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New Temple Presidents and Matrons Called to Begin Serving August 2021

Updated July 16, 2021

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A selection of temple from around the world where new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve, beginning in August of 2021. Top row from left to right: Accra Ghana Temple, Helsinki Finland Temple, Manaus Brazil Temple and the Palmyra New York Temple. Bottom row: Papeete Tahiti Temple, San José Costa Rica Temple, Taipei Taiwan Temple, and the Villahermosa Mexico Temple. 2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
  
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called the following temple presidents and matrons to serve beginning in August of 2021. Click on their names to read a brief biography for each couple in the Church News.

Temple Presidents

Temple President Matron 
Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple Rex Jay Allen Nancy Ann Newey Allen
Accra Ghana Temple John Kodwo Buah Augustina Anita Danso Buah
Albuquerque New Mexico Temple Robert Clare Rhien Rebecca Anne Taylor Rhien
Arequipa Peru Temple Hector Antonio Dávalos Díaz Beatriz Hermes Calle Parra de Dávalos
Atlanta Georgia Temple René R. Alba Kathie Alba
Barranquilla Colombia Temple Bruce Frederick Carter Kathryn Thelma Hayes Carter
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple Temple Terrence Michael Donahue Patricia Ann Bubert Donahue
Billings Montana Temple Vernan G. Hogge Marjorie Hogge
Boise Idaho Temple Kirk Lyman Jenkins Judith Ann Ahlstrom Jenkins
Boston Massachusetts Temple Lee Roy LaPierre Dorothy Ulynn Muzzy LaPierre
Bountiful Utah Temple Melvyn Kemp Reeves Linda Sheffield Reeves
Brisbane Australia Temple Richard Gilbert Trimble Gordon Karen Joyce Park Gordon
Buenos Aires Argentina Temple Horacio D. Madariaga Ada E. Madariaga
Brigham City Utah Temple Robert Ellis Steed Debbie Smith Steed
Cebu City Philippines Temple Gomez Co Siady Liza Yu Tiu Siady
Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple Marvin Ashton Longhurst McClellan Gay Lynne Leany de Longhurst
Concepción Chile Temple  Héctor Manuel Verdugo Radrigán Marta Marcela Ibáñez Corral de Verdugo
Córdoba Argentina Temple Ángel Licursi Graciela Eugenia Mouly Licursi
Denver Colorado Temple Thomas Taylor Priday Marva Bingham Priday
Draper Utah Temple Stephen Nielson Peterson Cathy Cutler Peterson
Fortaleza Brazil Temple Marco Antônio. Rais Maria Inez de Freitas Soller Rais
Freiberg Germany Temple Matthias Ralf Bartsch Beate Liselotte Matthes Bartsch
Fukuoka Japan Temple Taiichi Aoba Mut-sumi Kadota Aoba
Guatemala City Guatemala Temple Pedro Enmanuel Abularach Carranza Mayra Elizabeth Rojas Castañeda de Abularach
Helsinki Finland Temple Ismo Uljas Määttä Erja Sisko Birgitta Määttä
Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple Alfonso Arturo Rodríguez Ibañez Langarica Sanchez de Rodríguez
Houston Texas Temple Randy C Tolman Jill Huntington Tolman
Indianapolis Indiana Temple Phil Ronald Ellis Margaret McAllister Heard Ellis
Kansas City Missouri Temple Richard Scott Holman Kelli Schiess Holman
Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple Mingotyi Francois Mukubu Nkulu Mireille Mikombe Mukubu
Laie Hawaii Temple Finau Hafoka Lucy Fakalata ’Ofahengaue Hafoka
Las Vegas Nevada Temple William Hunt Stoddard Carol Eve Willis Stoddard
Manaus Brazil Temple César Augusto Seiguer Milder Maureen Daisy de Paula Milder
Manti Utah Temple Richard William Wheeler Linda Nielson Wheeler
Monticello Utah Temple Emron Merrell Pratt Jr. Julia Edwards Pratt
Montevideo Uruguay Temple Raul Antonio Orlando Rosario Maria Bandinelli Orlando
Oaxaca Mexico Temple Felix Alberto Martínez Decuir Juana María Pinto García de Martínez
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Dallan Layne Sohm Becky Kartchner Sohm
Palmyra New York Temple Neil Edward Pitts Beverly Ann Warrick Pitts
Papeete Tahiti Temple Gustave Thierry Heiarii Hunter Christine Maruia Graffe Hunter
Payson Utah Temple Rodolfo Alalay Carlos Brenda Roine Langer Carlos
Porto Alegre Brazil Temple Pedro Alberto Machado Da Silva Clara Rosane Rodrigues Da Silva
Provo City Center Temple Alden LeGrand Richards Cindy Lou Orton Richards
Recife Brazil Temple Yatyr Moreira Cesar Filho Angela Vilardo Machado Moreira Cesar
Redlands California Temple Daryl Henry Carlson Vallorie Hobbs Carlson
Regina Saskatchewan Temple Eric Graham Slocombe Jean Lucille Jackson Slocombe
Sacramento California Temple Walter Robert (Terry) Baggs Mary Margaret Kingen Baggs
San José Costa Rica Temple Víctor Manuel Torres Quirós María Yamileth Monge Ureña de Torres
São Paulo Brazil Temple Paulo Roberto Toffanelli Marilú Pereira Toffanelli
St. Louis Missouri Temple Paul Flack Hintze Patricia Anne Porter Hintze
The Hague Netherlands Temple Frederik Erwin Brandenburg  Yvonne Maria Hoek Brandenburg
Taipei Taiwan Temple Liang, Shih Wei (Carl) Liang, Hsu Yuan (Stephanie)
Trujillo Peru Temple Daniel Arturo Calderón Negreiros Ximena Maureira Berrios de Calderón
Stockholm Sweden Temple Bo Christer Bertilson Nancy Linnea Wennerlund Bertilson
Sydney Australia Temple Jeffrey Donald Cummings Evelyn Margaret Hooper Cummings
Tijuana Mexico Temple Oziel Herminio González Salazar Maria Enedelia Quiroz Rodriguez de González
Vancouver British Columbia Temple Alan Craig Herrington Janice Louise Kenworthy Herrington
Veracruz Mexico Temple Sergio Alberto García García Felicia Lyons de García
Villahermosa Mexico Temple Carlos Monroy Villalobos Sonia Palacios Conzzoni de Monroy

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