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    27 October 2022 - Salt Lake City
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    New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022

    72 temple presidents 2022
    72 temple presidents 2022
    The First Presidency is calling 72 new temple presidents and matrons; they will begin service in September 2022. Graphic courtesy of Church News.Copyright 2022 Deseret News Publishing Company.

     
    2022 Temple Leadership Assignments

    Updated October 27, 2022


    The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called the following new temple presidents and matrons. They will begin their service in September.

    The couples’ names and temple assignments are listed below. Click on the names to read the couples’ brief biographies published in the Church News. This list will be updated as names and biographies are published.

    Temple President and Matron
    Aba Nigeria Adesina J. Olukanni and Folashade Olukanni
    Anchorage Alaska Rodney D. Metcalf and Terry L. Metcalf
    Arequipa Peru Temple Jorge Garnica Pereyra and Gloria Aurora Bravo Matheus de Garnica
    Asunción Paraguay Oscar Machuca Gonzalez and María Grau de Machuca
    Belém Brazil José Joel Alves Fernandes and Maristela Aguiar Silva Fernandes
    Birmingham Alabama Brian M. Williams and Machiel Williams
    Calgary Alberta G. Lawrence Spackman and Flora E. Spackman
    Campinas Brazil Cleto P. Oliveira and Márcia Agra de Oliveira
    Cardston Alberta F. Brent Thomas and Carolyn J. Thomas
    Chicago Illinois Jack D. Ward and Sharmon O. Ward
    Ciudad Juárez Mexico José Bonilla Griz and Hilda de Bonilla
    Cochabamba Bolivia Rogelio Coca Aldunate and Blanca de Coca
    Columbia River Washington Kelly W. Brown and Sharon Brown
    Copenhagen Denmark Eric Ottesen and Elizabeth A. Ottesen
    Curitiba Brazil Victor E. Tavares and Edglê Tavares
    Dallas Texas Stuart Alleman and Cindy Alleman
    Durban South Africa Edward W. Baldwin and Vanessa A. Baldwin
    Feather River California John Hoybjerg and Valerie L. Hoybjerg
    Fort Collins Colorado Wallace L. Stock and Jan E. Stock
    Frankfurt Germany Lehi K. Schwartz and Gudrun Schwartz
    Fresno California Cliff Keith Woolley and Zonda Dee Barnhart Woolley
    Gilbert Arizona Leonard Greer and Julie Greer
    Guadalajara Mexico Sergio M. Anaya Morales and
    Gloria E. Rodriguez de Anaya
    Halifax Nova Scotia Thomas W. Drennan and Valerie J. Drennan
    Hartford Connecticut James Forsberg and Roberta J. Forsberg
    Helena Montana David S. Heap and Mary Heap
    Hong Kong China YueSang Simon Chan and Isabel KitFong Chan
    Idaho Falls Idaho P. Michael Poston and Wanda K. Poston
    Johannesburg South Africa Michael S. Wrench and Ann L. Wrench
    Jordan River Utah J. Scott Lundberg and Laurie Lundberg
    Kyiv Ukraine Borys Y. Vishnevskiy and Alla I. Vishnevskiy
    Lima Peru Alejandro A. Mora and Blanca Mora
    Lisbon Portugal Edison Ideo Tsuchiya and M. Manuela Tsuchiya
    London England Roderick K. Anatsui and Josephine A. Anatsui
    Madrid Spain José Luis Hernandez Oliver and Angels Moreno de Hernández
    Manhattan New York To be announced
    Manilla Philippines Edison M. Cabrito and Florciele P. Cabrito
    Medford Oregon Kelly E Thompson and Kirsten Thompson
    Melbourne Australia Andreas Schwabe and Janet Schwabe
    Mérida Mexico Sergio M. Saavedra Melendez and Liz María Hernandez de Saavedra
    Mexico City Mexico Miguel A. Fernandez Sanchez and
    Martha I. Salas de Fernandez
    Monterrey Mexico Francisco Zapata Orozco and Maria Esther Marin de Zapata
    Montreal Quebec E. Paul Arsenault and Susanna Arsenault
    Nashville Tennessee D. Shane and Kay Marie Cruze
    Nauvoo Illinois Chris V. Church and Jane H. Church
    Nuku’alofa Tonga Samiuela F. Masima and Lupe Masima
    Oakland California John C. Hodgman and Victoria J. Hodgman
    Orlando Florida Brent R. Holladay and Dana Holladay
    Panama City Panama Luis Javier García Castillo and María Isabel Deago Ortega de García
    Paris France Dominique M. Lucas and Josiane M. Lucas
    Perth Australia Leonas V. Alekna and Glenda R. Alekna
    Philadelphia Pennsylvania Bradley Searight Mains and Cheri Ann Bell Mains
    Portland Oregon Lawrence P. Blunck and Karen J. Blunck
    Provo City Center Utah Curtis J. and Joanne J. Hoehne
    Provo Utah James W. Barry and Marilyn T. Barry
    Quetzaltenango Guatemala Ysrael Escobar López and Marta Isabel Sánchez Sajquim de Escobar
    Quito Ecuador Fernando Aguirre Sosa and Ana Lucia de Aguirre
    Reno Nevada David A. Haws and Joani Haws
    Rexburg Idaho Ryan M. Kunz and Ranae H. Kunz
    Richmond Virginia Larry J. Willis and Sandra M. Willis
    Rome Italy James A. Toronto and Diane Toronto
    Sapporo Japan Makoto Ono and Michiko Ono
    Santiago Chile To be announced
    Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Leonardo C. Dominguez Joa and
    Ana Melo de Dominguez
    Saratoga Springs Utah Lon W. Sorensen and Marie Sorensen
    Seattle Washington Frank Lee Pitcher and Sandra Summerhays Pitcher
    Spokane Washington Jeffrey C. Elmer and Margaret S. Elmer
    St. George Utah Keith R. Reber and Stephanie M. Reber
    St. Paul Minnesota Robert L. Foote and Kally H. Foote
    Star Valley Wyoming Kirk E. Hathaway and S. Darlene Hathaway
    Suva Fiji Meli U. and Irene L. Lesuma
    Tampico Mexico José Vicencio Cruz and María Hilda Pérez
    Tegucigalpa Honduras Luis Ariel Merlo Pineda and Amparito Sosa de Merlo
    Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico To be announced
    Twin Falls Idaho Reed J. Harris and Kathleen C. Harris
    Vancouver British Columbia Temple Terrance Grant and Ladene Jensen Rempel
    Veracruz Mexico Temple Juan Yáñez Velásquez and Mirna Violeta Martínez Marrufo de Yáñez
    Winter Quarters Nebraska David G. Pinock and FaDene Pincock

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