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New Stakes and Stake Presidencies Announced in December 2022

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NOTE: When a new stake presidency is called in an existing stake, leaders are given time to report the changes and provide brief biographical information for each member of the stake presidency. A list of stakes reporting changes is compiled and published at the end of each month. The actual date of the stake’s creation or reorganization is in parentheses following the name of the stake.

Following is a list of newly created stakes and reorganized stake presidencies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world.
 

New Stake
 

A new stake has been created from the Mérida México Centro and Mérida México Chuburná stakes. The Mérida México Caucel Stake, which consists of the Canek, Caucel, Herradura, Hunucma, Pensiones and Santa Fe wards, was created by Elder Sean Douglas, General Authority Seventy, and Elder Héctor Méndez, an Area Seventy.

MÉRIDA MÉXICO CAUCEL STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — José Eduardo Morás Guevara, 41, plant manager; wife, Artemisa de Moras Parra. Counselors — Alejandro Ordaz Azueta, 42, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion coordinator; wife, Primera Aurora de Ordaz Canul. Delio Ariel Caballero Alonzo, 39, state housing administrative coordinator; wife, Nora Aracely Nares Pinzón.
 

Reorganized Stakes
 

ABOMOSU GHANA STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2022) President — Frank Ofosu, 39, field officer; succeeding Seth Oppong; wife, Gail Amoah-Boahene Ofosu. Counselors — Isaac Agyekum, 36, driver; wife, Victoriai Sarpong. Oware Philip Amoh, 42, purchasing clerk; wife, Alice Amoako Boadiwaa.

ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA MARION STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Lok Nethercott, 44, EnviroRisk Management Pty Ltd. regional manager; succeeding Jason M. Ellis; wife, Shane Alison Hender Nethercott. Counselors — John Ammon Chambers, 42, clinical psychologist; wife, Kristen Tenille Coy Chambers. Ivan Richard Beckwith, 54, Oilpath Hydraulics business development employee; wife, Lisa-Beth Mary Trethowan Beckwith.

BRASÍLIA BRAZIL NORTH STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Marcello Nascimento Cabral da Costa, 45, Eletronuclear chief financial officer and Previnorte Pension Foundation deliberative council president; succeeding Christian P. Klein; wife, Liliane Regina Lanius Cabral. Counselors — Leandro Alves de Ataide, 65, retired; wife, Tania Maria Barbosa de Ataide. Frederico Costa Galletti, 33, pharmaceutical salesman; wife, Livia Reni Nunes Galletti.

BRISTOL ENGLAND STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Darren Charles Evans, 45, company founder and CEO; succeeding Quentin A. Byrom; wife, Louise April Leonard Evans. Counselors — Jason Stephen Christopher Beale, 50, building control and planning manager; wife, Emily Mays Beale. Aaron Lloyd Peter Rowe, 39, detective constable; wife, Lauren Ann Baxter Rowe.

BRUSSELS BELGIUM STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Olivier Istace, 45, private banking center director; succeeding Pierre W. Kahne; wife, Celine Isabelle Petion Istace. Counselors — Eric Thomas, 57, DIAsource employee; wife, Francoise Yvette Marc Ghislaine Scheen Thomas. Edgar R. Roa Juarez, 39, school bus supervisor; wife, Gwenaëlle Roa.

CHELTENHAM ENGLAND STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Craig Michael Barnett, 41, Abacus Money Management head of mortgages and protection; succeeding Andrew C. Brown; wife, Stacy Williamson Barnett. Counselors — Neil Stephen Forge, 44, company director; wife, Nadia Marie Ashfield Forge. Joshua Carmona Jacobe, 34, high school teacher of modern foreign languages; wife, Amanda Louise Folley Jacobe.

CHEYENNE WYOMING STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Ronald Jay Lopez, 41, attorney; succeeding Henry F. Bailey; wife, KaLee Lindstrom Lopez. Counselors — Isaac Nathan Sutphin, 46, law partner; wife, Linnaea Despain Sutphin. Byron Louis Long, 54, hospital director of physical medicine and rehabilitation services; wife, Anissa Buxton Long.

DALLAS TEXAS EAST STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Dane Brooks Hatch, 47, labor and employee relations specialist; succeeding David B. Larsen; wife, Lindsey Erin Jones Hatch. Counselors — Jack Kensey Meager Jr., 64, salesman; wife, Patricia Arthur Meager. Matthew Kyle Hansen, 43, law partner; wife, Jene’ Kowallis Hansen.

DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Jared Dean Christensen, university professor and vice chair; succeeding Christopher R. Kelsey; wife, Elizabeth Ann Brock Christensen. Counselors — Benjamin Andrew Lee, 47, senior clinical research manager; wife, Donna Claire de Bruijin Lee. Scott Douglas Dyreng, 46, university professor; wife, Chelsea Bagley Dyreng.

FORTALEZA BRAZIL WEST STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Rômulo Frota Cavalcante, 45, businessman; succeeding Garlani José Rodrigues; wife, Maria Edivanda Coutinho Cavalcante. Counselors — Adriano Chagas do Amaral, 34, industrial finance manager; wife, Kelly Fernandes Franca do Amaral. Antonio Idarlan Pereira da Silva, 39, businessman; wife, Luciana Gomes Lira da Silva.

GILBERT ARIZONA YSA STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Lonny L Braithwaite, 55, business co-owner and vice president; succeeding David P. Montgomery; wife, Laurie Kay Norton Braithwaite. Counselors — David Willman Bean, 65, executive vice president of business development and strategic accounts; wife, Annette Romney Bean. Kristopher Bailey, 52, attorney; wife, Amy Michele Pittson Bailey.

GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Michael Paul Bench, 48, Bench Inc. owner and president; succeeding Todd B. Beckstead; wife, Rebecca Lynn Gordon Bench. Counselors — Tyler Kimball Anderson, 48, university professor; wife, Melissa Ann Collier Anderson. David Brett Redd, 52, company division manager; wife, Lisa Ann Clift Redd.

HONOLULU HAWAII STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Paul Wesley Yoshio Kurihara, 60, chiropractor; succeeding Steven M. Yamamoto; wife, Airi Sakuma Kurihara. Counselors — David Pinkham Kaiana Eldredge IV, 61, school associate athletic director; wife, Marie Monique Valerie-Ann Albert-Thenet Eldredge. Kory Keone Kai Kamauoha, 50, ALU LIKE program manager; wife, Naomi Milani Johnson Kamauoha.

LAS VEGAS NEVADA LONE MOUNTAIN STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — William Hunt Stoddard Jr., 47, law partner; succeeding Robert L. Harper; wife, Lindsay Kahuanani Hilbus Stoddard. Counselors — Jeffrey Bird Edwards, 57, BDO USA partner; wife, Marci Jo Parker Edwards. Larry Christopher Rose, 53, attorney; wife, Cami Lynn Swinn Rose.

LAYTON UTAH EAST STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Joshua Reuben Dunyon, 36, law partner; succeeding James M. Wright; wife, Dana Kathleen Bryan Dunyon. Counselors — Kerby Lee Cate, 55, executive director of fuel marketing; wife, Amy Louise Pearson Cate. Kenneth William Bauer, 58, physical therapist; wife, Erica Greathouse Bauer.

LEXINGTON KENTUCKY STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Andrew Bret Millar, 40, company vice president of human resources; succeeding Glen M. Krebs; wife, Ashlee McAllister Millar. Counselors — Geoffrey Kirk Carlson, 48, mechanical architect; wife, Linda Jewell Carlson. Daniel Keith Ritchie, 47, hospital director of operations; wife, Jaymi Rose Hicks Ritchie.

LIMA PERÚ TORRE BLANCA STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Jose Absalon Quevedo Flores, 36, company official verifier; succeeding Jose A. Jimenez; wife, Leanne Keele de Quevedo Machado. Counselors — Roger Michael Ramirez Toledo, 37, seminaries and institutes coordinator; wife, Mariluz de Ramirez Pacheco Souza. Jesus Alberto Gallardo Arzola, 53, automotive electrician and technician; wife, Yrene de Gallardo Gilio.

MATURÍN VENEZUELA STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Luis Fernando Lopez Moreno, 52, construction contractor; succeeding Luis A. Veliz Rojas; wife, Yulimar de Lopez Gonzalez. Counselors — Hoolsen Antonio Jimenez Gonzalez, 47, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints facilities manager; wife, Carmen Josefina de Jimenez Sousa. Jose Luciano Castro Ledezma, 55, salesman; wife, Marilyn de Castro Romero.

MONTRÉAL QUÉBEC MOUNT ROYAL STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2022) President — Luis Alfredo Amado Gamez, 42, account executive; succeeding Jay A. Glowa; wife, Eve Anabelle Saintonge. Counselors — Timothy Paul Lahache, 62, database manager; wife, Natalie Venita Ann Deer Lahache. James Patrick Carpenter, 33, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion director and principal; wife, Anik Therien Carpenter.

NEW DELHI INDIA STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Stanley Massey, 38, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints facilities manager; succeeding Suresh K. Ramakrishna; wife, Sarala Sekar Massey. Counselors — Ravi Gupta, 36, global immigration manager; wife, Rajni Gupta. Palanivel Ramadurai, 39, delivery manager of human resources, and senior officer for general affairs, human resources and protocol; wife, Anita Palanivel.

NUKU’ALOFA TONGA WEST STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2022) President — ’Alipate Hala Ki Langi Matelau, 50, construction project manager; succeeding Sione ’I. Langi; wife, Veisinia ’Akolo Matelau. Counselors — Taniela Losalu, 32, self-employed; wife, Halamehi Masima Losalu. Soakai Tai Tautuiaki, 56, electrician; wife, Mele Levapau Maka Tautuiaki.

OREM UTAH HILLCREST STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Chad Wayne Lewis, 51, Brigham Young University associate AD of development; succeeding Ulysse G. McCann; wife, Michele Fellows Lewis. Counselors — David Albert Lillywhite, 52, Summit Capital managing partner; wife, Janalee Cusick Lillywhite. Matthew Hawkins, 51, cyber security company business manager; wife, Sundee Ladawn Johnson Hawkins.

PAYSON UTAH MOUNTAIN VIEW STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Israel L. Zepeda, 41, Jeunesse Global senior director of regulatory affairs; succeeding Todd D. Simmons; wife, Serena Noel Kester Zepeda. Counselors — Matthew James Siufanua, 52, Nu Skin head of global safety and security; wife, Kandie Bowles Siufanua. Daniel Raymond Bradley, 55, seminary teacher; wife, Tessa Lyn Moulton Bradley.

PHOENIX ARIZONA YSA STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Todd Blaine Tuggle, 54, law office founder; succeeding C. David Stringham; wife, Jennifer Lynn Cobabe Tuggle. Counselors — Joseph Bradley Klima, 63, retired police officer; wife, Marcy Jo Gray Klima. Jensen Mitchell Sharp, 28, self employed contractor.

PROVO UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Kyle Anthony Reyes, 44, university vice president of institutional advancement; succeeding Benjamin S. Larson; wife, Michele Lee Ludlam Reyes. Counselors — Matthew Guido Mecham, 45, company director of program management; wife, Rebecca Noelle Cook Mecham. Michael Barclay Ballard, 40, university program director of American Sign Language and deaf studies; wife, Justine Marie Smith Ballard.

PUEBLA MÉXICO LA PAZ STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2022) President — Heber Sanchez Porras, 35, business owner; succeeding Manuel Leyva; wife, Brisa Marina Ronquillo Aco. Counselors — Alfonso Casabal Delgado, 57, retired; wife, Herlinda de Casabal Gutierrez. Cesar Sandoval Cime, 33, SAMAR Quality Solutions director of operations; wife, Patricia Martinez Vazquez.

RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL ITAGUAÍ STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2022) President — Roberto Carlos de Freitas, 54, nuclear maintenance specialist; succeeding Joilton R. Melo; wife, Isabel Santos de Freitas. Counselors — Franklin Parrini Sampaio, 51, professor; wife, Lucianna Daniella dos Santos Sampaio. Jorge Luis Miguel Affonso, 57, self-employed; wife, Rosana Cimas Affonso.

SALT LAKE HUNTER CENTRAL STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Cooper Lynn Best, 43, school administrator; succeeding Jerry K. Hunt; wife, Amanda Lynn Fedderson Best. Counselors — Steven Jeremy Rose, 49, university instructor, and seminary and institute instructor; wife, Amy Lynne Grimm Rose. Luis Lehi de la Cruz, 53, CPS investigator; wife, Charana Mam de la Cruz.

SANTA IGNACIA PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Aug. 21, 2022) President — Johnlord Quijano Corpuz, 41, company president and general manager; succeeding Ismael T. Imperial; wife, Cleofe Khaligin Marcelo Corpuz. Counselors — Melchor Plopiño Oquindo, 41, corporate sales manager; wife, Connie Lyn Simon Oquindo. Eladio Liza Gamponia I, 44; wife, Rowena Francisco Gamponia.

SANTIAGO CHILE ÑUÑOA STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Denis Esteban Reyes Lopez, 44, Axiovista SpA manager of operations; succeeding Jaime A. Bravo Pino; wife, Betsabe Teresa Arteaga Valladares. Counselors — Zamir Oliver Adasme Mellado, 40, independent contractor; wife, Ursula Andrea Jelves Torres. Jorge Armando Tatini Balcazar, 37, adult psychiatrist; wife, Romina Beatriz de Tatini Flores.

SPANISH FORK UTAH CANYON RIDGE STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Terrell Gene Cook, 50, Nu Skin director of internal systems; succeeding Monte D. Marshall; wife, Cynthia Bennion Cook. Counselors — Robert Lynn Harding, 60, company owner and president; wife, Bonnie Jean Jacklin Harding. Max Darwin Cordon Fernandez, 54, quality assurance manager; wife, Diana Lee Rae Zaitz Cordon.

SYDNEY AUSTRALIA HEBERSHAM STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Angelo Michael Reyes Sierra, 46, Telstra system specialist; succeeding Kome Purcell; wife, Tasmin Jean Andres Sierra. Counselors — Sipili Sialeipata, 44, Compressed Air Technology pipe fitter; wife, Tepora Beatrix Gasu Sialeipata. Viliami Fa’aui, 46, Cool Way Transport load allocator; wife, Cecilia Tiulipe Patolo Fa’aui.

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