Area
Arizona Phoenix
Paul S. Beck
R. Scott Taylor
Arizona Tucson
Wesley P. Walker
Roger E. Killpack
Nevada Las Vegas
Peter K. Christensen
Michael A. Neider
Texas Dallas
Barry M. Smith
Devin G. Durrant
Texas Houston
Todd B. Hansen
John C. Pingree Jr.
Texas Houston East
Dan E. Moldenhauer
Thomas J. Crawford
Texas Lubbock
John L. Robison
Arnold R. Augustin
Mission
Current President
New President
North America West Area
California Anaheim
Steven B. Watrous
Bradford C Bowen
California Arcadia
Oscar A. Pike
Jorge T. Becerra
California Fresno
John A. Gonzalez
Larry Gelwix
California Riverside
Melvyn K. Reeves
Paul F. Smart
California Roseville
Mark J. Pendleton
John G. Weston
California Sacramento
James S. Jardine
H. Benson Lewis
California San Diego
Lee L. Donaldson
Paul N. Clayton
California San Jose
Eric M. Jackson
W. Lincoln Watkins
California Ventura
Wayne D. Murri
Fernando R. Castro
Mission
Current President
New President
Pacific Area
Fiji Suva
William O. Ostler
Kenneth D. Klingler
New Zealand Auckland
Benson L. Porter
Paul N. Lekias
New Zealand Wellington
Clive R. Jolliffe
Michael L. Kezerian
Samoa Apia
O. Vincent Haleck Jr.
Johnny L. Leota
Tahiti Papeete
Matthew A. Smith
Benjamin T. Sinjoux
Mission
Current President
New President
Philippines Area
Philippines Angeles
Rudy B. Puzey
David C. Martino
Philippines Cebu
D. Parke Hansen
Evan A. Schmutz
Philippines Davao
Jairus C. Perez
Ferdinand Pangan
Philippines Manila
Mark J. Howard
Lyle J. Stucki
Philippines Olongapo
Dave A. Aquino
Roberto B. Querido
Philippines Quezon City North
New Mission
Dennis R. Sperry
Philippines San Pablo
Richard E. Anderson
George E. Peterson
Philippines Tacloban
Edwin V. Malit
Jose V. Andaya
Mission
Current President
New President
South America Northwest Area
Bolivia Cochabamba
Miguel A. Tenorio
Dan L. Dyer
Colombia Cali
Edgar N. Bolivar
Jonathan M. Prince
Ecuador Guayaquil North
J. Wilson Gamboa
Lizardo H. Amaya
Ecuador Quito
Timothy Q. Sloan
Bruce E. Ghent
Peru Chiclayo
New Mission
Eduardo C. Risso
Peru Lima East
Juan A. Leyva
Nelson Ardila Vásquez
Venezuela Caracas
Freddy V. Herrera
Vianey R. Villamizar
Mission
Current President
New President
South America South Area
Argentina Buenos Aires West
Evrett W. Benton
Douglas B. Carter
Argentina Mendoza
James B. Lindahl
Sergio E. Avila
Argentina Resistencia
Jorge Luis del Castillo
Raymond S. Heyman
Argentina Rosario
Jorge M. Villalba
Hugo L. Giuliani
Argentina Salta
Dan Northcutt
Juan J. Levrino
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