New stakes have been organized in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, the Philippines and Utah.
The General Santos Philippines Stake, which includes the General Santos 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and Polomolok wards, and the Cannery and Glan branches has been created by Elder Ben B. Banks of the Seventy.The Santa Fe Argentina North Stake has been created by Elder Claudio R. M. Costa of the Seventy. The new stake includes the Liceo, Pompeya, Recreo, San Martin and Yapeyu wards, and the San Agustin branch.
The Santiago Chile Alicahue Stake, which includes the Alicahue, Jose Pedro Alessandri, Los Copihues, Macul 1st, Nuevo Amanecer and San Luis wards has been created by Elder F. Melvin Hammond of the Seventy.
The Santo Domingo Ecuador Stake has been created by Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Seventy. Included in the new stake are the El Bosque 1st and 2nd, Las Islas, Las Palmas and Los Angeles wards, and the El Carmen, and Los Laureles branches.
The Sao Paulo Brazil Cotia Stake, which includes the Cotia, Embu Das Artes, Itapecerica Da Serra 1st and 2nd, and Jardim Arpoador wards, and the Educandario, and Granja Viana branches has been created by Elder Harold G. Hillam of the Seventy.
The South Jordan Utah Country Park Stake, which includes the Country Park 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and South Jordan Central wards, has been created by Elder Monte J. Brough of the Presidency of the Seventy.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Chile, Mexico, South Carolina and Utah.
New stakes
GENERAL SANTOS PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Aug. 6, 1995) Created from the General Santos Philippines and Marbel Philippines districts. President - Fabian L. Sinamban Sr., 33, floor supervisor for Kimball Plaza, former district president and counselor, district mission president's counselor, district clerk, and branch mission leader, married Gay Coleto Nantong. Counselors - Esteban C. Urian Jr., 43, billing clerk and checker for Caltey Philippines Inc., former district president's counselor, district high councilor, branch president and counselor, branch clerk, and Sunday School president, married Nelia Leonor Caro; Reynoldo A. Agustin, 60, airport manager, former district president's counselor, district high councilor, and high priests group leader, married Juliet Liban Aganiata.
SANTA FE ARGENTINA NORTH STAKE: (Aug. 13, 1995) Created from the Santa Fe Argentina Stake. President - Pedro Manuel Zapata, 32, electrician, former stake president's counselor, bishop's counselor, and branch president, married Alcira Alvarez Al Arez. Counselors - Carlos Mario Cantero, 44, police officer, former high councilor and branch president, married Norma Maria Otilia Dupont; Dario Ruben Juarez, 31, salesman, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Susana Beatriz Corvalan.
SANTIAGO CHILE ALICAHUE STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) Created from the Santiago Chile La Florida and Santiago Chile Nunoa stakes. President - Patricio R. Ortega Hernandez, 46, store manager for Radio Shack Chile Franchise, former stake president's counselor, stake clerk, and bishop, married Myriam Stevenson. Counselors - Jose Andres Signorelli Guerra, 34, human resource specialist for Church Area office, former stake president's counselor and bishop, married Nelly Yennifer Mieller; Ricardo Alonso Angulo Oyarzun, 38, properties administrator for Church Area office, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Miriam de las Mercedes Ruiz Troncoso.
SANTO DOMINGO ECUADOR STAKE: (Sept. 3, 1995) Created from the Santo Domingo Ecuador District. President - Wilson Alcides Echanique Cueva, 38, supervisor for Ecuafried Co., former district president and counselor, branch president, branch clerk, branch elders quorum president and instructor, married Gretty del Carmen Vera Navarrete. Counselors - Victor Hugo Espinoza Chavez, 27, sales and marketing representative, former branch president, branch clerk, Young Men president, and Sunday School teacher, married Adriana Jacqueline Olmedo Campos; Jose Ramiro Bayas Marfetan, 34, sales executive for Aquilas-Sport, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president and counselor, and branch president's counselor, married Victoria Georgina Nunez.
SAO PAULO BRAZIL COTIA STAKE: (July 16, 1995) Created from the Sao Paulo Brazil and Sao Paulo Brazil Tabuao stakes. President - Ulisses Soares, 37, director of temporal affairs for Church Area office, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop's counselor, and ward mission leader, married Rosana Fernandes Morgado. Counselors - Edgard Felix Justiniano, 38, owner of Justiniano Advertising Co., former stake mission president, and bishop and counselor, married Marcio Fromo de Olivaina; Wagner Bronze Damiani, 30, president of Sedat Technologies & Information, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop's counselor, ward mission leader, and seminary teacher, married Junia Rocha De Andlade.
SOUTH JORDAN UTAH COUNTRY PARK STAKE: (Aug. 13, 1995) Created from the South Jordan Utah Stake. President - Calvin H. Newbold, 53, district office administrator for Jordan School District, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and gospel doctrine teacher, married O. Ann Kehoe. Counselors - Lyman B. Hammon Jr., 52, supervisor of processing for the Welfare Services Department of the Church, former stake president's counselor, bishop, high priests group leader, and Young Men president, married Krystal Anne Kennon; Kenneth J. Higgins, 47, elementary school principal, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and financial clerk, married LaNae Banner.
Stake reorganizations
CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Joseph D. Stubbs II, 43, senior staff claims representative for Allstate Insurance Co.; succeeding Steven Earl Baughman; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and teaches quorum adviser, married Anne Haycock. Counselors - Gary William Harrison, retained; Kent C. Robinson, 44, agent for Allstate Insurance Co., former high councilor, bishop, and seminary teacher, married Tanya Denkowiez.
KEARNS UTAH CENTRAL STAKE: (Aug. 27, 1995) President - Alan P. Hansen, 36, vice president of finance for Jardine Petroleum Co.; succeeding L. Richard McCune; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Sunday School president's counselor, bishop, executive secretary, and Young Men president, married Teresa Burton. Counselors - Kelly J. Kimber, 36, management information systems director for Central Valley Water, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and Young Men president, married Melody Maree Cox; S. Dee Long, 48, attorney, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum secretary, and Young Men president's counselor, married LeeAnn Foote.
MONTERREY MEXICO MITRAS STAKE: (Sept. 3, 1995) President - Jorge Armando Contreras Marvan, 36, director of human resources for Northern Telecom of Mexico; succeeding Adrian Ochoa Quintana; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and young adult group leader, married Ana Lidia Lopez Carbajal. Counselors - Armando Gallardo Cruz, 42, merchant, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Elena Aurora Fernandez Martinez; Perfecto Aleman Garcia, 43, school teacher, former high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Alma Bertha Escamilla Contreras.
MORONI UTAH STAKE: (Sept. 10, 1995) President - Ronald J. Bradley, 56, instructor for Church Educational System; succeeding Welby Kim Aagard; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake missionary, bishop, high priests group leader, and Scoutmaster, married Kaye Marquardson. Counselors - Reed C. Rawlings, 53, rancher, former stake president's counselor, stake Young Men president, and bishop, married Janice Louise Thompson; Timothy M. Blackham, 40, farmer, former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, ward Young Men president, and Scoutmaster, married Cindy Parker.
SANTIAGO CHILE LA FLORIDA STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Carlos N. Sanchez Quinan, retained. Counselors - Juan Carlos Traverso Bernaschina, 41, assistant manager of information for Chubb of Chile Securities, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, executive secretary, elders quorum president, and branch president, married Claudia Francisca Castro; Washington Fernando Calquin Sepulveda, 38, physical education teacher, former bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and branch president, married Heidi Pantoja.
SANTIAGO CHILE NUNOA STAKE: (Aug. 20, 1995) President - Luis Fernando Bello Dibona, 40, director of institute of religion for the Church; succeeding Patricio R. Ortega Hernandez; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, and high priests group leader, married Maria Consuelo Reyes Chavez. Counselors - Raul Antonio Diaz Navarro, 35, sports monitor for University of Chile, former high councilor, stake mission president, and bishop and counselor, married Jean Grace Juul Wall; William Dictter Lopez, retained.
SANTIAGO CHILE QUINTA NORMAL STAKE: (Aug. 6, 1995) President - Cesar R. Luna Herrera, 46, accountant for Church Area office; succeeding Julio Jaramillo Bichet; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president's counselor, and bishop, married Rosa Ester Galvez Moya. Counselors - Manuel Renato Cisternas Valenzuela, 42, secretary of foreign trade for De Camino Brothers, former stake Young Men president, bishop and counselor, and Sunday School president, married Jeanette del Rosario Pinto Sandoval; Felix Segundo Rojas Duran, 31, independent contractor, former high councilor, bishop, and branch president, married Paola Massiel Santander Pincheira.
SOUTH JORDAN UTAH STAKE: (Aug. 13, 1995) President - Kevan McDermott Blair, retained. Counselors - Lowell R. Hardy, retained; Ronald Elton Savage, 51, supervisor for Geneva Rock, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Annette Hafen.
