62 temple presidents
A map shows the number of houses of the Lord with new presidents and matrons called to serve in each area of the world in 2026. Graphic courtesy of Church News. Copyright 2026 Deseret News Publishing Company.The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called 62 couples to serve as temple presidents and matrons.
The newly called leaders listed below comprise those called to serve beginning in September 2026 or when the new temples (indicated with an asterisk) or remodeled temples 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 in the Church News.
The Church has 383 temples — dedicated, under construction or announced. Temple presidents and matrons typically serve three years.
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Adelaide Australia |
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Bacolod Philippines* |
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Bangkok Thailand |
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Belo Horizonte Brazil* |
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Bentonville Arkansas |
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Bern Switzerland |
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Bismarck North Dakota |
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Bogotá Colombia |
Edgar Agen Mantilla Vargas and Claudia Patricia Arciniegas Carreño de Mantilla |
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Brasília Brazil |
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Cedar City Utah |
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Cody Wyoming* |
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Columbia South Carolina |
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Detroit Michigan |
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Edmonton Alberta |
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Ephraim Utah* |
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Feather River California |
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Fort Lauderdale Florida |
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Guayaquil Ecuador |
Byron Wladimir Manzo Castillo and Fanny Margoth Robles Espinoza de Manzo |
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Hamilton New Zealand |
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Helena Montana |
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Logan Utah |
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Los Angeles California |
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Louisville Kentucky |
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Lubbock Texas |
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Managua Nicaragua* |
Johnny Cristobal Andino Delgado and Lucia del Carmen Tiffer Ramírez de Andino |
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Manti Utah |
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McAllen Texas |
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Memphis Tennessee |
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Meridian Idaho |
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Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala* |
César Augusto Hernández Galindo and Marie Judith Peñate Escobar de Hernández |
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Montpelier Idaho* |
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Moses Lake Washington |
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Mount Timpanogos Utah |
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Neiafu Tonga* |
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Newport Beach California |
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Ogden Utah |
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Okinawa Japan |
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Oklahoma City Oklahoma |
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Orem Utah |
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Pago Pago American Samoa* |
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Phnom Penh Cambodia* |
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Phoenix Arizona |
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Praia Cape Verde |
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Preston England |
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Raleigh North Carolina |
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Red Cliffs Utah |
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Richmond Virginia |
William Frederick Mullins II and Jennifer Gale Smith Mullins |
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San Antonio Texas |
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San Diego California* |
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San Luis Potosí Mexico* |
Javier Romero Cuellar and Leticia Escobarete Aranda de Romero |
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San Salvador El Salvador |
Ángel Antonio Duarte Escobar and Silvia Esperanza Ayala Duarte |
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Saratoga Springs Utah |
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Smithfield Utah* |
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Snowflake Arizona |
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St. George Utah |
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Toronto Ontario |
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Torreón Mexico* |
Gustavo Castillo Ibarra and Hipólita Landeros Viveros Castillo |
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Tucson Arizona |
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Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico |
Indalecio Tomas Morales and Isidora Elba Aragon Villatoro de Tomas |
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Vernal Utah |
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Wichita Kansas* |
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Willamette Valley Oregon* |
