Church Announces New Mission Presidents for 2018
The First Presidency has called 111 new mission presidents, effective July 2018. They will serve three years.
The names of the new mission presidents and their companions are listed by area below. Biographies of each mission presidency couple will be published throughout 2018 on news.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Mormon Newsroom reports today that in an effort to better fit the needs of each region of the world, the Church will adjust the number of its missions from 421 to 407, realigning the boundaries for 19 missions, as well as creating five new missions, on July 1, 2018. (See related story.)
| AFRICA SOUTHEAST AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Republic of Congo Kinshasa | Francois and Mireille Mukubu |
| Madagascar Antananarivo | Cory L. and Elva M. Duckworth |
| Zimbabwe Bulawayo | Jimmy Carter and Lindiwe Amanda Okot |
| Zimbabwe Harare | Tasara and Shamiso Makasi |
| AFRICA West AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro | Kirk D. and Jacqueline D. Sherman |
| Ghana Kumasi | Stephen C. and W. Rosely Webster |
| Nigeria Calabar | Emmanuel A. and Adiza Nelson |
| Nigeria Ibadan | Patrick and Elizabeth Appianti-Sarpong |
| ASIA AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Cambodia Phnom Penh | John W. and LaCinda Lewis |
| China Hong Kong | Dennis L. and May Phillips |
| India New Delhi | Bradley R. and Danna L. Hansen |
| Singapore | Greg P. and Sheila Mackay |
| Taiwan Taichung | Bradley W. and Cynthia J. Card |
| Taiwan Taipei | Michael L. and Shelley P. Peterson |
| Thailand Bangkok | Todd Melvin and Noelle Green Hammond |
| Vietnam Hanoi | Ross A. and Carrie A. Chiles |
| Asia North Area |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Japan Fukuoka | Spencer F. and Jane Neubert Mack |
| Japan Nagoya | Ronald M. and Teresa Judd |
| Japan Tokyo | J. Kimo and Kaye D. Esplin |
| Korea Seoul | Bradford G. and Ann W. Taylor |
| BRAZIL AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Brazil Belém | Mauro and Rosa Almeida |
| Brazil Belo Horizonte | To be announced |
| Brazil Campinas | John T. and Keri J. Marsh |
| Brazil Cuiabá | Francisco D. N. and Evelina Granja |
| Brazil Porto Alegre North | Dee Lon and Bonnie C. Jones |
| Brazil Porto Alegre South | Fernando and Miriam Souza |
| Brazil Rio de Janeiro South | Heltmar M. and Mariluce G. Gunça |
| Brazil Salvador South | Michael C. and Marla P. Biddulph |
| Brazil São Paulo East | Stephen D. and Lynne Miller |
| Brazil Teresina | Adonai R. and Simone Cavalcanti Lago |
| CARIBBEAN AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Barbados Bridgetown | Alan L. and Elizabeth H. Fisher |
| Dominican Republic Santiago | Michael B. and Amelia D. Cowan |
| Haiti Port-au-Prince | Harold and Sabine Jules |
| Jamaica Kingston | Fred A. and Lina O. Parker |
| Trinidad Port of Spain | Kyle K. and Melanie Baird |
| CENTRAL America Area |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Costa Rica San José East | Denis José and Yadira E. Aguilar |
| Costa Rica San José West | Gerardo E. and Ada Valladares |
| Honduras Comayagüela | Marvin E. and Diana E. Mejía |
| Europe AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Belgium/Netherlands | Jo and Linda Buysse |
| Denmark Copenhagen | Michael and Joan Olsen |
| England Birmingham | David J. and Lisa A. Hughes |
| England London | David W. and Deborah L. Checketts |
| France Lyon | Christophe G. and Isabelle S. Giraud-Carrier |
| Germany Berlin | To be announced |
| Norway Oslo | Wayne and Patrice Tew |
| Portugal Lisbon | Brent D. and Joan W. Fillmore |
| Scotland/Ireland | Mark A. and Denise R. Macdonald |
| Spain Barcelona | Craig D. and Laurel E. Galli |
| Spain Madrid | Philip K. and Cathy H. Bussey |
| EUROPE EAST AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Ukraine Dnepropetrovsk | Richard L. and Joni Wirthlin |
| IdAHO AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Idaho Pocatello | Stephen M. and Heather Southward |
| MÉXICO AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| México Cuernavaca | Alejandro H. and Elisa Treviño |
| México Guadalajara | Miguel A. and I. Patricia Reyes |
| México México City South | Gregorio E. and Alma A. Casillas |
| México Puebla North | Raúl and Brenda M. Barrón |
| México Tampico | Russell A. and Kelly Robinson |
| NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Canada Calgary | Stephen A. and Cindy Keung |
| Canada Winnipeg | Craig K. and Merry G. Hitchcock |
| Illinois Nauvoo | Mark J and Julianne Lusvardi* |
| Montana Billings | Jared L. and Randa L. Larson |
| Nebraska Omaha | James N. and Deborah Ence |
| North Dakota Bismarck | Scott L. and Lori B. Howell |
| NORTH AMERICA NORTHEAST AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Canada Halifax | Richard A. and Gayle A. Low |
| Maryland Baltimore | Thierry K. and Nathalie Sinda Mutombo |
| Massachusetts Boston | Fotios and Virginia Mavromatis |
New York New York City
(Renamed from the New York New York North Mission) | Craig and Gayle Teuscher |
| New York Utica | Kyle A. and Kelli A. Vest |
| Washington DC South | Steven G. and Toni B. Caplin |
| NORTH AMERICA NORTHWEST AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Washington Spokane | Michael A. and Julie A. Thompson |
| Washington Yakima | Tom K. and Margi C. Jackman |
| NORTH AMERICA SOUTHEAST AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Georgia Atlanta | Bret K. and Lisa K. Clayton |
| North Carolina Charlotte | Detlef H. and Jutta H. V. Adler |
| North Carolina Raleigh | Matthew S. and Paige B. Holland |
| NORTH AMERICA SOUTHWEST AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Arkansas Bentonville | Jeff and Sara Strong |
| Nevada Reno | Taylor G. and Carol Godoy |
| New Mexico Farmington | Jeffrey J. and Jolene Ackerman |
| Texas Houston South | Jeremy and Jenny Guthrie |
| NORTH AMERICA WEST AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| California Oakland/San Francisco | Paul M. and Maren J. Durham |
| California Santa Rosa | Bradley J. and Lynne S. Bentley |
| PACIFIC AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Australia Adelaide | Derek A. and Colleen C. Marquis |
| Australia Perth | Paul R. and Andrea K. Bennallack |
| Papua New Guinea Port Moresby | Finau and Lucy Hafoka |
| Samoa Apia | Francis Arthur and Lanett Harmon Ho Ching |
| Vanuatu Port Vila | J. Benoit and Diane Duquette |
| PHILIPPINES AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Philippines Bacolod | Elmer and Leanell Sumagpao |
| Philippines Cabanatuan | Ramon C. and Maria Fe Nobleza |
| Philippines Laoag | Mark M. and Cathlene J. Peterson |
| Philippines Urdaneta | Jose Antonio and Sariah Mia San Gabriel |
| South America Northwest Area |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Bolivia La Paz El Alto | Juan C. and Patricia Z. Borja |
| Colombia Bogota North | Francisco and Beatriz Valim |
| Colombia Bogota South | Rudy and Betsy Palhua |
| Colombia Medellin | Armando and Dina Ceballos |
| Perú Lima Central | Michael B. and Cristin C. Strong |
| Perú Lima South | Mark A. and Kristin Richey |
| Perú Piura | Jorge and Martha Vega |
| Perú Trujillo South | Armando and Jessica Rebaza |
| Venezuela Barcelona | To be announced |
| Venezuela Maracaibo | Pedro E. and Magdalena I. Hernández |
| SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AREA |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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| Argentina Bahía Blanca | Robert W. and Katherine Ann Hymas |
| Argentina Buenos Aires East | Daniel G. and Heidi N. Gifford |
| Argentina Neuquén | Jorge R. and Iris S. Cardozo |
| Argentina Santa Fe | Scott D. and Janice B. Hintze |
| Chile Santiago East | W. Todd and Carrie Parrott Brotherson |
| Chile Viña del Mar | Jorge L. and Marina E. Romeu |
| Paraguay Asunción | Kimball R. and Christine E. Hansen |
| UTAH AREAS |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion |
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Utah Layton
(Renamed from the Utah Salt Lake City Mission) | Robert M. and Heather A. Call |
| Utah Ogden | Mark A. and Diane T. Hobbins |
| Utah Orem | Gordon L. and Kristi Elizabeth Treadway |
| Utah Provo | Andrew M. and Helen O’Riordan |
| Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square | Craig G. and Julia W. Fisher* |
| Utah Salt Lake City West | Kent A. and Karen McBeth |
*Began serving in January
