The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has shared the 2026–2027 area leadership assignments and announced changes to enhance support in Area Presidencies for the needs of a growing Church. These changes take effect on August 1, 2026.
Each General Authority Seventy or Area Seventy serves in an Area Presidency. There are no specific counselor designations. The Area President is on the left, marked with an asterisk, with those serving in the Area Presidency shown to the right.
United States Central Area: Elder José A. Teixeira, President; Elder Ricardo P. Giménez; Elder Karl D. Hirst; Elder James O. Fantone.
United States Northeast Area: Elder Robert M. Daines, President; Elder Joni L. Koch; Elder Alan T. Phillips; Elder Kevin J. Hathaway.
United States Southeast Area: Elder Massimo De Feo, President; Elder Aroldo B. Cavalcante; Elder John D. Amos.
United States Southwest Area: Elder Michael A. Dunn, President; Elder Joaquin E. Costa; Elder Sergio R. Vargas; Elder Christian C. Chigbundu.
United States West Area: Elder Takashi Wada, President; Elder Peter M. Johnson; Elder Hugo E. Martínez; Elder Hutch U. Fale.
Utah Area: Elder Brian K. Taylor, President; Elder John A. McCune; Elder Jorge T. Becerra; Elder Thabo Lebethoa.
Africa Central Area: Elder Paul B. Pieper, President; Elder Alfred Kyungu; Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier.
Africa South Area: Elder Carlos A. Godoy, President; Elder Vaiangina Sikahema; Elder Ozani Farias.
Africa West Area: Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, President; Elder Isaac K. Morrison; Elder Jonathan S. Schmitt; Elder D. Martin Goury.
Asia Area: Elder Kelly R. Johnson, President; Elder David L. Buckner; Elder Wan-Liang Wu.
Asia North Area: Elder J. Kimo Esplin, President; Elder Christopher H. Kim; Elder Michael John U. Teh.
Brazil Area: Elder Ciro Schmeil, President; Elder Denelson Silva; Elder Ronald M. Barcellos; Elder B. Corey Cuvelier.
Canada Area: Elder Vern P. Stanfill, President; Elder Matthew L. Carpenter; Elder James E. Evanson.
Caribbean Area: Elder Valeri V. Cordón, President; Elder Hugo Montoya; Elder Ahmad S. Corbitt.
Central America Area: Elder Patricio M. Guiffra, President; Elder Ryan K. Olsen; Elder Gregorio E. Casillas.
Eurasian Area: Elder Aleksandr A. Drachyov, President; Elder Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov; Elder Vladimir N. Astashov. All are Area Seventies.
Europe Central Area: Elder Jack N. Gerard, President; Elder James W. McConkie III; Elder Michael Cziesla.
Europe North Area: Elder Kevin W. Pearson, President; Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis; Elder Paul H. Sinclair.
Mexico Area: Elder Moisés Villanueva, President; Elder Jose L. Alonso; Elder Brik V. Eyre; Elder Jorge M. Alvarado.
Middle East / Africa North Area: Elder Anthony D. Perkins, President; Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella; Elder Edward B. Rowe.
Pacific Area: Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, President; Elder Jeremy R. Jaggi; Elder Hans T. Boom; Elder Matthew J. Eyring.
Philippines Area: Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., President; Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong; Elder Steven D. Shumway.
South America Northwest Area: Elder Juan Pablo Villar, President; Elder Sandino Roman; Elder Steven C. Barlow.
South America South Area: Elder Alan R. Walker, President; Elder Mathias Held; Elder Aaron T. Hall.
There are 24 areas in the Church: six within the United States and 18 outside. Established in 1984, these areas guide the Church’s work worldwide. The Area Presidencies for the United States and the Middle East/Africa North Area operate from Salt Lake City, Utah.
“The Seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Twelve … in building up the Church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all nations” (Doctrine and Covenants 107:34).
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