2025 Temple Leadership Assignments

2025 TEMPLE LEADERS MAP
Seventy-nine new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve as temple leaders around the world. Most will begin their service in September. Graphic courtesy of Church News.Copyright 2025 Deseret News Publishing Company.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called 79 couples to serve as temple presidents and matrons.

The newly called leaders listed below comprise those called to serve beginning in September 2025 or when the new temples (indicated with an asterisk) are dedicated.

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

The Church has 367 temples — dedicated, under construction or announced. Temple presidents and matrons typically serve three years.

Updated April 3, 2025

Temple	New Leaders
Aba Nigeria*	Lekwauwa O. Agbai and Loretta U. Agbai
Alabang Philippines*	Romeo and Jocelyn Elisan
Anchorage Alaska	Wesley Newman and Linnea Newman
Asunción Paraguay	Alcides Colmán and Yolanda Colmán
Bahía Blanca Argentina*	Horacio Paez and Sonia Paez
Belém Brazil	Wilson Lima Miranda and Maria Auxiliadora Rosário da Silva Miranda
Birmingham Alabama	Duane D. Tippets and Lori Tippets
Burley Idaho*	Paul Kenji Tateoka and Nadine Saito Tateoka
Calgary Alberta	Cameron Olson and Valerie Olson
Campinas Brazil	Flavio Cooper and Leonor Cooper
Cardston Alberta	John D. Bridge and Bonnie Bridge
Chicago Illinois	Richard DeVries and Dyana DeVries
Ciudad Juárez Mexico	William S. Johns and Mary Lee Johns
Cochabamba Bolivia	René Juán Cabrera Balanza and Teresa Perales de Cabrera
Columbia River Washington	Richard J. Meyer and Sally J. Meyer
Columbus Ohio	George E. Mitchell and Debra Mitchell
Curitiba Brazil	Paulo Roberto Cooper and Mara Salete Paschoal Cooper
Dallas Texas	Randy Bluth and Becky Bluth
Davao Philippines*	Edgar Cabrera and Jocelyn Cabrera
Durban South Africa	Charles Magaqa and Phumzile Doreen Magaqa
Elko Nevada*	Ken Bowler and Robin Bowler
Farmington New Mexico*	Loyd Lillywhite and Jaynann Lilywhite
Fort Collins Colorado	Alan J. Baker and Mary Kay Baker
Frankfurt Germany	K. Günter Borcherding and Ingrid Borcherding
Fresno California	Robert Pace and Shawna Pace
Gilbert Arizona	Terry D. Turk and Janet Turk
Grand Junction Colorado*	Allan Allphin and Diane Allphin
Guadalajara Mexico	Efrén Zamora Martínez and Mireya Esthela Garza Salazar de Zamora
Halifax Nova Scotia	George Pattison and Lisa Pattison
Harare Zimbabwe*	Dunstan G.B.T. Chadambuka and Pertunia Chadambuka
Hartford Connecticut	William Sowa and Cynthia Sowa
Hong Kong	Chi Yin Lo and Chui Ping Yuen
Idaho Falls Idaho	Kevin D. McCracken and Marilyn McCracken
Jordan River Utah	David N. Hermansen and Cheryl Hermansen
Kyiv Ukraine	To be announced
Lima Peru	Gino Galli and Marleni Galli
Lindon Utah*	Lynn Brätt and Liz Brätt
Lisbon Portugal	Celso Bueno Cabral and Jane Lucia M.S. Cabral
London England	Julian Jones and Susan Jones
Madrid Spain	Rafael Muñoz Campos and V. Teresa Moreno Toledo
Manila Philippines	Edgardo E. Fernando and Rosemarie Fernando
Medford Oregon	Kenneth B. Brinkerhoff and Kim Brinkerhoff
Melbourne Australia	Afereti Iuli and Lepeka Iuli
Mérida Mexico	Juan Galán Hernández and Sidya Galán
Mexico City Mexico	Alberto De La O and Lidia De La O
Monterrey Mexico	Julio González and Elda González
Montreal Quebec	Sterling Dietze and Greta Dietze
Nairobi Kenya*	Dominic C. Kogo and Alice Kogo
Nashville Tennessee	Robert D. Dennis and Holly Dennis
Nauvoo Illinois	Richard Thurman and Karen Thurman
Nuku’alofa Tonga	Sione Tatafu Angakehe Tafuna and Malia Pelenatita Tafuna
Oakland California	Ted H. Ong and Wai-Ching Yueng Ong
Panama City Panama	Roberto Muñoz Ortega and Raquel Velásquez Cárdenas de Muñoz
Paris France	Jean-Christophe Seube and Gabrielle Seube
Perth Australia	Darryl Ferris and Peta Margaret Ferris
Philadelphia Pennsylvania	Kent A. Jordan and Michelle Jordan
Portland Oregon	Rick L. Marshall and Bonnie J. Marshall
Provo City Center	Blake M. Roney and Nancy Roney
Quetzaltenango Guatemala	Amilcar Raul Robles and Sandra Robles
Tegucigalpa Honduras	Nery Rodríguez and Olivia Rodríguez Justo
Quito Ecuador	Luis Ayala and Nedy Ayala
Reno Nevada	Ren Johnson and Kelly Johnson
Rexburg Idaho	Robert E. Chambers and Robin Sue Chambers
Rio de Janeiro Brazil	Paulo Sant’ Anna and Rosália Sant’ Anna
San Juan Puerto Rico	Ruben Pomales and Maria Pomales
Santiago Chile	Simon Barrera and Lidia Del Pino de Barrera
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic	Francisco J. Tejada and Aidelaida A. Pichardo de Tejada
Sapporo Japan	Motoi Tsujimoto and Emiko Tsujimoto
Seattle Washington	Gary F. Gessel and Debra E. Gessel
Seoul Korea	Taegul Jung and Mikyung Kim
Spokane Washington	O. Nolan Daines and Donna Daines
St. Paul Minnesota	Terrance Lee Sullivan and Maurita Ann Sullivan
Star Valley Wyoming	Mark W. Taylor and Patty Taylor
Suva Fij	Paul B. Whippy and Olive M. Whippy
Syracuse Utah*	V. Dean Steel and LuAnn Steel
Tampico Mexico	Victor Esparza Villasana and Angelina Ramon de Esparza
Tokyo Japan	Masamichi Kudo and Ayumi Kudo
Twin Falls Idaho	Kent J. Allen and Renee Allen
Winter Quarters Nebraska	Dale Eichmann and Anita Kay Eichmann
Yigo Guam	Ross Henry Miller and Debra Miller

^{*New temple}

See a PDF of this list organized by area (courtesy of the Church News).

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2025 Temple Leadership Assignments

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

2025 TEMPLE LEADERS MAP