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.
Africa Southeast Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Africa West Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Asia Area
*Began service in 2010| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| Mongolia Ulaanbaatar | Jay D. Clark | Jay D. Clark* |
Asia North Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Brazil Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Caribbean Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East | Guillermo A. Antivilo | Heriberto Hernandez |
| Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West | Juan E. Almonte | Raul Rodriguez Morel |
Central America Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Chile Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Europe Area
*To be transferred to the France Lyon Mission| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Europe East Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Mexico Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
North America Central Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
North America Northeast Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
North America Northwest Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
North America Southeast Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
North America Southwest Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
North America West Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pacific Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Philippines Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
South America Northwest Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
South America South Area
| Mission | Current President | New President |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
