Four stakes were recently created, including the first stake in Papua New Guinea and two in Guatemala. The other new stake is in Ecuador.
The first stake in Papua New Guinea is the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Stake, created by Elder V. Dallas Merrell of the Seventy. (See Nov. 11, 1995, Church News.) The new stake includes the Gerehu, Gorobe, Kila Kila, Korobosea, Port Moresby and Sabama wards, and the Konedobu branch.Elder Julio E. Davila of the Seventy has created the Esmeraldas Ecuador Stake, which includes the Aire Libre 1st, Esmeraldas 1st and 2nd, Libertad, Propicia, Quininde and Regocijo wards, and the Aire Libre 2nd and Muisne branches.
Elder Joseph C. Muren of the Seventy has created the Guatemala City Guatemala Bosques De San Nicolas Stake and the Guatemala City Montserrat Stake.
The Guatemala City Bosques De San Nicolas stake includes the La Colonia, Minerva, Nueva Florida, Primero De Julio and Tierra Nueva wards. The Guatemala City Montserrat stake includes the Belen, El Tesoro, La Comunidad, Mixco and Montserrat wards, and the El Castano and Lo De Coy branches.
Elsewhere, stakes have been reorganized in Guatemala, and in California, Georgia and
Utah.
New stakes
ESMERALDAS ECUADOR STAKE: (Oct. 22, 1995) Created from the Esmeraldas Ecuador District. President - Jorge Miguel Arroyo Jacome, business owner, former district president and counselor, district high councilor, elders quorum president, Sunday School teacher, and branch president, married Sandra Violeta Butzse Estupinan. Counselors - Cesar Omar Intriago Argandona, 34, director of general services for Fomento Bank, former mission president's counselor, district president, Sunday School president, and branch president, married Marjuri Maria del Consuelo Ferrin Andrade; Fausto Genaro Angulo Vallecilla, 31, electrical technician, former district president's counselor, executive secretary, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Cecilia Elizabeath Angulo Bone.
GUATEMALA CITY GUATEMALA BOSQUES DE SAN NICOLAS STAKE: (Oct. 15, 1995) Created from the Guatemala City Guatemala Florida, Guatemala City Guatemala Milagro and Guatemala City Guatemala Utalan stakes. President - Cesar Antonio de Leon Cabrera, 32, visiting physician for Sanoti Winthrop, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, and elders quorum president, married Maria Antonieta Gomez Garcia. Counselors - Donaldo Benjamin Milian Arrioyo, 34, sales manager for Munoli Auto, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, bishop, and branch president, married Zova Morales Ruono; Gustavo Enrique Miranda Ramirez, 35, business owner, former stake president's counselor, married Ingrid Estez Cobos Salaeac de Mieanda.
GUATEMALA CITY GUATEMALA MONTSERRAT STAKE: (Oct. 15, 1995) Created from the Guatemala City Guatemala Utatlan, Guatemala City Guatemala Milagro and Guatemala City Guatemala Florida stakes. President - Sam Mino Galvez Orellana, 27, construction supervisor for Church Area office, former stake president and counselor, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Melina Flor de Maria de Leon Cabrera. Counselors - Eduardo Enmanuel Taylor Deleon, 47, manager of administration for Almacan Americano, former mission president's counselor, stake president's counselor, stake executive secretary, and branch president, married Angelica Marcelina Lopez; Alejandro Lopez Mota, 32, manager of engineering for Abbott Laboratories, former high councilor and bishop's counselor, married Emma Patricia De Lopez Medina Calderon.
PORT MORESBY PAPUA NEW GUINEA STAKE: (Oct. 22, 1995) Created from the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea District. President - Vaiba Rome, 38, security guard for Town House Co., former district president, elders quorum president, branch president, and branch executive secretary, married Mauveri Wadega. Counselors - Ibowa Iwi, 37, clerk for Department of Personnel Management, former district president's counselor and branch president, married Aina Duwaba; Akia Kogu, 27, security guard for Church Area office, former district high councilor and branch president's counselor, married Miriam Geia.
Stake reorganizations
CORONA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Oct. 22, 1995) President - R. Craig Horton, 51, institute director, succeeding O. Louis Alder; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, and high priests group leader, married Kristine Ann Hampton. Counselors - Curtis J. Beesley, 36, operations manager for Paul M. Wolfe Co., former high councilor, bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and elders quorum instructor, married Stephanie Lyn Solomon; Lawrence M. Aragon, 40, owner of Viking Cleaning Systems, former stake Young Men president, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, serviceman's group leader, Scoutmaster, and Varsity Scout leader, married Vickie Lynn Nelson.
DOUGLAS GEORGIA STAKE: (Oct. 22, 1995) President - Douglas D. Gilbert, 39, agricultural consultant for Douglas Agricultural Services, succeeding Howard Ray Heileson; former ward clerk, elders quorum president's counselor, Young Men president, and branch president and counselor, married Kaye Faye Tate. Counselors - Kenneth H. Hayes, 48, grants writer for city of Douglas, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, and elders quorum president's counselor, married Theresa Faye Bennett; L. Bruce Leet Jr., 44, general manager for Wegerhaeuser, former bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Young Men president and counselor, and gospel doctrine teacher, married Elaine Cecilia Mathorn.
GUATEMALA CITY GUATEMALA FLORIDA STAKE: (Oct. 15, 1995) President - Jose Estruardo Sajo Mijangos, 27, quality control analyst for Bayer of Guatemala, succeeding Mario Rene Farfan Ortega; former high councilor, bishop, and Young Men president, married Claudia Emilee Valdez Rodas. Counselors - Enio Estuardo Molina Mancilla, 31, supervisor for Church Area office, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, and stake Young Men president, married Enio Estuardo Barrientos Gonzalez; Fredvindo Barrera Zeron, 32, computer program analyst for Church Area office, former high councilor, bishop, high priests group leader, Young Men president, and Sunday School president, married Gloria Marina Gomez Lopez.
GUATEMALA CITY GUATEMALA MILAGRO STAKE: (Oct. 15, 1995) President - Carlos David Paiz Montufar, 35, manager of chemical laboratories for Levi Strauss & Co., succeeding Victor Manuel Canenguez Pinto; former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president, married Cristabel Arana Najamo. Counselors - Julio Mario Fabian Herrera, 31, supervisor for Cerenco, former stake mission president, elders quorum president, and branch president, married Gloria Deyei Cermeno de Fabian; Victor Hugo Garcia Abril, 30, credit department manager for H. B. Fuller Co. of Guatemala, former bishop and counselor, Young Men president, and institute teacher, married Marina Onybeth Durini Ochod.
GUATEMALA CITY GUATEMALA UTALAN STAKE: (Oct. 15, 1995) President - Cesar Augusto Morales Alvarez, 35, operations and maintenance assistant for Church Area office, succeeding Sam Mino Galvez Orellana; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop, high priests group leader, and ward mission leader, married Cindy Jeannette Folgar De Morales. Counselors - Carlos Ernesto Gonzalez Avila, 58, owner and manager of business Arista, former stake Sunday School president, bishop, ward clerk, high priests group leader, elders quorum president, and Young Men president, married Lisbeth Griselda Castaneda Hernandez; Isaias Estuardo Rojas Orive, 37, construction administrator for Arista, former high councilor, bishop's counselor, ward clerk, high priests group leader, and elders quorum president, married Olimpia Pena Ruiz.
HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA NORTH STAKE: (Oct. 22, 1995) President - R. Marshall Tanner, 49, attorney and partner for Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, succeeding William Dean Bawden Jr.; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, and bishop, married Colleen Bonner. Counselors - David S. Wishart, 48, purchasing manager for Hewitt Industries, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, and teachers quorum adviser, married Linda Tauira; Ralph L. Lockhart, 38, president of Add-On Health Systems Inc., former high councilor, ward executive secretary, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and branch president, married Karen Lee Howe.
KAYSVILLE UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (Sept. 24, 1995) President - Russell K. Hulse, retained. Counselors - David A. Beach, 44, director of driver license division of Utah Department of Public Safety, former stake president's counselor, bishop, elders quorum president's counselor, Young Men president and counselor, and Sunday School president, married Marcia Renee Stephenson; Gaylen T. Sprague, 43, president of Bowmans Inc., former high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop, elders quorum president, and ward Young Men president, married Debra Duckworth.
