Cali Colombia Stake Business

Church related new in the Cáli Colombia Area

Last updated Tuesday, August 07, 2001

	PASTO COLOMBIA STAKE: (Jan. 28, 2001) President -- Heber Omar Rodriguez, 42, businessman; succeeding Jose Luis Santacruz Fernandez; wife, Digna Ouiaira Guasmayan Rodriguez. Counselors -- Norman Jesus Marquinez, 30, sales supervisor for Narino Andean Milk; wife, Patricia Rocio Rodriguez A. de Marquinez. Jose German Sanchez Mingan, 34, drug inspector for Roche Products; wife, Flor Del Rocio Estrada P. de MinganCALI COLOMBIA VERSALLES STAKE: (Sept. 14, 1997) President - Luis Roberto Montero M., 35, sales manager for Romulo Shoe Factory; succeeding Arnold Porras Martinez; wife, Melva Escobar R. de Montero. Counselors - Carlos Alberto Gaviria B., 29, security analyst for Occidental Bank; wife, Marquez Esther Delgado R. de Gaviria. Luis Fernando Mera R., 31, salesman for Acciones S.A.; wife, Janeth Calderon R. de Mera.
	Jaime Ferreira, 46, Bogota, Colombia; called to the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy; financial director, O'Gara-Hess & Eisen Hardt of Colombia; currently serving as branch president; former president of the Colombia Cali Mission (1993-1996), regional representative, and stake president; wife, Vilma Ferreira.
	Jose L. Gonzalez, 47, Pereira, Colombia; called to the Fourth Quorum of the Seventy; administrative manager, Transformadores Magom Ltd.; currently serving as president of the Costa Rica San Jose Mission (since 1997); former stake president; wife, Monica Gonzalez.
	MEDELLIN COLOMBIA STAKE: (Nov. 24, 1999) President -- Sergio Alonso Correa C., 46, supervisor; succeeding Henry Alexander Gamba; wife, Dora Del Socorro Bustamante O. de Correa. Counselors -- Guillermo Manual Quintones C., 35, assistant accountant for Sports Solutions; wife, Gloria Patricia Montoya C. de Quintones. Hugo Antonio Garces A., 31, self-employed teaching technician; wife, Matilde Eugenia Posada A. de Garces.
	CALI COLOMBIA STAKE: (Feb. 14, 1999) President -- Jose Luis Alvear A., 33, administrator for Compu Master; succeeding Lizardo Amaya Hernandez; wife, Illanda Villota M. de Alvear. Counselors -- Javier Pinedo T., 32, safety analyst for Comfamiliar Andi; wife, Carolina Gonzalez M. de Pinedo. Oscar Villarreal A., 48; wife, Marlene Hernandez V. de Villarreal.
	Bogota Colombia Temple facts Location: Carrera 37 # 125A-45 in Niza section of northern Bogota, about 10 miles from downtown. Schedule: Opened for ordinance work Tuesday, April 27; seven sessions daily, five sessions Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m., and starting every hour and a half. Temple presidency: Jerry P. Cahill, president; Jose Acinto Pira Quiue, first counselor; Arthur A. Done, second counselor. Rooms: Four Ordinance rooms and three sealing rooms. Dimensions: 76 feet by 186 feet, 53,500 square feet total. Construction information: Architects, Church Architectural and Engineering Services, and Cuellar, Cerrano y Gomez, S.A. District: Colombia and Panama; 130,000 members in Colombia and 32,000 in Panama. Pertinent facts: Announced April 7, 1984; groundbreaking June 26, 1993; open house, March 27-April 18, 1999, with 127,107 attending; dedication, April 24-26 in 11 sessions. Temple grounds include patron housing facility.
	CALI COLOMBIA JARDIN STAKE: (Sept. 7, 1997) Created from the Cali Colombia Americas Stake. President - Nestor Antonio Lopez R., 43, teacher; wife, Magali Pinzolo Salamonica C. de Lopez. Counselors - Rodney Munoz D., 30, small business owner; wife, Martha Ninasco L. de Munoz. Angel Gonzales P., 30, self-employed; wife, Myrian Janeh Rico C. de Gonzales.

CALI COLOMBIA AMERICAS STAKE: (Sept. 7, 1997) President - Tulio Jair Izquierdo Londono, retained. Counselors - Silver Mario Lozano O., 32, city traffic officer; wife, Mary Nancy Guerrero L. de Lozano. Giovanny Fernandez R., 32, medical worker; wife, Maria Edith Herrera O. de Fernandez.

In Colombia, Elder Carl B. Pratt of the Seventy has created the Bogota Colombia El Salitre Stake and the Bogota Colombia Suba Stake. The El Salitre stake includes the Alamos, Andalucia, Bonanza, El Encanto, El Salitre and Modelo wards, and the Metropolis branch. The Suba stake includes the El Jordan, La Campina, La Fontana, Suba and Villamaria wards, and the Arrayanes, Funza, and Los Nogales branches.

BOGOTA COLOMBIA EL SALITRE STAKE: (March 16, 1997) Created from the Bogota Colombia El Dorado Stake. President - Orlando Moscoso P., 38, manager for Omni Bonsai; wife, Lilia Beatriz Beltran M. de Moscoso. Counselors - Alexis Alfonso Bareno C., 31, zone supervisor of operations and maintenance for Church area office; wife, Stella Ines Leon S. de Bareno. Luis Enrique Piraquive M., 33, teacher at Jose A. Galon College; wife, Myriam del Socorro Valencia J. de Piraquive.

BOGOTA COLOMBIA SUBA STAKE: (March 16, 1997) Created from the Bogota Colombia El Dorado Stake. President - Juan Alfonso Cerquera C., 32, systems auditor for bank; wife, Liana Milena Angarita L. de Cerquera. Counselors - Juan Bautista Garcia L., 43, dentist; wife, Elcin Sutilde Alvarez B. de Garcia. Jose Luis Cardenas J., 28, registrar and statistics specialist for Church area office; wife, Mariur Rodriguez M. de Cardenas.

BOGOTA COLOMBIA EL DORADO STAKE: (March 16, 1997) President - Carlos Heberto Vega O., mathematics teacher; succeeding Orlando Moscoso Perez; wife, Rocis Astrid Calvo M. de Vega. Counselors - Alvaro Hernan Rodriguez B., 43, Bogota temple comptroller, contractor; wife, Martha Elsy Moncada S. de Rodriguez. Ruben Dario Torres R., 36, Church Educational System director for Church area office; wife, Maria Helena Sanchez M. de Torres.

CARTAGENA COLOMBIA STAKE: (June 15, 1997) Created from the Cartagena Colombia District. President - Rafael Ulloque B., 45, professor at Cartagena University; wife, Dunia Maria Perez P. de Ulloque. Counselors - Camilo Toledo V., 65, production manager; wife, Elona Judith Velaseo de Toledo. Lorenzo Geliz O., 44, owner and supervisor of bakery business; wife, Nely del Carmen Beuitez T. de Geliz.

CALI COLOMBIA VERSALLES STAKE: (Feb. 9, 1997) Created from the Cali Colombia Stake. President - Arnold Parras M., 46, owner of advertising and marketing agency; wife, Fanny Vargas T. de Parras. Counselors - Luis Alberto Villegas C., 57, self-employed; wife, Omaira Ortega de Villegas. Luis Roberto Montero M., 35, sales manager for a shoe factory; wife, Melva Garzon E. de Montero.

CALI COLOMBIA STAKE: (Feb. 20, 1993) President - Lizardo Amaya Hernandez, 33, Church Educational System regional coordinator, succeeding Alonso Durango; former stake president's counselor, high councilor and bishop's counselor, married Elsa Marina Granados. Counselors - Jesus Alfonso Arcos Castro, 54, operations supervisor, former high councilor and elders quorum president, married Martha Elena Oforio; Antonio Jose Triana Yusti, 34, physician, former bishop's counselor and Sunday School president, married Luz Amandi Vargas Beltran.

CALI COLOMBIA AMERICAS STAKE: (Feb. 21, 1993) President - T. Jair Izquierdo Londono, 29, taxi driver, succeeding Argemiro Trochez Chavez; former stake president's counselor, high councilor, bishop and counselor, and ward mission leader, married Ceron Adriana Castro. Counselors - Mario Restredo, 49, conductor, former bishop, married Deyruira Espinoza; Miguel Angel Escobar, 40, independent agent, former bishop and counselor, and ward financial clerk, married Gloria Amparo Aguilar.