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During the general conference leadership session on Thursday, 45 new Area Seventies from 23 countries were announced and presented for a sustaining vote. See the list below of these new leaders, arranged by quorum.

Note: Though no Area Seventies were released, Elder Levi W. Heath passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022, in Los Angeles, California, following a battle with cancer. He was 47. Elder Heath had served as an Area Seventy since April 2021 in the North America West Area as a member of the Eleventh Quorum of the Seventy.

Third Quorum (Africa Central, Africa South and Africa West Areas)

Amândio A. Feijó, 40, Luanda, Angola; maintenance engineer, Sonangol; currently serving as stake presidency first counselor of the Luanda Angola Stake; former branch presidency second counselor member, branch president, district presidency second counselor member and stake presidency second counselor member; wife: Dionisia; three children.

David Ngabizele, 58, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; translation supervisor, Publishing Services Department; currently serving as coordinating council executive secretary of the Kinshasa West; former bishop, high councilor and stake president; wife: Bernadette; five children.

Justice N. Otuonye, 41, Aba, Nigeria; medical officer, Hospital Management Board; currently serving as stake president of the Aba Nigeria North Stake; former branch presidency member, district presidency member, high councilor and stake presidency first counselor member; wife: Kate; four children.

Fourth Quorum (Asia and Asia North Areas)

Min Zu Wang, 60, Zhong Zheng, Taiwan; professor, National Taiwan University; currently serving as stake president of the Taipei Taiwan Central Stake; former bishop, bishopric first counselor member, bishopric second counselor member, high councilor, stake presidency first counselor member and stake presidency second counselor member; wife: Shiao Tsen; three children.

Fifth Quorum (Brazil Area)

Elzimar Gouvêa de Albuquerque, 48, Santana de Parnaíba, Brazil; currently serving as mission president of the Brazil João Pessoa Mission; former bishop, bishopric second counselor member, stake presidency first counselor member and stake presidency second counselor member; wife: Anna Rebeca Ampié de; four children.

Bruno V. Barros, 47, Maceio, Brazil; currently serving as mission president of the Brazil Piracicaba Mission; former stake presidency second counselor member, bishop, bishopric second counselor member, high councilor and stake president; wife: Luciene; three children.

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