The First Presidency has announced the assignments of this year's new mission presidents. Most new leaders will report to mission headquarters about July 1, and serve for three years.
Worldwide missionsNorth America: 87 missions
Mexico, Central America: 27 missions
South America: 50 missions
Europe: 38 missions
British Isles: 8 Missions
Caribbean: 8 missions
Africa: 12 missions
Asia: 19 missions
Philippines, Micronesia: 14 missions
South Pacific: 12 missions
1991 changes in mission leadership
Returning
Mission president New President
NORTH AMERICA - 24
Alabama Birmingham William F. Matthews Robert L. Roylance*
California Arcadia Edward L. Soper Bradley Duane Foster
California San Bernadino D. Earl Hurst Calvin Robert Stephens*
Canada Toronto Sidney A. Smith Glenn T. Potter*
Canada Vancouver Robert W. Hill Heber B. Kapp
Hawaii Honolulu Waldo C. Perkins Marlin Alma Fairbourn
Illinois Chicago Kenneth R. Neeley James R. Maddux***
Illinois Peoria Fenton P. Burgess L. Kenyon Udall***
Indiana Indianapolis Richard I. Corey Robert E. Floto
Michigan Detroit E. DeMar Baron Robert Warner Poll*
Missouri St. Louis John W. Frame Jr. Wayne M. McGrath
New Hampshire Manchester Gary R. Ricks Robert James Norman
New Mexico Albuquerque Kenneth A. Griffiths Keith LaMar Sellers
North Carolina Raleigh Robert D. Rowan Robert O. Hickman**
Oregon Portland Jim Eardley Vern O. Curtis*
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Jay A. Farrell Richard Henrie Morley***
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Lowell R. Tingey Thales A. Derrick
Texas Fort Worth Ray L. White W. Darrell Foote
Texas San Antonio Harold E. Greer Steven J. Nelson
Utah Salt Lake City Donald R. McArthur Victor L. Walch
Virginia Roanoke Larry M. Johnson Robert Arthur Brown
Washington D.C. North Wm. Robert Wright J. Michael Gottfredson
Wisconsin Milwaukee Phil Fox S. Reed Nixon*
Missionary Training Center Richard K. Klein Charles M. Grant*
CARIBBEAN - 2
Haiti Port-au-Prince Robert O. Hickman* Fritzner Andrew Joseph
Puerto Rico San Juan Kay W. Briggs Ronald Earl Dyer*
MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA - 7
Mexico Chihuahua Marco Antonio Flores Paiz Jorge Mendez Ibarra
Mexico Merida Guillermo Torres V. Fernando Rojelio Gomez
Mexico Mexico City East Mont J. Garrett Lynn E. Smith
Mexico Monterrey Richard J. Maynes Carlos Alvarez
Colmenares***
Mexico Queretaro Scott T. Lyman Carlos M. Bowman*
Nicaragua Managua Luis Alvarez Jose Evenor Boza Dompe
Panama Panama City Perdo E. Abularach Jose Maria Galvez*
SOUTH AMERICA - 15
Argentina Bahia Blanca Gayle Bluth E. Reece Finlinson***
Argentina Buenos Aires North Gustavo Berta Anthony I. Bentley Jr.
Argentina Buenos Aires West New Lloyd H. Richmond**
Brazil Campinas Bruno Schmeil A. Heliton Lemos*
Brazil Curituba L.D. Covington Sebastiao Lourenco
Oliveira*
Chile Conception Judd Allsop D. Evans Heywood Jr.*
Chile Santiago South W. Craig Zwick Roger Alan Hendrix
Colombia Barranquilla Daniel Pedro Alvarez Alan D. Rogers
Colombia Bogota South New Jerry P. Cahill**
Ecuador Guayaquil South Walter F. Gonzalez James A. Aulestia
Paraguay Asuncion Richard J. Russell Jeffry A. Allred
Peru Arequipa Francisco G. Gimenez Teofilo Puertas**
Peru Lima North Lloyd H. Richmond** Juan Alberto Uceda
Andrade*
Peru Lima South Teofilo Puertas** Victor Ramon Villasmil
Arahio*
Peru Trujillo Jerry P. Cahill** Rafael De La Cruz
Pasquel*
BRITISH ISLES/IRELAND -3
England Leeds Clarence F. Robison Edward Keith
Wigglesworth*
Ireland Dublin William B. Martin Steven H. Jensen
Scotland Edinburgh Joseph Fielding McConkie Ian David Swanney*
EUROPE - 10
Bulgaria Sofia Kiril P. Kiriakov Dale James Warner*
Denmark Copenhagen Spencer B. Greer Alma Davis Anderson*
France Bordeaux Neil J. Andersen Richard M. Oveson*
Germany Frankfurt David B. Wirthlin David Alma Burton
Germany Hamburg Robert W. Peterson Charles W. Dahlquist II
Italy Catania Mario Vaira George Robert De Witt
Italy Milan Nick M. Mascaro Kenneth R. Goodman
Italy Padova Vincenzo Conforte Howard C. Anderson Jr.
Russia St. Petersburg New Charles H. Creel
Switzerland Zurich Keith K. Hilbig Alan P. Johnson*
AFRICA - 6
Cameroon Yaounde New To be announced
Ghana Accra Grant Gunnell Christopher Nwobu
Chukworah*
Nigeria Aba Kenneth S. Wilson Larry Bernard Brewer*
Nigeria Ilorin New John Agbonkonkon
Ehanire*
Nigeria Jos New Ato Kwamina Dadson*
Zaire Kinshasa Scott H. Taggart Homer McKay LeBaron*
ASIA - 6
Hong Kong K.Y. Tai David Leishman Lowe*
Japan Kobe Douglas Matsumori Curtis P. Wilson
Japan Osaka Satoshi Nishihara C. Kent Peterson
Korea Seoul West Bruce Snow Ronald Kalmar Nielsen
Korea Taejon Ross H. Cole Kang Woo Lee
Taiwan Taichung Kent Watson To be announced
PHILIPPINES/MICRONESIA -7-
Micronesia Guam Lewis V. Nord Gordon Siddoway
Thatcher
Philippines Cabanatuan New Martin D. Openshaw**
Philippines Cagayan de Oro Bienvenido P. Flores Remus Gasataya
Villarete*
Philippines Ilagan Reynaldo I. Vergara Gregorio Araque
Karganilla*
Philippines Manila Donald L. Hilton L. Stephen Richards Jr.
Philippines Naga Augusto A. Lim Victorio A. Collado
Philippines Quezon City Edmond P. Hyatt Max W. Craner*
PACIFIC - 7
Australia Adelaide Peter M. Masson Stephen L. Weston
Australia Brisbane Hori Harvey Geoffrey J. Liddicoat*
Australia Perth Ronald W.G. Innis Daniel M. Jones
New Zealand Wellington Melvin Tagg Harvey L. Gardner**
Papua New Guinea New Joseph J. Grigg*
Port Moresby
Tahiti Papeete Yves R. Perrin Samuel D. Richards
Tonga Nuku'alofa 'Isileli T. Kongaika Samisoni Uasila'a*
*Biographies to be published later
**Transfers
***Biographies on page 12
