First Presidency Calls 164 New Mission Leaders to Begin Serving in 2022

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The First Presidency has called 164 new mission presidents and companions; most will begin serving in July 2022. Graphic courtesy of Church News.Copyright 2022 Deseret News Publishing Company.

Updated October 10, 2022

2022 Mission Leadership Assignments

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called 164 new mission presidents and companions; most will begin service in July. Their names and assignments are listed below. This includes the new Rwanda Kigali and Hawaii Laie missions. Links to the couples’ brief biographies will be added as they are published in the coming months.

Mission Areas

Africa Central Area

Mission	President and Companion
Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi	Pierrot and Marie-Thérèse Bohimanga
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi	Aimé and Stéphanie Gamfina
Kenya Nairobi	David and Stacie Sturt
Rwanda Kigali	Christian and Mariam Mavinga
Uganda Kampala	Philip and Barbara Mathemera

Africa South Area

Mission	President and Companion
Angola Luanda	Scott and Jenny Sykes
Botswana/Namibia	Clint and Janette Walker
South Africa Durban	Andrew and Charnell de Kock
Zambia Lusaka	Ngqabutho F. and Faithful Moyo

Africa West Area

Mission	President and Companion
Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan West	R. Wade and London L. Litchfield
Ghana Accra West	K. Erik and Renee M. Jacobsen
Ghana Cape Coast	Christopher L. and Christine M. Morgan
Liberia Monrovia	Jeffrey K. and Nancy Thomas
Nigeria Benin City	Ignatius and Adelaide Baidoo
Nigeria Enugu	Hesbon and Conslata Usi
Nigeria Lagos	Mathias N. and Clemence Niambe
Nigeria Owerri	Ike and Justina Ake
Sierra Leone Freetown	James and Christy Jarvis

Asia Area

Mission	President and Companion
India Bengaluru	Peter and Kamalakshi Bushi
Singapore	Taitama and Tanya Tolman

Asia North Area

Mission	President and Companion
Korea Busan	Seungjin and YoungOak Lim
Korea Seoul South	Hashick Hong and Joonhye Park
Micronesia Guam	Masaru and Megumi Okuda
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar	Nadmid B. and Mayumi Y. Namgur

Brazil Area

Mission	President and Companion
Brazil Belém	Paulo and Patricia Ribolla
Brazil Curitiba	Samuel G. and Melissa K. Bikman
Brazil Curitiba South	James A. and Patricia E. Snyder
Brazil Fortaleza East	Nathan M. and Angela M. Tanner
Brazil Goiânia	Brian D. and Kimberly R. Hancock
Brazil João Pessoa	Steven D. and Brandie L. Boone
Brazil Londrina	Odilon and Cristina Asevedo
Brazil Natal	Allen C. and Cathy Ostergar
Brazil Piracicaba	Scott P. and Natalie W. Card
Brazil Ribeirão Preto	Rick and Laurie Denning
Brazil Salvador South	Charles and Mila Martins
Brazil Santa Maria	Kevin and Lori Whitaker
Brazil Santos	To be announced
Brazil Sâo Paulo West	David L. and Amy F. Hunt

Central America Area

Mission	President and Companion
El Salvador San Salvador West/Belize	C. Leroy and Kelly Breinholt
Guatemala Antigua	Marc and Roxanne Probst
Guatemala Cobán	Jorge and Araceli Alvarado
Guatemala Retalhuleu	Rulon S. and Martha W. McKay
Honduras San Pedro Sula East	Ronald J. and Kaye Ostler
Honduras San Pedro Sula West	Mitchell C. and Mary Lou McClellan
Nicaragua Managua North	Roger and Edith Perez
Panamá Panamá City	Keith and Stephanie Forsberg

Europe Area

Mission	President and Companion
Czech/Slovak	Darrin M. and Sandi M. Skousen
England Leeds	David V. and Jayne Clare
England Manchester	K. Roy and Vanessa Tunnicliffe
Italy Milan	Ritch N and Rebecca Wood
Italy Rome	Timothy D. and Cindy S. Morris

Europe East Area

Mission	President and Companion
Armenia/Georgia	David and Laurea Stirling
Russia Moscow	Adam and Heather West
Russia Rostov-na-Donu	Aleksandr A. and Julia B. Drachyov
Russia St Petersburg	Christopher L. and Trista S. Eastland
Russia Yekaterinburg	Roman and Elena Nabatnikov

México Area

Mission	President and Companion
México Aguascalientes	Richie and Becky Webb
México Cancún	Paul B. and Karen R. Anderson
México Chihuahua	Rogelio and Ana Laura Osuna
México Ciudad Juárez	Gaspar and Blanca E. Aguirre
México Culiacán	V. Manuel and Rosa I. Alvarez
México Hermosillo	Luis G. and Purisima Zapata
México Mérida	Alejandro and Liliana Olguin
México México City Chalco	Lenin and Cristina Cerón
México México City East	Gregory L. and Shannon R. Staker
México México City North	Brooks and Kimbrely Holtom
México México City Northwest	Lynn W. and Jenny Robinson Burnham
México México City West	Douglas E. and Mary Ann Grant
México Monterrey East	J. Alberto and Silvia Estrada
México Monterrey West	Jorge Ernesto and Araceli Blanco
México Pachuca	Kris H. and Rochelle Wright
México Querétaro	Gregory K. and Deborah E. Stapley
México Saltillo	Joaquin and Elizabeth Caballero
México Villahermosa	Pablo H. and Eunice Chavez

North America Central Area

Mission	President and Companion
Canada Edmonton	Jack and Julie Stott
Colorado Denver South	Bradford C and Tandy Floyd
Colorado Fort Collins	Paul R. and Heather W. Sandstrom
Idaho Boise	Clark B. and Kari C. Maxwell
Idaho Idaho Falls	Todd E. and Amber E. Becker
Illinois Chicago	David A. and Rachelle R. Chase
Iowa Iowa City	Denny and Nichole Barney
Kansas Wichita	JayDee and Machelle Barr
Missouri St Louis	Barrie L. and Julie J. McKay
Wisconsin Milwaukee	David and Diane Hansen

North America Northeast Area

Mission	President and Companion
Canada Toronto	Rulon F. and Linda Stacey
Indiana Indianapolis	Gary M. and Melissa W. Riding
Michigan Detroit	Joseph E. and JoEllen Dalton Johnson
New Hampshire Manchester	Steven T. and Anne Hayden
Virginia Richmond	Mark A. and Cary Hutchison
Washington DC North	Todd P. and Heather Clarke
West Virginia Charleston	David G. and René M. Lindahl

North America Southeast Area

Mission

President and Companion

Alabama Birmingham

Joel B. and Rose K. Chibota

Florida Jacksonville

Kenneth P. and Mary Elbert

Florida Orlando

Ciro and Alessandra Schmeil

Florida Tampa

Robert T. and Susanne B. Gardiner

Georgia Atlanta

Ozani Farias and Giovanna Farias

Tennessee Nashville

York and Jennifer Galland

North America Southwest Area

Mission	President and Companion
Arizona Gilbert	Brian J. and Jaclyn Hansbrow
Arizona Mesa	David L. and Barbara J. Stapleton
Arizona Tempe	Michael R. and Amy Phelps
Nevada Las Vegas West	Bruce T. and Keri P. Nielsen
New Mexico Albuquerque	Jeff and Kathy Edwards
Oklahoma Oklahoma City	Ross N. and Leslie Hugues
Texas Fort Worth	Jarom L. and Jamie Joy John
Texas McAllen	Pedro X. and Sariah Larreal
Texas San Antonio	Steven H. and Jennifer C. Fitzgerald

North America West Area

Mission	President and Companion
California Bakersfield	Blair H. and Vicky L. Burton
California Newport Beach	Mark and Shauna Carter
California San Bernardino	Marcus and Jennie Pinnock
California San Diego	Norman L. and Armenay Merritt
Canada Vancouver	Brian D. and Dawn Anne Gill
Hawaii Honolulu	Barton S. and Anne Sloat
Hawaii Laie	Sidney J. and Stephanie R. Bassett*
Oregon Salem	Dale M. and Jackie L. Phillips
Washington Everett	Dan and Shannon Oakes
Washington Kennewick	John and Corey Quereto
Washington Seattle	Raymond L. and Sara Henderson
Washington Vancouver	Gary L. and Penny F. Mann

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Pacific Area

Mission	President and Companion
Australia Brisbane	C. Tum and Jamie L. Vongsawad
Australia Melbourne	Paul J. and Nadene F. Thomas
Marshall Islands/Kiribati	John A. and Megan Kendall
New Zealand Hamilton	Jeffery and Fiona Nikoia
Papua New Guinea Lae	Charles W. and Uinise Hosea
Tahiti Papeete Mission	Manea and Vahinui Tuahu
Tonga Nuku’alofa	Richard and ‘Ofa P. Kaufusi

Philippines Area

Mission	President and Companion
Philippines Antipolo	James Gilwell O. and Cynthia Fantone
Philippines Baguio	Gordon N. and Dixie Wilson
Philippines Cagayan de Oro	Stephen F. and Catherine G. Notarte
Philippines Cauayan	Ricardo D. and Manolita P. Cobing
Philippines Cavite	R. Lind and Cressida Stapley
Philippines Cebu East	Ermelindo and Annabelle Q. Casinillo
Philippines Legazpi	William T. and Carol Ann Whitworth
Philippines Naga	Paul S. and Nancy Hansen
Philippines Quezon City	Bryan and Carla Willets

South America Northwest Area

Mission	President and Companion
Bolivia La Paz	Fabian A. and Mirna Curaba Bottari
Bolivia Santa Cruz	Victor and Miriam Spitale
Bolivia Santa Cruz North	Franklin and Cecibel Toral
Colombia Barranquilla	Juan Carlos and Alba Medina
Ecuador Guayaquil South	Ronald A. and Heidi Barker
Ecuador Guayaquil West	Adan and Claudia Suárez
Ecuador Quito North	Sandino and Lupita Roman
Perú Arequipa	David S. and Lisa B. Chipman
Perú Cusco	J. Stuart and Maren C. Bunderson
Perú Huancayo	Paul E. and Lisbett Higueros
Perú Iquitos	Mark E and Karen F. Hopkin
Perú Lima North	Neal T. and Christina L. Manly
Perú Lima West	David and Sucely Falabella
Perú Limatambo	Walter and Elizabeth Plumb
Perú Trujillo North	David P. and Maria B. Hiatt
Venezuela Valencia	Gustavo R. and Gloridalba Leon

South America South Area

Mission	President and Companion
Argentina Buenos Aires North	Daniel O. and Linda Duffin
Argentina Buenos Aires South	Alejandro A. and Maria Cecilia Queirolo
Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia	Kevin G. and Stephanie R. Dickey
Argentina Córdoba	Mauricio and Laura Zanni
Chile Antofagasta	Wan-Liang and Marcela B. Wu
Chile Concepción	Helgi and Karina Hukdhs
Chile Concepción South	Jay T. and Melissa M. Jorgensen
Chile Osorno	Cristian J. and Patricia Gervic
Chile Rancagua	Scott Y. and Annelle Doxey
Chile Santiago South	Jeff and Jodee Rosenlund
Chile Santiago West	David Ernesto and Silvina E. Mouhsen
Paraguay Asunción North	Wade G. and Stephanie K. Alleman
Uruguay Montevideo	Stuart T. and Natalie C. Orgill
Uruguay Montevideo West	Flint D and Kathryn Hollingsworth

Utah Area

Mission	President and Companion
Utah Salt Lake City	Christopher J. and Anne W. Condie
Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters	Douglas D. and Erin T. Holmes
Utah St. George	Kevin D. and Sonja G. Staples