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2025 temple leadership assignments

79 couples will begin serving as temple presidents and matrons this year

The First Presidency has called the following couples to serve as temple presidents and matrons. They will begin their service in September or when the new temples (indicated with an asterisk) are dedicated.

*new temple

Africa Central Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Nairobi Kenya*Dominic C. KogoAlice Kogo

Africa South Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Durban South AfricaCharles MagaqaPhumzile Doreen Magaqa
Harare Zimbabwe*Dunstan G.B.T. ChadambukaPertunia Chadambuka

Africa West Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Aba NigeriaLekwauwa O. AgbaiLoretta U. Agbai

Asia Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Hong KongChi Yin LoChui Ping Yuen

Asia North Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Sapporo JapanMotoi TsujimotoEmiko Tsujimoto
Seoul KoreaTaegul JungMikyung Kim
Tokyo JapanMasamichi KudoAyumi Kudo
Yigo GuamRoss Henry MillerDebra Miller

Brazil Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Belém BrazilWilson Lima MirandaMaria Auxiliadora Rosário da Silva Miranda
Campinas BrazilFlavio CooperLeonor Cooper
Curitiba BrazilPaulo Roberto CooperMara Salete Paschoal Cooper
Rio de Janeiro BrazilPaulo Sant' AnnaRosália Sant' Anna

Canada Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Calgary AlbertaCameron OlsonValerie Olson
Cardston AlbertaJohn D. BridgeBonnie Bridge
Halifax Nova ScotiaGeorge PattisonLisa Pattison
Montreal QuebecSterling DietzeGreta Dietze

Caribbean Area

TemplePresidentMatron
San Juan Puerto RicoRuben PomalesMaria Pomales
Santo Domingo Dominican RepublicFrancisco J. TejadaAdelaida A. Pichardo de Tejada

Central America Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Panama City PanamaRoberto MuñozRaquel Velásquez de Muñoz
Quetzaltenango GuatemalaAmilcar Raul RoblesSandra Fuentes de Robles
Tegucigalpa HondurasNery RodríguezOlivia Rodríguez

Europe Central Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Frankfurt GermanyK. Günter BorcherdingIngrid Borcherding
Madrid SpainRafael Muñoz CamposV. Teresa Moreno Toledo
Paris FranceJean-Christophe SeubeGabrielle Seube

Europe North Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Lisbon PortugalCelso Bueno CabralJane Lucia M.S. Cabral
London EnglandJulian JonesSusan Jones
Kyiv UkraineTo be announcedTo be announced

Mexico Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Ciudad Juárez MexicoWilliam S. JohnsMary Lee Johns
Guadalajara MexicoEfrén Zamora MartínezMireya Esthela de Zamora
Mérida MexicoJuan Galán HernándezSidya Galán
Mexico City MexicoAlberto De La OLidia De La O
Monterrey MexicoJulio GonzálezElda González
Tampico MexicoVictor Esparza VillasanaAngelina Ramón de Esparza

North America Central Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Burley Idaho*Paul Kenji TateokaNadine SaitoTateoka
Chicago IllinoisRichard DeVriesDyana DeVries
Fort Collins ColoradoAlan J. BakerMary Kay Baker
Grand Junction Colorado*Allan AllphinDiane Allphin
Idaho Falls IdahoKevin D. McCrackenMarilyn McCracken
Nauvoo IllinoisRichard ThurmanKaren Thurman
Rexburg IdahoRobert E. ChambersRobin Sue Chambers
St. Paul MinnesotaTerrance Lee SullivanMaurita Ann Sullivan
Star Valley WyomingMark W. TaylorPatty Taylor
Twin Falls IdahoKent J. AllenRenee Allen
Winter Quarters NebraskaDale EichmannAnita Kay Eichmann

North America Northeast Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Columbus OhioGeorge E. MitchellDebra Mitchell
Hartford ConnecticutWilliam SowaCynthia Sowa
Philadelphia PennsylvaniaKent A. JordanMichelle Jordan

North America Southeast Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Birmingham AlabamaDuane D. TippetsLori Tippets
Nashville TennesseeRobert D. DennisHolly Dennis

North America Southwest Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Dallas TexasRandy BluthBecky Bluth
Elko Nevada* Ken BowlerRobin Bowler
Farmington New Mexico*Loyd LillywhiteJaynann Lilywhite
Gilbert ArizonaTerry D. TurkJanet Turk
Reno NevadaRen JohnsonKelly Johnson

North America West Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Anchorage AlaskaWesley NewmanLinnea Newman
Columbia River WashingtonRichard J. MeyerSally J. Meyer
Fresno CaliforniaRobert PaceShawna Pace
Medford OregonKenneth B. BrinkerhoffKim Brinkerhoff
Oakland CaliforniaTed H. OngWai-Ching Yeung Ong
Portland OregonRick L. MarshallBonnie J. Marshall
Seattle WashingtonGary F. GesselDebra E. Gessel
Spokane WashingtonO. Nolan DainesDonna Daines

Pacific Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Melbourne AustraliaAfereti IuliLepeka Iuli
Nuku’alofa TongaSione Tatafu Angakehe TafunaMalia Pelenatita Tafuna
Perth AustraliaDarryl FerrisPeta Margaret Ferris
Suva FijiPaul B. WhippyOlive M. Whippy

Philippines Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Alabang Philippines*Romeo ElisanJocelyn Elisan
Davao Philippines*Edgar CabreraJocelyn Cabrera
Manila PhilippinesEdgardo E. FernandoRosemarie Fernando

South America Northwest Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Cochabamba BoliviaRené Juán Cabrera BalanzaTeresa Perales de Cabrera
Lima PeruGino GalliMarleni Galli
Quito EcuadorLuis AyalaNedy Ayala

South America South Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Asunción ParaguayAlcides ColmánYolanda Colmán
Bahía Blanca Argentina* Horacio PaezSonia Paez
Santiago ChileSimon BarreraLidia Del Pino de Barrera

Utah Area

TemplePresidentMatron
Jordan River UtahDavid N. HermansenCheryl Hermansen
Lindon Utah*Lynn BrättLiz Brätt
Provo City CenterBlake M. RoneyNancy Roney
Syracuse Utah*V. Dean SteelLuAnn Steel

A previous version of this story placed the Kyiv Ukraine Temple in the wrong area of the Church. It is located in the Europe North Area.

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