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By Church News Staff, Church News
Following is a list of newly reorganized stake presidencies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world.
NOTE: When a new stake is created or a stake presidency is reorganized in an existing stake, leaders are given time to report the changes and provide brief biographical information for each member of the new 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.
Reorganized Stakes
APODACA MÉXICO STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — José Pedro Salinas Alvarez, 45, welfare and self-reliance manager; succeeding Ramon Garza Martinez; wife, Elizabeth de Salinas Vidal. Counselors — Alvin Mendoza Delgado, 34, unified communications team leader; wife, Valeria Mauren de Mendoza Cruz. Roberto Lozada Peraza, 35, Banregio compliance and comptroller manager; wife, Yamileth Salinas Vazquez.
ARUE TAHITI STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2022) President — Lindsay Teinaotea Wilhelm Mong Yen, 40, Church finance and records supervisor; succeeding Manea L. Tuahu; wife, Nathalie Vaiatua Ng Mong Yen. Counselors — Putu Ioane, 57, pharmacy assistant; wife, Hinaraurea Katia Salmon Ioane. Eric Joseph Manutahi Adams, 46, seminaries and institutes coordinator; wife, Jill Yolane Maeva Bennett Adams.
BOA VISTA BRAZIL STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Edmilson Nogueira Almeida Filho, 43, commercial representative; succeeding Alcenir Gomes de Souza; wife, Debora Soares Almeida. Counselors — Ramiz Sampaio Mota, 43; wife, Ana Lúcia Chee-A-Tow Mota. Geraldo Lima de Vasconcelos, 49, technical consultant; wife, Glaucia Mendes Oliveira de Vasconcelos.
BOUNTIFUL UTAH NORTH CANYON STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Michael Wallace Wright, 51, Giza Development project manager; succeeding Kory E. Coleman; wife, Patricia Jean Schocker Wright. Counselors — Karl Sterling Cheney, 62, Church mass media specialist; wife, Diane Lois Christiansen Cheney. Karl William Wilson, 54, U.S. Bank senior vice president; wife, Amy Davis Wilson.
BOUNTIFUL UTAH NORTH STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Gregory Beesley Maxwell, 46, attorney and business owner; succeeding Russell D. Holt; wife, Sunny Lyn Smith Maxwell. Counselors — Tyler Scott Nielsen, 46, Merit Medical Systems senior director of shared services; wife, Kara Marie Simonsen Nielsen. Andrew William Wittwer, 52, Department of Veterans Affairs program coordinator; wife, Wendalee Martin Wittwer.
CHILLÁN CHILE ÑUBLE STAKE: (Oct. 9, 2022) President — Freddy Marcelo Chodil Chodil, 48, banking process supervisor; succeeding David E. Araya Quintana; wife, Ingrid Fabiola de Chodil González. Counselors — Richard Alejandro Chavez Viveros, 46, ear, nose and throat doctor; wife, Viviana Andrea de Chavez Puga. Raul Fernando Seguel Muñoz, 52, Church self-reliance and welfare field manager; wife, Roxana Valeria de Sequel San Martin.
COCHABAMBA BOLIVIA VLANCO GALINDO STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Alvaro Guillermo Rivero Galvez, 43, Unipartes SRL regional manager; succeeding Jhonny Choque Rojas; wife, Wendy de Rivero Mollinedo. Counselors — Jesus Wilson Vila Aruni, 45, broker agency general manager; wife, Mileydi de Vila Duran. Mauricio Oscar Pozo Rivera, 45, animal caretaker; wife, Luz Marilyn de Pozo Salazar.
COCOA FLORIDA STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Andrew Glen Miner, 42, dermatologist; succeeding Michael S. Fowler; wife, Callie Brooke Haggard Miner. Counselors — Todd Bullock, 47, environmental health specialist; wife, Miranda Cheryl Hall Bullock. Jarom Elden Hanson, 43, neurohospitalist; wife, Liina Maaria Hynynen Hanson.
COLUMBUS OHIO STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Richard Robert Hoyt, 41, children’s hospital information technology director; succeeding Thomas W. Kiehl; wife, Amanda Christine Heflin Hoyt. Counselors — Lane Jackson Wallace, 73, university professor; wife, Rhonda Lee Wixom Wallace. Richard Andrew Henricksen, 39, university senior e-learning analyst; wife, Kelli DuVall Henricksen.
DRAPER UTAH YSA STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2022) President — Blake Aron Jackson, 50, Jackson Group Peterbilt CEO; succeeding Charles L. Cutler; wife, Chatherine Jeanne Aldous Jackson. Counselors — Carl Duane Grossen, 58, Missionary Department infield manager; wife, Dana Elise Bunker Grossen. Stephen Todd Rockwood, 59, Family History Department managing director; wife, Jill Ansley Forbes Rockwood.
DURÁN ECUADOR SOUTH STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Sandro Miguel Navarro Moreira, 48, contractor; succeeding José A. Jimenez Alava; wife, Giselda Teresa de Navarro Lozano. Counselors — Gustavo Simon Rivera Silva, 52; wife, Martha Cecilia de Rivera. Carlos Alberto Prado Garces, 54, aquaculture sales manager; wife, Sonnia Aracelly de Prado Palacios.
GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR LAS ORQUIDEAS STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Andres Xavier Tumbaco Gonzalez, 37, Liceda systems manager; succeeding Joaquin Rodriguez Gonzalez; wife, Jenniffer Nathaly de Tumbaco Cantos. Counselors — Jaime Vinicio Garcia Pilay, 43, Vitapro S.A. information systems coordinator; wife, Ana Claribel Gamez Beltran. David Alberto Santos Guillén, 36, independent human talent management specialist; wife, Thalia Tatiana Espinoza de Santos.
HARARE ZIMBABWE MARIMBA PARK STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2022) President — Shepherd Zengwe, 34, Econet Wireless sales consultant; succeeding Esphanos Mataranyika; wife, Primrose Garariza Zengwe. Counselors — Prosper Tapiwa Gondokondo, 37, Church purchase and fleet coordinator; wife, Sihle Marylin Kubalo Gondokondo. Armstrong Mangwana, 30, car salesman; wife, Mirirai Hildah Rwanyanya.
HUALIEN TAIWAN STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Wen Sheng Ji, 47, university anatomy technician; succeeding Wen Fang Tsai; wife, Hsian Wen Su. Counselors — Kim W. Saunders, 52, university lecturer and English institute owner; wife, Cai Jie Saunders. Hao Chieh Chang, 40, company manager; wife, Ya Hui Wu.
IDAHO FALLS LINCOLN STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Brian Kenneth Seedall, 54, seminary principal; succeeding Douglas B. Watson; wife, Elizabeth Le Ann Driggs Seedall. Counselors — Kevin K McEwan, 56, hospital chief nursing officer; wife, Jeanne Faye Engkraf McEwan. Jason Robert Reeder, 41, university communication department faculty member; wife, Tevya Lee Kofoed Reeder.
JALAPA GUATEMALA STAKE: (Oct. 9, 2022) President — Manuel Estuardo Valdez Paz, 44, school director and teacher; succeeding Otto E. Visoni Ordoñez; wife, Celeste Angelica Juárez Martínez de Valdéz. Counselors — Walter Isai Calderon Cardona, 41, Bimbo of Central America sales supervisor; wife, Heydee Xiomara Calderon Romero. Carlos Ines Stzep Ajanel, 41; wife, Lucia del Carmen Alvarez Villeda de Stzep.
KAIKOHE NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Samuel Wake Scott Napia, 58, Ngāpuhi People’s Council CEO; succeeding Trevor A. Beatson; wife, Robyn Cherie Abel Napia. Counselors — Clement Rawiri Armstrong, 42, police detective sergeant; wife, Tracy Anne Tipene Armstrong. Ronald Tomoana Lambert, 53, health board community support worker and site coordinator; wife, Hinarera Hunt Lambert.
LA PAZ BOLIVIA MIRAFLORES STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Carlos Andres Vasquez Zubieta, 42, VZ Bolivia Consultants CEO; succeeding Carlos Andres Vasquez Zubieta; wife, Wendy Nadya de Vasquez Luna. Counselors — Armando Miranda Valdez, 38, seminaries and institutes coordinator; wife, Kenia Carola de Miranda Cruz. Demetrio Callejas Mendoza, 49, production manager; wife, Cintya Lilet de Callejas Paco.
LAUTOKA FIJI STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2022) President — Adrian Aaron Nicholas Yee, 39, Fiji Airways flight operations systems and administration manager and aviation academy center manager; succeeding Solomone Bono Tuidomona Kaumaitotoya; wife, Barbara Jean McLean Yee. Counselors — Inoke Tuibenau Naceba, 64, government fisheries officer; wife, Torika Marseu Naceba. Vuniwai Anare Tavo, 34, Nature’s Way Cooperative admin and program coordinator; wife, Haniteterani Marseu Isimeli Tavo.
LIMA PERÚ LA MOLINA STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Armando Alonso Rebaza Atanacio, 43, Church ICS manager; succeeding Jorge L. Malaga Calderon; wife, Jessica Ivone de Rebaza Cuba. Counselors — Jorge Manuel Crisanto Segovia, 42, company internal control assistant; wife, Mercedes Antonia de Crisanto Romero. Christian George Arteaga Rosas, 43, company branch works supervisor; wife, Lidia de Arteaga Aquise.
LINGAYEN PHILIPPINES STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Meller Runi Dela Cruz Antonio, 42, account manager; succeeding Jojit J. Garcia; wife, Jhenell Silvestre Oliva Antonio. Counselors — Reynante Valle Tibalao, 53, business owner; wife, Cheryl Manuel De Sesto Tibalao. Licerio Rosario Molano Jr., 59, self-employed; wife, Magdalena Soberano Cuison Molano.
LONDRINA BRAZIL STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Daniel Fermino da Silva, 43, Sanegeo Engenharia partner; succeeding Marcelo Leandro Primon; wife, Ana Queli da Silva. Counselors — Cristiano Ribeiro Ribas, 49, business analyst; wife, Rosa Karina Algarte Ribas. Denys Rieger Barbour, 50, home automation technician; wife, Cibele Baer Yamashita Barbour.
MANAGUA NICARAGUA LAS AMÉRICAS STAKE: (Oct. 30, 2022) President — Daniel Exequiel Orozco Roman, 50, store manager; succeeding Luis A. Peña; wife, Carla Vanessa Cubillo de Orozco. Counselors — Luis Alberto Carrasco Paiz, 43, funeral home general manager; wife, Yamil Elizabeth Chavarria Quintero. Alexander Antonio Orellana Duarte, 38; wife, Rebeca Esperanza Chavez de Orellana.
MÉRIDA MÉXICO STAKE: (Jan. 22, 2023) President — Luis Demetrio Yuit Blanco, 48, Alf Messaging and Services director of internal services; succeeding Marco A. Martin Lugo; wife, Angelina de Yuit Subiria. Counselors — Jesus Adelfo Solis Villanueva, 53, Mentors International mentor; wife, Ruth Noemi Gaona Castillo. David Marciano Azueta Tut, 54, Mentors International academic director; wife, Sonia Rebeca Aguayo Fuentes.
MORELIA MÉXICO STAKE: (Nov. 27, 2022) President — Ernesto Arroyo Garcia, 56, Secretary of Education in Michoacán administrative employee; succeeding German I. Hernandez Ruiz; wife, Adriana de Arroyo Trejo. Counselors — Rafael Guzman Saunders, 48, university administration director; wife, Sandra Yazmin de Guzman Olivares. Benjamin Mendoza Pedroza, 41, business technical adviser; wife, Rosalba de Mendoza Figueroa.
NAGOYA JAPAN STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Gen Yaginuma, 48, post office manager; succeeding Hikaru Nakashima; wife, Ryouko Yaginuma. Counselors — Hayashi Kensuke, 43, manufacturing company quality assurance department manager; wife, Kazumi Hayashi. Yuichi Matsuoka, 35, teacher; wife, Aki Matsuoka.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS STAKE: (Jan. 29, 2023) President — Jared Charles McKinney, 43, attorney; succeeding Carlton V. Wing; wife, Ann Marie Olson McKinney. Counselors — William Robert Haygood, 63, physical therapist; wife, Marilyn Sue Yant Haygood. Jacob Thomas Stokes, 38, FBI special agent; wife, Sally Claybrook Stokes.
OREM UTAH GENEVA HEIGHTS STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Clayton Carlos Petersen, 58, warehouse manager; succeeding Kilne B. Bradford; wife, Fabia Alessandra Franca Petersen. Counselors — Tay Walter Kratzer, 55, J.B. Hunt product owner; wife, Irina Valentinovna Kotova Kratzer. Eric Matos Lima, 38, Nature’s Sunshine Products director of sourcing; wife, Carolina de Melo Lima.
PALERMO ITALY STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Francesco Alfio Salvatore Battezzato, 55, Rizzotti Trading store manager of interior design; succeeding Francesco M. Lanza; wife, Roberta Bacchetti Battezzato. Counselors — Salvatore Aloisio, 58, Italian Post director; wife, Giuseppa Spatola. Pietro Luca Nudo, 49, GIS International general manager; wife, Laura Gissara.
PALMERSTON NORTH NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Nov. 27, 2022) President — Keith Tausia Tarsau, 52, optometrist office administrator; succeeding Taikato Pomana; wife, Maile Marie Keung Tarsau. Counselors — Vili Douglas Igatia, 61, Oranga Tamariki — Ministry for Children residential case leader; wife, Aroha Kim Matthews Igatia. Kemp Follet Te Rangipaikura Reweti, 39, Pūhoro Charitable Trust chief operation officer; wife, Angelique Varnya Vivian Reweti.
POMALCA PERÚ STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Luis Alberto García Mendo, 48, store manager; succeeding Ronald A. Sánchez Castañeda; wife, Ana Maria de Garcia Espinoza. Counselors — Eddy Agusberti Mio, 45, automotive electrician; wife, Marianela del Pilar de Mio Masquez. Luis Ernesto Vasquez Zuloeta, 69, works coordinator; wife, Rosario Esther de Vasquez Rivera.
PONCE PUERTO RICO STAKE: (Oct. 23, 2022) President — Rafael Ortiz Rivera, 46, Big Dog Internet Puerto Rico president; succeeding Franki Ruiz; wife, Osiris Pierantoni Andujar Ortiz. Counselors — Esteban Alberto Ojeda Rodriguez, 38; wife, Ana Lee Graniela Lopez. Joel Rivera, 34, FEMA DRC manager; wife, Frances Marie Puig Rivera.
PORIRUA NEW ZEALAND STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Kyle Rae Edmonds, 36, wealth management adviser; succeeding Paul W. Roberts; wife, Tara Ruth Moore Edmonds. Counselors — Nicholas Dunlop, 50, business owner; wife, Maria Oriwia Noble Dunlop. Jason Mark Osman, 50, infrastructure engineer; wife, Hilary Nada Jarrett Osman.
PRICE UTAH STAKE: (Dec. 11, 2022) President — Daniel Wayne Hinckley, 41, civil engineer; succeeding Jason C. Olson; wife, Megan Williams Hinckley. Counselors — Richard Dickson Morley, 59, Savage Services SHE director; wife, Fernae Hunt Morley. Joshua Bradford Banks, 43, engineering manager; wife, Allison Orth Banks.
QUEEN CREEK ARIZONA SOUTH STAKE: (Jan. 29, 2023) President — Gaither Moyle Martin, 48, congressional district director; succeeding Scott McElhaney; wife, Rachelle Merrill Martin. Counselors — Brock Hansen, 46, Wish globalization solutions and program manager; wife, Shawna-May Kamalani Curtis Hansen. Kevin James Waite, 51, InEight director of technical operations; wife, Jenell McCleve Waite.
RAJAHMUNDRY INDIA STAKE: (Dec. 18, 2022) President — Deepak Dabbeeru, 30, school correspondent; succeeding Prasad Badireddy; wife, Sunitha Bathula Dabbeeru. Counselors — Mahesh Kumar Vedurupaka, 38, Tech Mahindra team lead; wife, Ananta Lakshmi Devarakonda Vedurupaka. Prasad Seerapu, 39, freelance senior quality assurance engineer; wife, Nirmala Srinivasan.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS STAKE: (Jan. 8, 2023) President — Nathan Robert Faylor, 47, business technology director; succeeding Adam N. Gonzalez; wife, Nichole Leigh Morgan Faylor. Counselors — Keeper Kay Christensen, 41, senior bank manager; wife, Lynse Michelle Knight Christensen. Kevin Paul Pieroni, 45, pediatric gastroenterologist; wife, Kristen Lorena Tringham Pieroni.
SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA LA PAMPA STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2022) President — Ricardo Gabriel Olortegui Ruiz, 30, general manager; succeeding Carlos D. Gutierrez Chavez; wife, Fanny Marilin Assef Parraga. Counselors — Fernando Severino Bustillos Flores, 53, printing house administrator; wife, Ruth de Bustillos Quintela. Marcelo Enriquez Rivera, 39; wife, Silvia Katherine de Enriquez Justiniano.
SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDEPENDENCIA STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Cesar Augusto Rosario, 40, Gildan logistics superintendant; succeeding Ramon V. Heredia; wife, Martha Elizabeth Beato de Rosario. Counselors — Carlos Jose Correa Carrasco, 37, Church area purchasing and distribution manager; wife, Anny Katherine Sandoval de Correa. Cleofás Efren Cortes Castro, 51, real estate manager; wife, Virginia Desiree Medina de Cortes.
SOUTH OGDEN UTAH STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Patrick James McGarry, 44, financial adviser; succeeding Craig V. Nelson; wife, Sydnee Nicole Schneiter McGarry. Counselors — Brett Montgomery Stephens, 37, construction project manager; wife, Natalie Dixon Stephens. Dan Edward Gull, 49, IT security manager; wife, Amy Virginia Metzger Gull.
SUMARÉ BRAZIL STAKE: (Jan. 22, 2023) President — Wilson Gonçalves Santana, 57, health group managing partner; succeeding Davi Alexandre Libânio; wife, Ana Paula Teixeira Santana. Counselors — Fabio Luis Falcão Lucas, 47, FamilySearch area general manager; wife, Adriana Gutierrez Lucas. Robson Ferreira Silva, 45, psychologist and human resources manager; wife, Fabiana Alves Barbosa Silva.
SUNSET UTAH STAKE: (Jan. 22, 2023) President — Brian Edward Parker, 39, seminary instructor; succeeding Steven H. West; wife, Ashli Kim Sherman Parker. Counselors — Paul Kevin Griffith, 49, registered nurse; wife, Alana Grace Baker Griffith. Brady Lee Sanderson, 34, nurse and nursing educator; wife, Aubrey Dawn Mecham Sanderson.
TIZIMÍN MÉXICO STAKE: (Jan. 29, 2023) President — Lehi Galan Andrade, 39, doctor; succeeding Ivar J. Aguilar Guillermo; wife, Rocio Naal Bucio. Counselors — Mahonry Solis Gongora, 39, contractor and Sariah Cookies businessman; wife, Zurisadai Canto Zapata. Rodolfo Hau Peraza, 42, electronics and appliances repair workshop owner; wife, Mirna Felicia Gongora Castillo.
TOULOUSE FRANCE STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2022) President — Pierre Christian Dominique Silbermann-Friedemann, 59, Axalta Toulouse general director; succeeding David G. Depuydt; wife, Anne Rowland Silbermann-Friedemann. Counselors — Benjamin Etourneau, 37, facilities management administrative assistant; wife, Samantha Elisabeth Ruffier-Meray Etourneau. Thomas Jean Edouard Crouet, 48, public transportation accounting manager; wife, Cécile Moras Crouet.
VALDIVIA CHILE CALLE CALLE STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2022) President — Cervando Angel Carrillo Iturra, 50, OYM field assistant; succeeding Jaime E. Correa Alvarez; wife, Patricia Ana de Carillo Inostroza. Counselors — Juan Andres Peña Castillo, 47, independent contractor; wife, Ruth Maria Hernandez Nocelo. Ignacio Alejandro Alvarez Saldivia, 25, administrative assistant; wife, Katherine Leonor Calisto Acuña.
WEST JORDAN UTAH COBBLE CREEK STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Richard Marsh Sutton, 43, Temple Department senior director of operations; succeeding Brett D. Godfrey; wife, Shelly Ann King Sutton. Counselors — Robert Bruce Hoch, 52, college instructor; wife, Melissa Cowan Hoch. Chad Thomas Peck, 48, MFSG senior director of product strategy; wife, Lynisa Nalder Peck.
WEST JORDAN UTAH JORDAN OAKS STAKE: (Jan. 15, 2023) President — Collin Thomas Ferre, 41, NetDocuments internal audit and compliance director; succeeding Raymond J. Timothy; wife, Rachel Camille Wait Ferre. Counselors — Kenneth Gary McBride, 59, Bridgestone territory dealer manager; wife, Lynnette Minson McBride. Benjamin Madsen Tullis, 44, software engineer; wife, Kami Rene Bishop Tullis.