New Mission Presidents List by Mission
North America
Mission New President Returning President
Alaska Anchorage Randy C. Lewis Kent B. Petersen
Arizona Phoenix C. Scott Gill Craig L. Booth
Arizona Tucson Douglas F. Higham Philippe J. Kradolfer
Arkansas Little Rock Gary N. Batchelor J. Robert Bonnemort
California Anaheim Randall G. Harmsen R. Gene Moffitt
California Arcadia Stephen W. Owen Steven W. Bergstedt
California Fresno John C. Beck H. Arthur Barney
California Riverside Robert A. Ewer Neil H Christensen
California Roseville Lee T. Perry Danel W. Bachman
California Sacramento R. Randall Huff R. Craig Hansen
California San Diego Robert N. Packer Eldon D. Olsen
California San Jose Oscar W. McConkie III E. Reed Heywood
California Ventura Richard M. Ellsworth David J. Henderson
Canada Montreal To Be Announced David O. Ulrich
Canada Toronto East Tad R. Callister G. Ward Taylor
Canada Vancouver Anthony W. Middleton Jr. Steven H. Stewart
Colorado Colo. Springs Robert S. Fotheringham C. Eugene Hymas
Colorado Denver North W. Dea Montague Jr. Gary E. Mordock
Connecticut Hartford Van R. Johnson Clayton S. Huber
Florida Ft Lauderdale Noel B. Reynolds Wynn H. Hemmert
Georgia Macon R. Brent Evanson K. Eric Gardner
Kentucky Louisville Dennis C. Brimhall Bernard E Packard
Louisiana Baton Rouge Douglas H. Patterson D. Thomas Borgquist
Michigan Lansing Dean C Edwards L. Scott Gardner
Minnesota Minneapolis R. Lloyd Smith Peter F. Evans
Missouri Independence James L. Hacking J. Rees Jensen
Nevada Las Vegas John J. Wadsworth Lorey L. Draper
New Jersey Morristown Stephen K. Parkinson Merrill R. Norman
Ohio Columbus Russell S. Gilliland Steven L. Driscoll
Oregon Eugene Daniel B. Fugal John R. Cushing
Oregon Portland Van C. Gessel A. Bryan Weston
Pennsylvania Harrisburg Jerrald M Jensen Neils F. Ludlow
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Jay K. Francis Sherman M. Crump
South Carolina Columbia Kenneth E. Brailsford LeRoy K. Berrett
Tennessee Knoxville Ronald S Godfrey Wayne B. Hilbig
Tennessee Nashville Mark O. Lords Kenneth L. Sorber
Texas Dallas Bart C. Warner Kimel P. Fisher
Texas Houston Travis L. Steward Maynard R. Olsen
Texas Houston East Michael S. Lake Steven R. Sutherland
Texas Lubbock D. Brent Rose J. Grey Larkin
Washington Tacoma Kevin W. Pearson John W. Allen
West Virginia Charleston Joseph F. Cowley Jr. Ronald A. Millett
South America
Mission New President Returning President
Argentina Buenos Aires West Alfonso Ramos Jerry R. Villarreal
Argentina Mendoza Juan C. Avila Mario C. Romero
Argentina Resistencia Donald V Shakespear Ruben L. Spitale
Argentina Rosario Richard C. Hutchison Hyde M. Merrill
Argentina Salta Israel Rubalcava Marvin E. Turley
Bolivia Cochabamba Ronald E. Dalene Terry F. Calton
Brazil Brasilia Marcos A. Aidukaitis David F. Babbel
Brazil Florianopolis Lamonte J. Dansie Jr. Guilherme T. Peixoto
Brazil Fortaleza Victor A. da Silva Leonel Maia
Brazil Maceio B. Bruce Muir Nata C. Tobias
Brazil Manaus Paulo H. Itinose Adelson Parrella
Brazil Recife Mark B. Woodruff Saul R. Duarte
Brazil Ribeirao Preto R. Blair Condie Henrique S. Simplicio
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Milton H. Brinton Reinaldo Barreto
Brazil Rio de Janeiro North Joao L. Oppe Sandro Q. Silva
Brazil Salvador Jarbas F. Souza L. Richard Williams
Brazil Sao Paulo Interlagos Dale H. Bradford David C. Marriott
Brazil Sao Paulo North Michael J. Bertasso Richard S. Bangerter
Brazil Sao Paulo South Jose A. Teixeira F. Lynn DeBry
Chile Osorno Carl R. Faulkner David Lopez
Chile Santiago North Kevin R. Duncan Lawrence E. Corbridge
Colombia Cali Horacio J. Nieto Jorge E. Trujillo
Ecuador Guayaquil North Randall L. Ridd Roger P. Smock
Ecuador Quito Jose F. Lara Lynn R. Shurtleff
Peru Lima East Michael R Lindstrom Glendon Lyons
Venezuela Caracas Danilo A. Paredes Allan J. Webb
Europe
Mission New President Returning President
Albania Tirana* Paul D. Clayton W. Bryan Colton
Baltic Russell N. Watterson Peter R. Barr
Croatia Zagreb Douglas L. Weight Ralph C. Aardema
England Manchester Theodore M. Jacobsen David M. Fewster
Finland Helsinki Phillip Estes Preston B. Hoyt
France Paris Steven H. Pond Lynn J. Bennion
France Toulouse J. Craig Merrell Allan T. Pratt
Germany Frankfurt K. Eugene Webb John L. Manwaring
Germany Munich/Austria Holger D. Rakow LeRoy S. Wirthlin
Italy Catania* W. Bryan Colton Sebastiano Caruso
Romania Bucharest John H. Ashby Garth A Hanson
Russia Yekaterinburg Gregory A. Schwitzer Martell J. Gee
Sweden Stockholm Janke Karlsson Gary E. Baugh
Ukraine Donetsk Dale E. Andersen Kay H. Christensen
Ukraine Kiev R. Kim Davis William G. West
Caribbean
Mission New President Returning President
Santo Domingo East Juan A. Garcia Kenneth E. Hudson
Santo Domingo West Larry K. Bair C. Henry Platt Jr.
Philippines
Mission New President Returning President
Philippines Angeles Robert J. Stringham Grant R Brimhall
Philippines Cebu Leonard M Anderson Brent M. Wadsworth
Philippines Davao Moises M. Mabunga Jr. Miguel R. Valdez
Philippines Manila David E. LeSueur D. Gary Beck
Philippines Olongapo Craig A. Burtenshaw Keith F Kinghorn
Philippines San Pablo Gerald E. Mortimer R. Robert Osmond
Philippines Tacloban Richard J. Trask Frank W. Elggren
Africa
Mission New President Returning President
DR Congo Kinshasa William W. Maycock Scott G Waldram
Ivory Coast Abidjan Lindsay T. Dil Richard I. Norby
Nigeria Port Harcourt Edgar L. Stone Richard L. Adams
South Africa Cape Town John C. Nelson David D. Marriott
South Africa Johannesburg James A. Bowden James W. Fitch
Pacific
Mission New President Returning President
Fiji Suva Ian S. Ardern LaRon P. Woolley
New Zealand Auckland Carl B. Cook Dirk Smibert
New Zealand Wellington G. Michael Finnigan David E. Staples
Samoa Apia Paul B. Price Rendall V. Broomhead
Tahiti Papeete T. Marama Tarati William J. Welsh III
Mexico and Central America
Mission New President Returning President
El Salvador San Salvador East Ricky D. Jones Henry A. Nelson
El Salvador San Salvador West Robert D. Call William J. Young
Guatemala Guatemala City Central Hugo E. Martinez David R. Daines Jr.
Guatemala Guatemala City North Thomas R. Coleman Randy J. Harris
Guatemala Guatemala City South Ronald R. Bennion Harold R. Tolboe
Guatemala Quetzaltenango Cesar A. Morales Stuart T. Waldrip
Honduras Tegucigalpa Scott D. Farrell James J. Wilson
Mexico Guadalajara Gary L. Heaton Wilford W. Andersen
Mexico Mexico City North Ricardo E. Castillo Eduardo H. Ferreyro
Mexico Oaxaca Jesus A. Ortiz Felix A. Martinez
Mexico Puebla J. Phil Freestone Robert T. Seeley
Mexico Tijuana Brian B. Carmack Jose L. Alonso
Mexico Torreon Richard J. Hogan Kurt M. Alexander
Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez Clifford L. Whetten Sidney D. Goodrich
Mexico Veracruz Lester F. Johnson Ivan L. Thomas
Asia
Mission New President Returning President
Japan Hiroshima Akira Yafuso Brad B. Banks
Japan Sapporo Yoshikazu Yokoyama Richard K. Hansen
Japan Sendai Asao Miyashita Alan M. Bird
Japan Tokyo South Valten J. Tucker K. Hart Bullock
Korea Busan Pyung-Jong Song Hee C. Seo
Total number of mission changes for 2005 — 122
Total number of missions in the Church — 339
* Mission president from Albania Tirana Mission transferred to the Italy Catania Mission.
New mission presidents by geographic area:
North America — 42
Mexico / Central America — 15
South America — 26
Europe — 15
Pacific — 5
Philippines — 7
Africa — 5
Asia — 5
Caribbean — 2