“New Area Leaders Assigned,” Ensign, August 2012, 76–77
New Area Leaders Assigned
The First Presidency has announced the following changes in area leadership assignments effective on August 1, 2012. All members of Area Presidencies are members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy.
Presidency of the Seventy
Ronald A. Rasband
Assists in All Areas
Walter F. González
1. North America Southeast
L. Whitney Clayton
2. Utah North
3. Utah Salt Lake City
4. Utah South
Donald L. Hallstrom
5. North America Northeast
Tad R. Callister
6. North America Southwest
Richard J. Maynes
7. North America Northwest
8. North America West
Craig C. Christensen
9. Idaho
10. North America Central
11. Mexico
Benjamín De Hoyos
First Counselor
Daniel L. Johnson
President
José L. Alonso
Second Counselor
12. Central America
Carlos H. Amado
First Counselor
James B. Martino
President
Robert C. Gay
Second Counselor
13. Caribbean
J. Devn Cornish
First Counselor
Wilford W. Andersen
President
Claudio D. Zivic
Second Counselor
14. South America Northwest
Juan A. Uceda
First Counselor
Rafael E. Pino
President
W. Christopher Waddell
Second Counselor
15. Brazil
Carlos A. Godoy
First Counselor
Claudio R. M. Costa
President
Jairo Mazzagardi
Second Counselor
16. South America South
Jorge F. Zeballos
First Counselor
Mervyn B. Arnold
President
Francisco J. Viñas
Second Counselor
17. Middle East/Africa North
Bruce D. Porter
Bruce A. Carlson
Administered from Church Headquarters
18. Europe
Patrick Kearon
First Counselor
José A. Teixeira
President
Kent F. Richards
Second Counselor
19. Europe East
Randall K. Bennett
First Counselor
Larry R. Lawrence
President
Per G. Malm
Second Counselor
20. Asia
Gerrit W. Gong
First Counselor
Kent D. Watson
President
Larry Y. Wilson
Second Counselor
21. Asia North
Kazuhiko Yamashita
First Counselor
Michael T. Ringwood
President
Koichi Aoyagi
Second Counselor
22. Africa West
Joseph W. Sitati
First Counselor
John B. Dickson
President
LeGrand R. Curtis Jr.
Second Counselor
23. Africa Southeast
Ulisses Soares
First Counselor
Dale G. Renlund
President
Carl B. Cook
Second Counselor
24. Philippines
Brent H. Nielson
First Counselor
Michael John U. Teh
President
Ian S. Ardern
Second Counselor
25. Pacific
Kevin W. Pearson
First Counselor
James J. Hamula
President
F. Michael Watson
Second Counselor
Map by Thomas S. Child