New mission presidents by area for 2013

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The calling of new mission presidents in the Church for 2013 has been announced by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in July. The new presidents and their predecessors are listed below.

Africa Southeast Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Angola Luanda	New Mission	Danny L. Merrill
Botswana Gaborone	New Mission	To Be Announced
DR Congo Kinshasa	Brent L Jameson	W. Bryce Cook
Kenya Nairobi	Steven H. Broadbent	To Be Announced
South Africa Durban	James C. Von Stetten	John A. Zackrison
Uganda Kampala	Eric C. Jackson	Robert F. Chatfield
Zambia Lusaka	Mikele R. Padovich	Leif J. Erickson

Africa West Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Ghana Accra West	New Mission	Norman C. Hill
Liberia Monrovia	New Mission	Roger L. Kirkham
Nigeria Benin City	New Mission	Akingbade A. Ojo
Nigeria Enugu	John K. Buah	Freebody A. Mensah
Nigeria Lagos	Edward K. B. Karkari	Richard K. Ahadjie
Sierra Leone Freetown	Richard P. Roggia	To Be Announced

Asia Area

Mission	Current President	New President
India Bangalore	Randy D. Funk	David M. Berrett
Indonesia Jakarta	George H. Groberg	Christopher L. Donald
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar	Jay D. Clark	Joseph P. Benson
Taiwan Taichung	Clark T. Bishop	Kurt L. Blickenstaff

Asia North Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Japan Nagoya	Scott O. Baird	Kazuhiko Yamashita
Japan Tokyo South	New Mission	Takashi Wada
Korea Daejeon	Mark C. Furniss	Yong-In S. Shin
Korea Seoul South	New Mission	Marshall R. Morrise

Brazil

Mission	Current President	New President
Brazil Curitiba	Derek L. Cordon	To Be Announced
Brazil Curitiba South	New Mission	Leonel R. Fernandes
Brazil Fortaleza East	New Mission	Carlos Fusco
Brazil Goiania	Ramon C. Prieto	David Kuceki
Brazil Joao Pessoa	Gordon J. Hall	Izaias P. Nogueira
Brazil Juiz de Fora	New Mission	Luciano Cascardi
Brazil Londrina	Eduardo L. M. Tavares	C. Alberto de Genaro
Brazil Natal	New Mission	Saulo Soares
Brazil Piracicaba	New Mission	Kennedy F. Canuto
Brazil Ribeirao Preto	Gilson R. Prieto	Mauro T. Brum
Brazil Santa Maria	Isaias D. Ribeiro	Adalton P. Parrela
Brazil Santos	New Mission	Celso B. Cabral
Brazil Sao Paulo West	New Mission	Jose Luiz Del Guerso

Caribbean

Mission	Current President	New President
Jamaica Kingston	T. Scott Hendricks	Kevin G. Brown
Puerto Rico San Juan	Jorge M. Alvarado	P. Knox Smartt III

Central America Area

Mission	Current President	New President
El Salvador San Salvador East	New Mission	David L. Glazier
El Salvador San Salvador West/Belize	Realigned Mission	Kai D. Hintze
Guatemala Coban	New Mission	John F. Curtiss
Guatemala Retalhuleu	Jose E. Maravilla	Johnny F. Ruiz
Honduras San Pedro Sula East	Ronald L. Veirs	Norman S. Klein
Honduras San Pedro Sula West	New Mission	To Be Announced
Nicaragua Managua North	Carlos F. Arredondo	Monsop Collado
Nicaragua Managua South	Javier F. Monestel	Bryan G. Russell
Panama Panama City	Craig L. Ward	Curtis Carmack

Europe Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Czech/Slovak	David R. Irwin	James W. McConkie III
England Leeds	Jerel D. Lindley	Graham Pilkington
Italy Milan	David R. Wolfgramm	Bruce L. Dibb
Italy Rome	Thomas E. Kelly	Michael Waddoups
Poland Warsaw	Stanford W. Nielson	Steven C Edgren

Europe East Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Armenia Yerevan	Reese A. Carter	J. Steven Carlson
Russia Moscow	Stephen J. Sorenson	Garry E. Borders
Russia Samara	Ralph J. Sartori	Michael L. Schwab
Russia Yekaterinburg	E. Kent Rust	Val J. Christensen
Ukraine L'viv	New Mission	Daniel E. Lattin

Idaho

Mission	Current President	New President
Idaho Boise	Kent H. Cannon	John Winder
Idaho Nampa	New Mission	Stuart B. Cannon
Idaho Twin Falls	New Mission	Glen R. Curtis

Mexico Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Mexico Aguascalientes	Karim Del Valle	Juan Villarreal
Mexico Cancun	New Mission	Dale B. Kirkham Jr.
Mexico Chihuahua	Gerardo Angulo	Ulises Chavez
Mexico Ciudad Juarez	New Mission	Rodolfo Derbez
Mexico Ciudad Obregon	New Mission	To Be Announced
Mexico Culiacan	Rolando Cantu	Jesus Velez
Mexico Merida	Netzahualcoyotl Salinas	Sergio A. Garcia
Mexico Mexico City Chalco	New Mission	Jerald D. Crickmore
Mexico Mexico City East	Robert H Hicken	Sergio M. Anaya
Mexico Mexico City Northwest	Tom R. Tervort	Brad H Hall
Mexico Mexico City West	Carlos Villarreal	George F. Whitehead
Mexico Monterrey East	Alan R. Walker	Larry C. Bird
Mexico Pachuca	New Mission	Andrew E. Egbert
Mexico Queretaro	New Mission	Javier L. Mejorada
Mexico Reynosa	New Mission	Abelardo Morales
Mexico Saltillo	New Mission	To Be Announced
Mexico Villahermosa	Nicolas Castaneda	Israel G. Morales

North America Central Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Canada Edmonton	Chris W. Campbell	Larry G. Manion
Colorado Denver South	Alan R. Maynes	J Blake Murdock
Colorado Fort Collins	New Mission	Kelly W. Brown
Illinois Chicago	Realigned Mission	Paul S. Woodbury
Illinois Chicago West	New Mission	Jerry D. Fenn
Iowa Des Moines	Dirk O. Jergensen	John R. Jensen
Kansas Wichita	New Mission	Michael L. Bell
Missouri St. Louis	Stephen D. Clark	Thomas W. Morgan
Wisconsin Milwaukee	Timothy M. Jones	Raymond A. Cutler

North America Northeast Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Canada Montreal	Nelson C. Cannon	Victor P. Patrick
Indiana Indianapolis	Kent H. Collins	Steven C. Cleveland
Michigan Detroit	Douglas D. Holmes	Nolan D. Gerber
New Hampshire Manchester	David L. Wilkey	Philip M. Stoker
New York Rochester	Jack R. Christianson	Arthur R. Francis
Ohio Cincinnati	New Mission	John P. Porter
Pennsylvania Philadelphia	William A. Schaefermeyer	To Be Announced
Virginia Chesapeake	New Mission	Alan J. Baker
Virginia Richmond	James C. Perry	E. Bradley Wilson
Washington DC North	James R. Matsumori	Peter S. Cooke

North America Northwest Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Oregon Salem	New Mission	Michael R. Samuelian
Washington Evertt	D. Keith Wilson	Mark Bonham
Washington Federal Way	New Mission	Robert I. Eaton
Washington Kennewick	Leonard D. Greer	Boyd S. Ware
Washington Seattle	Todd S Larkin	Yoon Hwan Choi
Washington Vancouver	New Mission	Derlin C Taylor

North America Southeast Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Alabama Birmingham	Richard N. Holzapfel	Richard D. Hanks
Florida Jacksonville	James W. Barry	Paul W. Craig
Florida Orlando	Garth V. Hall	Michael J. Berry
Florida Tallahassee	Dale H. Jensen	Bradley J. Smith
Florida Tampa	Bruce P. Summerhays	Mark D. Cusick
Georgia Macon	New Mission	To Be Announced

North America Southwest Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Arizona Gilbert	New Mission	K. Brett Nattress
Arizona Mesa	R. Spence Ellsworth	Kirk L. Jenkins
Arizona Scottsdale	New Mission	Karl R. Sweeney
Arizona Tempe	Dean L. Howes	James L. Toone
Nevada Las Vegas West	Jerry B. Black	Michael B. Ahlander
New Mexico Albuquerque	Wayne K. Miller	Steven J. Miller
Oklahoma Oklahoma City	Nolan S. Taylor	Stewart R. Walkenhorst
Texas Fort Worth	Joseph M. Sagers	Rodney A. Ames
Texas McAllen	Stephen J. Trayner	Fernando Maluenda
Texas San Antonio	Stephen E. Jones	James E. Slaughter

North America West Area

Mission	Current President	New President
California Bakersfield	New Mission	To Be Announced
California Carlsbad	Bruce M. Cook	Hal C. Kendrick
California Irvine	New Mission	Von D. Orgill
California Long Beach	Ted F. Bubert	Ryan M. Tew
California Los Angeles	Stephen R. Baker	David N Weidman
California Rancho Cucamonga	New Mission	Bruce E. Hobbs
California Redlands	Craig E. Godwin	Daniel J. Van Cott
Hawaii Honolulu	John C. Dalton	Stephen R. Warner

Pacific Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Australia Brisbane	Fritjof F. Langeland	Lon E. Henderson
Australia Melbourne	Dennis R. Lifferth	To Be Announced
Australia Sydney North	New Mission	Philip F. Howes
Australia Sydney South	Realigned Mission	Larry J. Lew
Marshall Islands Majuro	Thomas H. Shaw	Thomas L. Weir
New Zealand Hamilton	New Mission	Charles A. Rudd
Papua New Guinea Lae	New Mission	To Be Announced
Tonga Nuku'alofa	'Aisake K. Tukuafu	Leitoni M. Tupou

Philippines Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Philippines Baguio	Realigned Mission	Anthony John Balledos
Philippines Butuan	Mernard P. Donato	Pastor B. Torres
Philippines Cagayan de Oro	William A. Hernaez	Alberto C. Bulseco
Philippines Cauayan	Rodolfo A. Carlos	George R. Rahlf
Philippines Cavite	New Mission	Douglas C. Tye
Philippines Cebu East	New Mission	Richard L. Tanner
Philippines Iloilo	Ryan V. Pagaduan	Jaime R. Aquino
Philippines Legaspi	New Mission	Jovencio A. Guanzon
Philippines Naga	Ronald D. Bliesner	L. Barry Reeder
Philippines Quezon City	David W. DeLaMare	Carlos Revillo
Philippines Urdaneta	New Mission	William J. Monahan

South America Northwest Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Bolivia La Paz	Hector K. Quintanilla	Julian A. Palacio
Bolivia Santa Cruz	Fernando E. Calderon	Jason A. Willard
Bolivia Santa Cruz North	New Mission	To Be Announced
Colombia Barranquilla	Carlos A. Gaviria	Kent R. Searle
Ecuador Guayaquil South	Javier R. Montalti	Maxsimo C Torres
Ecuador Guayaquil West	New Mission	Jorge Dennis
Ecuador Quito North	New Mission	Brian A. Richardson
Peru Arequipa	Arturo Fernandez	Richard Zobrist
Peru Cusco	Wilson B. Calderon	Robert C. Harbertson
Peru Huancayo	New Mission	David Y. Henderson
Peru Iquitos	New Mission	Alejandro Gomez
Peru Lima North	Lawrence P. Blunck	John R. Erickson
Peru Lima West	J. Scott Dorius	Blake D. Archibald
Peru Trujillo	Terry D. Turk	D. Kurt Marler
Venezuela Valencia	Jorge G. Montoya	Guillermo I. Guardia

South America South Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Argentina Buenos Aires North	Richard M. Gulbrandsen	David S. Ayre
Argentina Buenos Aires South	Michael J Stapley	Larry L Thurgood
Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia	New Mission	Mark F. Rogers
Argentina Cordoba	Alfredo L. Salas	Ruben V. Alliaud
Argentina Posadas	New Mission	Lee R. LaPierre
Chile Antofagasta	Leland E. Bruce	Craig L. Dalton
Chile Concepcion	Neall W. Humphrey	Kent J. Arrington
Chile Rancagua	James D. MacArthur	Thomas R. Warne
Chile Santiago South	New Mission	David L. Cook
Chile Santiago West	Richard W. King	Jose A. Barreiros
Paraguay Asuncion North	Horacio D. Madariaga	Garn H. McMullin
Uruguay Montevideo West	Ronald W. Heaton	Thomas A. Smith

Utah Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Utah Salt Lake City East	New Mission	John C. Eberhardt

Utah Salt Lake City Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Utah Salt Lake City	Bruce R Winn	Stephen W. Hansen
Utah Salt Lake City South	Bruce E. Miller	Robert E. Chambers

Utah South Area

Mission	Current President	New President
Utah St. George	Keith G. Leonard	John R. Center