2024 Temple Leadership Assignments

2024 temple leaders map
A map showing the number of temples in seven geographical areas of the world with new presidents and matrons called in 2024. Graphic courtesy of Church News.Copyright 2024 Deseret News Publishing Company.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called 73 couples to serve as temple presidents and matrons.

The couples’ names and temple assignments are listed below alphabetically. Click on the names to read the couples’ brief biographies published in the Church News.

The Church has 335 temples — dedicated, under construction or announced. Temple presidents and matrons typically serve three years.

The newly called leaders listed below comprise those called to serve beginning in September 2024 or when the new temples (indicated with an asterisk) are dedicated.

Learn more at Temples.churchofJesusChrist.org. Temples | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Updated April 26, 2024

Accra Ghana Temple	Anthony M. Kaku and Doe A. Kaku
Albuquerque New Mexico Temple	Ben M. Allen and Monica Allen
Antofagasta Chile Temple*	Claudio A. González Salamanca and Yolanda Patricia de González
Arequipa Peru Temple	Juan H. Mendoza Contreras and Rosa Patricia de Mendoza
Atlanta Georgia Temple	M. Keith Giddens and Rhonda Giddens Baton Rouge
Auckland New Zealand Temple*	Selesi’utele T. Lavea and Camellia Lavea
Barranquilla Colombia Temple	Hernando Camargo Pedraza and Claudia de Camargo
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple	Kevin B. Pack and Cindy A. Pack
Billings Montana Temple	Bradley R. Wilde and Debra Lou Krammer Wilde
Boise Idaho Temple	Brian Zarkou and Cathy Zarkou
Boston Massachusetts Temple	Kevin B. Rollins and Debra A. Rollins
Bountiful Utah Temple	David R. Webster and Sylvia Webster
Brigham City Utah Temple	Michael J. Hess and Danece Hess
Brisbane Australia Temple	Garth Pitman and Joanne Pitman
Buenos Aires Argentina Temple	To be announced
Cebu City Philippines Temple	Normando Ong and Leticia Ong
Cobán Guatemala Temple*	Felix Rosales Choc and Esmeralda de Rosales
Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple	Walter Johnson and Janette Johnson
Concepción Chile Temple	Gabriel Pérez Benavides and Margot Faúndez de Pérez
Copenhagen Denmark Temple	Glen Tommy Michael Helmstad and Cecilia Helmstad
Córdoba Argentina Temple	Jorge E. Detlefsen and Adriana M. Salomón Detlefsen
Denver Colorado Temple	Allen L. Paulsen and Sara T. Paulsen
Deseret Peak Utah Temple*	Kenneth L. Hale and Jennie Hale
Draper Utah Temple	Dirk A. Cotterell and Lilly Ann Cotterell
Fortaleza Brazil Temple	Francisco J. da Silva and Maria Eronilde Vieira da Silva
Freiberg Germany Temple	Holger Rakow and Stephanie Rakow
Fukuoka Japan Temple	Seiichiro Utagawa and Mayumi Utagawa
The Gila Valley Temple	Brian Kartchner and Lynda Gail Kartchner
Guatemala City Guatemala Temple	Hugo Valenzuela Ovando and Vilma Flores de Valenzuela
Helsinki Finland Temple	Ville Kervinen and Leena Kervinen
Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple	Alfredo Zanudo Urrea and Guadalupe de Zanudo
Houston Texas Temple	Keith H. Kuttler and Kathy A. Kuttler
Indianapolis Indiana Temple	Patrick E. Connolly and Lisa June Connolly
Johannesburg South Africa Temple	Howard N. Kingsley and Jennifer Kingsley
Kansas City Missouri Temple	Creed R. Jones and Renel Jones
Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple	Jean-Jacques Alingi Egombe-O’Lioba and Therese Egombe
Laie Hawaii Temple	Billy Casey Jr. and Kanani H. K. Casey
Las Vegas Nevada Temple	Hal C. Kendrick and Julie Kendrick
Manaus Brazil Temple	Ivanilson Cavalcante and Laura Cavalcante
Mendoza Argentina Temple*	Rubén S. Tidei and Maria Tidei
Mesa Arizona Temple	Richard M. Gulbrandsen and Karen S. Gulbrandsen
Montevideo Uruguay Temple	Juan Pera Maidana and María Fiorina De Cunto
Monticello Utah Temple	Scott Boyle and Cassie Boyle
Oaxaca Mexico Temple	Adán Serrano Guzmán and Idalia de Serrano
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple	Michael Cannon and Shauna Cannon
Palmyra New York Temple	Daniel Kimbler and Karen Kimbler
Papeete Tahiti Temple	Benjamin T. Sinjoux and Christine Sinjoux
Payson Utah Temple	Lynn A. Gilbert and Cindy B. Gilbert
Pocatello Idaho Temple	M. Dirk Driscoll and Dayna Driscoll
Porto Alegre Brazil Temple	Jorge H. Brehm and Gloria M. Brehm
Recife Brazil Temple	Sergio L. Carboni and Edite Liana Carboni
Redlands California Temple	Greg Bishop and Nadette Bishop
Regina Saskatchewan Temple	Doug Robertson and Donna Robertson
Rome Italy Temple	Daniele Lui and Settimia Lucia Petarra
Sacramento California Temple	Ned P. Telford and Karen Telford
Salta Argentina Temple*	Guillermo Francisco De Sousa and Mercedes De Sousa
Salvador Brazil Temple*	Vicente B. de Oliveira Filho and Inês de Oliveira
San José Costa Rica Temple	Enrique Alberto Flores Garcia and Anayancy Maria de Flores
San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple*	Ricardo Valladares Banegas and Eleana de Valladares
São Paulo Brazil Temple	Reinaldo Barreto and Glaucia R. C. Barreto
St. Louis Missouri Temple	Robert W. Jones and Alessandra Maria Jones
Sydney Australia Temple	Joseph Saikaly and Denise Saikaly
Taipei Taiwan Temple	Tsai, Wen Fang and Li, Mei Jung
Tallahassee Florida Temple*	Douglas Gilbert and Kathy Gilbert
The Gila Valley Arizona Temple	Brian James Kartchner and Lynda Gail Sherman Kartchner
The Hague Netherlands Temple	Buddy Gout and Astrid Beryl Gout-Spagl
Tijuana Mexico Temple	Carlos Tom Prince and Ema de Tom
Trujillo Peru Temple	Roy D. Harline and Maria Estela Harline
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple	Edgar Flores Prieto and Gabriela A. de Flores
Vancouver British Columbia Temple	Brian Leavitt and Brenda Leavitt
Veracruz Mexico Temple	José A. González Ramos and Sofía Arguelles Martínez de González
Villahermosa Mexico Temple	Fernando Chiu Jiménez and Maria del Carmen de Chiu
Washington D.C. Temple	Peter K. Christensen and Toby E. Christensen
Winnipeg Manitoba Temple	Douglas Englot and Val Englot

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Newsroom 2023 Temple Leadership Assignments

2024 Temple Leadership Assignments

Seventy-three new temple presidents and matrons will begin serving in September or when the new temples are dedicated

2024 temple leaders map