Four new stakes have been created in Brazil, Chile and Nevada.
The Cuiaba Brazil Stake has been created by Elder Helvecio Martins of the Seventy. Wards in the new stake are the Coxipo, Cuiaba, Morada Serra, Mapim, and Varzea Grande wards.The Elko Nevada West Stake, which includes the Carlin, Elko 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th wards, and the Eureka and Owyhee branches, has been created by Elder W. Eugene Hansen of the Presidency of the Seventy.
The Rosario Do Sul Brazil Stake, which includes the Bom Fim, Cidade Nova, Ibicui, Progresso, Rosario Do Sul, Sao Gabriel and Vila Nova wards, has been created by Elder Dallas N. Archibald of the Seventy.
The Santiago Chile Cordillera Stake has been created by Elder John B. Dickson of the Seventy. The new stake includes the Colonial, Cordillera, Las Achiras, Nocedal and Tocornal wards, and the Chiloe branch.
Elsewhere, stakes were reorganized in Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay.
New stakes
CUIABA BRAZIL STAKE: (March 5, 1995) Created from the Cuiaba Brazil District. President - Ildemar Ferreira Vilas Boas, 44, accountant, former district president, ward clerk, elders quorum president, and branch president, married Wanda dos Santos Vilas Boas. Counselors - Cesar Adalberto de Castro, 25, merchant, former district clerk, elders quorum president, Young Men president, and branch president's counselor, married Rita Castro de Morais; Renato Capelletti, 27, finance manager for Transcordial, former district president's counselor, district high councilor, Young Men president, branch president, and seminary teacher, married Rossiane Karla Ludgero da Silva.
ELKO NEVADA WEST STAKE: (March 19, 1995) Created from the Elko Nevada Stake. President - Kurt G. Alleman, 41, doctor of optometry, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, executive secretary, high priests group leader, deacons quorum adviser, and Scoutmaster, married Marie Beth Lewis. Counselors - Nolan W. Lloyd, 52, general manager for Hackworth Drilling, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, high priests group leader, and Young Men president, married Jeraldine Harmon; J. Lewis Sharp, 37, owner and president of Sharp Dental Lab, Inc., former bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, Sunday School teacher, and deacons quorum adviser, married Brenda Kay England.
ROSARIO DO SUL BRAZIL STAKE: (March 5, 1995) Created from the Alegrete Brazil Stake. President - Jean Jaques, 34, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake Young Men president, bishop's counselor, and branch president's counselor, married Gislaine Raimundo. Counselors - Juvenal De Campos Rodrigues, 34, former bishop and counselor, and elders quorum president and counselor, married Rosado Elanir Jaques; Perci Veiga Prates, 58, former bishop's counselor, elders quorum president and counselor, and branch president.
SANTIAGO CHILE CORDILLERA STAKE: (March 19, 1995) Created from the Santiago Chile Puento Alto and Santiago Chile Vicuna Mackenna stakes. President - Jorge Andres Pedrero Martinez, 38, family physician, former stake president, high councilor, stake clerk, bishop, and elders quorum president, married Viviana Arabella Soto Ulloa. Counselors - Gonzalo Matias Vallejo Chinchilla, 36, manager of growth systems and development for Central Bank, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop's counselor, and ward mission leader, married Mabel Patricia Riveros Gonzalez; Hector Enrique Sanhueza Gutierrez, 34, industrial draftsman, former bishop and counselor, and branch president, married Cecilia Lorenza Lucero Meza.
Stake reorganizations
ACAPULCO MEXICO STAKE: (March 12, 1995) President - Leonardo Rogelio Soto Gutierrez, 28, surgeon; succeeding Francisco Javier Torres Gonzalez; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and Sunday School president, married Blanca Estela Mendoza Aparicio. Counselors - Joel Martinez Cano, 26, mechanic, former stake president's counselor, and high councilor, married Leticia Camacho Rendon; Julio Cesar Orantes Gutierrez, 44, taxi driver, former high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Georgina Navarrete Rodriguez.
BOGOTA COLOMBIA EL DORADO STAKE: (March 19, 1995) President - Orlando Moscoso Perez, 36, owner and manager of Omni Bonsai; succeeding Humberto Lopez Silva; former stake president's counselor, stake mission president, stake executive secretary, and stake young single adult director, married Montes Lilia Beatriz Beltran. Counselors - Juan Alfonso Cerquera Calderon, 29, auditor, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake mission president, stake executive secretary, and stake Young Men president, married Lima Milena Angaria Aures; Carlos Herberto Vega Ortiz, 50, merchant and math teacher, former stake president's counselor, bishop, elders quorum president, and branch president, married Rocio Astrid Calvo Mozo.
CIUDAD VICTORIA MEXICO STAKE: (March 12, 1995) President - Donato Flores Morado, 41, physician; succeeding Andres Serrano Ortiz; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and Sunday School president, married Dulce Maria Posadas de Flores. Counselors - Gregorio Baez Torres, 37, bank clerk for Banamex, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake clerk, bishop, and ward clerk, married Carmen Lidia Polendo Alvarez; Roberto Valadez Alvara, 31, institute director for Church Educational System, former high councilor, stake mission president, and bishop's counselor, married Angelica Alvarez Govea.
MERCEDES URUGUAY STAKE: (Feb. 19, 1995) President - Alejandro Miranda Suarez, 62, administrative manager for Mercedes Remeros Club; succeeding Milton Jose Airala; former high councilor, bishop's counselor, and branch president, married Dora Nilda Sosa Vera. Counselors - Richardo Alcides Caballero, 25, supervisor for Frigocifico, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake finance clerk, bishop's counselor, and seminary teacher, married Ana Carina Mougoy; Luis Alejo Figueroa, 53, works in Church maintenance, former bishop's counselor, and Sunday School teacher, married Diver Leibiana Parao Fernandez.
OLINDA BRAZIL STAKE: (Feb. 5, 1995) President - Jonas Severino Do Nascimento, 35, representative specialist for Xerox; succeeding Reginaldo De Morais, Jr.; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, Sunday School teacher, and bishop and counselor, married Valeria Silva Melo. Counselors - Augusto Cezar Vidal De Oliveira, 31, maintenance worker, former high councilor, stake mission president, and bishop, married Amara Ivone Do Nascimento; Flavio Gomes De Oliveira, 34, police officer, former bishop and counselor, ward mission leader, elders quorum president and secretary, Sunday School president, and seminary teacher, married Edineide Amorim Gomes.
PERTH AUSTRALIA SOUTHERN RIVER STAKE: (March 12, 1995) President - Adrain S. Palm, 34, self-employed company director, succeeding David Peter Meredith; former high councilor, stake mission president, stake Young Men president, bishop's counselor, high priests group leader, ward mission leader, and ward Young Men president, married Jacqaline Nichola Ilton Maile. Counselors - Raymond Bruce Jose, 48, director for Edward Energy Systems, former high councilor, stake executive secretary, stake clerk, bishop, and Sunday School teacher, married Dawn Lynette Morrison; Andrew David Reedy, 31, sales and marketing for Forpark Australia, former high councilor, stake mission president, stake Young Men president, bishop's counselor, and ward mission leader, married Carrie Renay Russell.
RIO CLARO BRAZIL STAKE: (Jan. 15, 1995) President - Sidney Ernani Ichi, retained. Counselors - Jackson Tota, 38, district sales supervisor for Johnson & Johnson, former stake president's counselor, and high councilor, married Maria Rachel Carvadal Ribeiro; second counselor to be submitted.
SANTIAGO CHILE LA CISTERNA STAKE: (Feb. 19, 1995) President - Hernan Herrera Carmona, retained. Counselors - Marcos Antonio Poblete Jaspard, 48, supervisor coordinator of installation for Tecnoelectric, former stake president's counselor, high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Laura Cristina Guiterrez Troncoso; Hernan Saldana Penaloza, 31, property supervisor for Church area office, former bishop, married Marcela Miranda Toro.
SANTIAGO CHILE LA GRANJA STAKE: (Feb. 19, 1995) President - Arturo Del Carmen Jorquera Munoz, retained. Counselors - Victor Rebolledo Fuentes, retained; Manuel Eduerdo Sepulveda Sepulveda, 56, taxi driver, former high councilor, and bishop and counselor, married Luz Gioconda America Cataldo Diaz.
SANTIAGO CHILE SAN BERNARDO STAKE: (Feb. 26, 1995) President - Adolfo Del C. Cuevas Figueroa, retained. Counselors - Oscar Enrique Rojas Olea, 43, sales manager, former high councilor, stake Sunday School president, bishop's counselor, elders quorum president, and Young Men president's counselor, married Patricia Myriam Arriaran Guerrero; Miguel Arturo Correa Ruiz, retained.
