Area (LDS Church)

Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside US and Canada.

Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in US and
Canada.

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.

History

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The areas as they now exist were formed in January 1984.[1] Prior to that time, general authorities served as "area supervisors" and at times resided outside of Salt Lake City.[2] In 1984, 13 initial areas were created; by 1992 there were 22, and by early 2007 there were 31. As of April 2022, there are 23 areas.[3][4][5]

Administration

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Until 2003, each area had a president and two counselors, all of whom were typically general authorities (area seventies sometimes served as counselors). This three-man body was known as the area presidency. In that year, the church eliminated these presidencies for areas located in the United States and Canada, which were all then placed under the direct supervision of a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, thus freeing more general authorities from specific area assignments. Since these areas were previously administered by area presidencies located at church headquarters in Salt Lake City, the administrative change was not as drastic as it might seem.

In April 2018, the church announced that, effective August 1 of that year, areas in the United States and Canada would once again be supervised by a three-man presidency. This enabled the Presidency of the Seventy to more fully assist the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in their duties, and to fill other assignments as needed.[6]

The areas outside the United States and Canada continue to be governed by area presidencies that are typically composed of general authorities and area seventies. These presidency members usually reside in a headquarters city located in the geographic boundaries of the area. Area seventies who serve in these presidencies reside in their own homes, which may or may not be in the area headquarters city.

In 2019, church leaders stated that the 10 North American areas would be merged into six (the Idaho Area merged into the North America Central Area; the North America Northwest Area merged into the North America West Area; and the Utah North, Utah Salt Lake City, and Utah South areas merged into a single Utah Area.[7]

Also in 2019, a structural change occurred in the administration of the Middle East/Africa North Area. In prior years, two general authorities based at church headquarters were assigned oversight for the area. However, beginning in August 2019, a three-man area presidency was established to oversee the area. Two of them were general authorities at church headquarters, while the second counselor was an area seventy living in the area.

In 2019, church leaders also announced the division of the Africa Southeast Area, into the Africa Central and Africa South areas, effective August 1, 2020.[8] Two months later, W. Christopher Waddell, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, announced in Johannesburg that the new Africa Central Area would be headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.[9]

Then in 2022, additional structural changes affected Europe. The Europe and Europe East areas were split into 3 areas and renamed the Europe Central, Europe East, and Europe North areas. The presidency of the Europe Area became the presidency of the Europe Central Area, with the presidency of the Europe East Area becoming three area seventies. The president and first counselor in the Europe East Area were reassigned to fill the same roles in the Europe North Area, with the second counselor being an area seventy. The area seventy who had been serving as the second counselor in the Europe East Area was designated an assistant to the Europe North Area presidency, specifically overseeing Ukraine and Moldova, which will be separate from a specific area at the current time.[10]

As of April 2022, the church has 17 areas outside North America and six areas inside North America, for a total of 23. With the changes in Europe, the church now has five area seventies serving in area presidencies. Area assignments are generally announced sometime after April's general conference and are effective August 1.[11]

Summary statistics

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Area Members Stakes Dis­tricts Con­gre­ga­tions Missions Temples
O U A T
Africa Central 163,345 35 20 454 11 1 2 2 5
Africa South 165,935 36 25 470 11 2 1 3 6
Africa West 444,815 134 44 1,583 17 2 2 5 9
Asia[a] 184,136 35 34 409 10 2 3 4 9
Asia North 241,297 38 19 385 11 5 1 1 7
Brazil 1,472,521 281 40 2,176 36 9 2 9 20
Caribbean 399,607 67 29 607 12 4 0 0 4
Central America 822,262 133 28 1,101 19 6 4 2 12
Eurasian 9,491 3 9 82 6 0 0 1 1
Europe Central 223,324 64 11 694 17 7 0 5 12
Europe North 282,145 67 7 560 13 7 0 2 9
Unassigned 10,799 2 3 48 2 1 0 0 1
Mexico 1,507,720 227 47 1,863 32 13 3 7 23
Middle East/ Africa North[a] 5,457 2 2 33 0 0 0 1 1
North America Central[b] 1,148,849 304 0 2,765 20 22 4 7 33
North America Northeast[b] 643,071 141 5 1,300 17 13 1 4 18
North America Southeast[b] 618,465 127 0 1,153 16 10 2 4 16
North America Southwest[b] 1,120,569 259 2 2,257 22 14 3 4 21
North America West[b] 1,300,546 273 1 2,219 29 16 4 4 24
Pacific 581,988 140 35 1,278 17 10 5 2 17
Philippines 853,254 125 55 1,272 23 2 4 6 12
South America Northwest 1,327,350 217 40 1,625 30 8 1 6 15
South America South 1,285,696 181 54 1,560 27 6 4 2 12
Utah[b] 2,173,560 629 2 5,412 10 17 11 0 28

Temples
O=Operating Temples (includes temporary closures)
U=Temples Under Construction
A=Temples publicly announced to be constructed
T=Total Temples (announced and under construction)

  1. ^ a b Estimates or latest available data were used for countries without released membership and congregational statistics. A significant number of countries in the Middle East/North Africa and Asia Areas don't have official church membership and congregational data and therefore, more reliant on these estimates.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Boundaries for areas follow mission boundaries and not necessarily state/province boundaries. Calculations were done according to state/provincial boundaries. When state/province is split among multiple areas, the area with most predominance in state/province received that state's/provincial membership and congregational statistics for calculation.
    For example, the Utah Area uses membership statistics for the state of Utah, even though parts of the state is outside the Utah Area and area includes portions of other states.

Area details

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The following details are current as of August 1, 2019, and are taken from the LDS Church Growth Blog, statistical profiles on cumorah.com, and the Facts and Statistics page of the church's official website (www.churchofjesuschrist.org). Ward and branch totals and membership numbers were last updated in 2015.

Africa Central

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Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

Official Website

163,345 Members, 35 Stakes, 20 Districts, 454 Congregations, 11 Missions, 5 Temples[12]

President: Thierry K. Mutombo[13][14]

First counselor: Paul B. Pieper[13][14]

Second counselor: Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier[13][14]

Missions:

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa South Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kolwezi Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission
  • Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission

Temples:

Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple (announced)

Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (site announced)

Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple

Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (under construction)

Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (announced)

Nairobi Kenya Temple (under construction)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Africa South

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Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa

Official Website

165,935 Members, 36 Stakes, 25 Districts, 470 Congregations, 11 Missions, 6 Temples[12]

Area president: Carlos A. Godoy[13][14]

First counselor: Denelson Silva[13][14]

Second counselor: Vaiangina Sikahema[13][14]

Missions:

  • Mozambique Maputo Mission
  • South Africa Cape Town Mission
  • South Africa Durban Mission
  • South Africa Johannesburg Mission
  • South Africa Pretoria Mission[15]
  • Zambia Lusaka Mission
  • Zimbabwe Bulawayo Mission
  • Zimbabwe Harare Mission

Temples:

Cape Town South Africa Temple (site announced)

Durban South Africa Temple

Harare Zimbabwe Temple (under construction)

Johannesburg South Africa Temple

Luanda Angola Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Africa West

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Headquarters: Accra, Ghana

Official Website

447,186 Members, 134 Stakes, 44 Districts, 990 wards, 606 branches, 17 missions, 9 temples[16]

Area president: Alfred Kyungu[13][14]

First counselor: Adeyinka A. Ojediran[13][14]

Second counselor: Isaac K. Morrison[13][14]

Missions:

  • Benin Cotonou Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan East Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan North Mission[15]
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan West Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission
  • Ghana Accra East Mission
  • Ghana Accra North Mission
  • Ghana Accra West Mission
  • Ghana Cape Coast Mission
  • Ghana Kumasi Mission
  • Ghana Takoradi Mission
  • Liberia Monrovia Mission
  • Nigeria Aba Mission[15]
  • Nigeria Abuja Mission[15]
  • Nigeria Benin City Mission
  • Nigeria Calabar Mission
  • Nigeria Enugu Mission
  • Nigeria Ibadan Mission
  • Nigeria Lagos Mission
  • Nigeria Owerri Mission
  • Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission
  • Nigeria Uyo Mission
  • Sierra Leone Bo Mission
  • Sierra Leone Freetown Mission

Temples:

Aba Nigeria Temple

Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple (dedication scheduled)

Accra Ghana Temple

Benin City Nigeria Temple (site announced)

Calabar Nigeria Temple (announced)

Cape Coast Ghana Temple (announced)

Eket Nigeria Temple (announced)

Freetown Sierra Leone Temple (under construction)

Kumasi Ghana Temple (site announced)

Lagos Nigeria Temple (site announced)

Monrovia Liberia Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Asia

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Headquarters: Hong Kong, China

Official Website

184,136 Members, 35 Stakes, 34 Districts, 409 Congregations, 10 Missions, 9 Temples[12]

Area president: Benjamin M. Z. Tai[17][18]

First counselor: Kelly R. Johnson[17][18]

Second counselor: Michael John U. Teh[17][18]

Missions:

  • Cambodia Phnom Penh East Mission
  • Cambodia Phnom Pehn West Mission
  • China Hong Kong Mission
  • Taiwan Taipei Mission
  • Thailand Bangkok East Mission
  • Thailand Bangkok West Mission
  • Vietnam Hanoi Mission

Temples:

Bangkok Thailand Temple

Bengaluru India Temple (under construction)

Hong Kong China Temple

Jakarta Indonesia Temple (site announced)

Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (under construction)

Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple (under construction)

Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple (announced)

Singapore Temple (site announced)

Taipei Taiwan Temple

Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Asia North

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Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Official Website

241,297 Members, 38 Stakes, 19 Districts, 385 Congregations, 11 Missions, 7 Temples[12]

Area president: John A. McCune[13][14]

First counselor: J. Kimo Esplin[13][14]

Second counselor: Christopher H. Kim[13][14]

Missions:

  • Japan Fukuoka Mission
  • Japan Kobe Mission
  • Japan Nagoya Mission
  • Japan Sapporo Mission
  • Japan Sendai Mission
  • Japan Tokyo North Mission
  • Japan Tokyo South Mission
  • Korea Busan Mission

Temples:

Busan Korea Temple (announced)

Fukuoka Japan Temple

Okinawa Japan Temple

Osaka Japan Temple (site announced)

Sapporo Japan Temple

Seoul Korea Temple

Tokyo Japan Temple

Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced)

Yigo Guam Temple

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Brazil

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Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil

Official Website

1,472,521 Members, 281 Stakes, 40 Districts, 2,176 Congregations, 36 Missions, 20 Temples[20]

Area president: Joni L. Koch[17][18]

First counselor: Ciro Schmeil[13][14]

Second counselor: Mark D. Eddy[17][18]

Missions:

  • Brazil Belém Mission
  • Brazil Belo Horizonte Mission
  • Brazil Brasília Mission
  • Brazil Campinas Mission
  • Brazil Cuiabá Mission
  • Brazil Curitiba Mission
  • Brazil Curitiba South Mission
  • Brazil Florianópolis Mission
  • Brazil Fortaleza Mission
  • Brazil Fortaleza East Mission
  • Brazil Goiânia Mission
  • Brazil João Pessoa Mission
  • Brazil Juiz de Fora Mission
  • Brazil Londrina Mission
  • Brazil Maceió Mission
  • Brazil Manaus North Mission
  • Brazil Manaus South Mission
  • Brazil Natal Mission
  • Brazil Piracicaba Mission
  • Brazil Porto Alegre North Mission
  • Brazil Porto Alegre South Mission
  • Brazil Recife Mission
  • Brazil Recife South Mission
  • Brazil Ribeirão Preto Mission
  • Brazil Rio de Janeiro North Mission
  • Brazil Rio de Janeiro South Mission
  • Brazil Salvador Mission
  • Brazil Salvador South Mission
  • Brazil Santa Maria Mission
  • Brazil Santos Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo East Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo West Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo Interlagos Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo North Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo South Mission
  • Brazil Teresina Mission
  • Brazil Vitória Mission

Temples:

Belém Brazil Temple

Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple (under construction)

Brasília Brazil Temple

Campinas Brazil Temple

Curitiba Brazil Temple

Florianópolis Brazil Temple (announced)

Fortaleza Brazil Temple

Goiânia Brazil Temple (announced)

João Pessoa Brazil Temple (site announced)

Londrina Brazil Temple (under construction)

Maceió Brazil Temple (site announced)

Manaus Brazil Temple

Natal Brazil Temple (site announced)

Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

Recife Brazil Temple

Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple (under construction)

Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple

Salvador Brazil Temple

Santos Brazil Temple (site announced)

São Paulo Brazil Temple

São Paulo East Brazil Temple (site announced)

Teresina Brazil Temple (site announced)

Vitória Brazil Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:

Brazil

Caribbean

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Headquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Official Website

399,607 Members, 67 Stakes, 29 Districts, 607 Congregations, 12 Missions, 4 Temples[12]

Area president: Jorge F. Zeballos[13][14]

First counselor: Valeri V. Cordon[17][18]

Second counselor: Vern P. Stanfill[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Caracas Venezuela Temple

Maracaibo Venezuela Temple (announced)

Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

San Juan Puerto Rico Temple

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Central America

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Headquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala

822,262 Members, 133 Stakes, 28 Districts, 1,101 Congregations, 19 Missions, 12 Temples[12]

Area president: Taylor G. Godoy[17][18]

First counselor: Patricio M. Giuffra[17][18]

Second counselor: Ryan K. Olsen[17][18]

Missions:

Temples:

Cobán Guatemala Temple

Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple (site announced)

Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (under construction)

Managua Nicaragua Temple (under construction)

Panama City Panama Temple

Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple (announced)

Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple

San José Costa Rica Temple

San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple

San Salvador El Salvador Temple

Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple

Geographic coverage:

Eurasian

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Headquarters: Moscow, Russia

9,491 Members, 3 Stakes, 9 Districts, 82 Congregations, 6 Missions, 1 Temples[12][22]

Area president: Alexey V. Samaykin (Area Seventy)[23][24]

First counselor: Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov (Area Seventy)[23][24]

Second counselor: Aleksandr A. Drachyov (Area Seventy)[23][24]

Missions:

Temples:

Russia Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Europe Central

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Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany

223,324 Members, 64 Stakes, 11 Districts, 694 Congregations, 17 Missions, 12 Temples[12]

Area president: Ruben V. Alliaud[13][14]

First counselor: Jack N. Gerard[13][14]

Second counselor: James W. McConkie III[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Barcelona Spain Temple (site announced)

Bern Switzerland Temple

Brussels Belgium Temple (site announced)

Budapest Hungary Temple (site announced)

Frankfurt Germany Temple

Freiberg Germany Temple

Hamburg Germany Temple (announced)

Madrid Spain Temple

Paris France Temple

The Hague Netherlands Temple

Rome Italy Temple

Vienna Austria Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Europe North

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Headquarters: London, England

Official Website

282,145 Members, 67 Stakes, 7 Districts, 560 Congregations, 13 Missions, 9 Temples[12]

Area president: Scott D. Whiting[13][14]

First counselor: Marcos A. Aidukaitis[13][14]

Second counselor: Alan T. Phillips[23][24]

Missions:

  • England Bristol Mission
  • England Leeds Mission
  • England London Mission
  • England Manchester Mission
  • Finland Helsinki Mission

Temples:

Birmingham England Temple (site announced)

Copenhagen Denmark Temple

Edinburgh Scotland Temple (announced)

Helsinki Finland Temple

Lisbon Portugal Temple

London England Temple

Oslo Norway Temple (site announced)

Praia Cape Verde Temple

Preston England Temple

Stockholm Sweden Temple

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Unassigned

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As of April 2022, Ukraine and Moldova are not assigned to any of the church's areas. Kyrylo Pokhylko, a Ukrainian area seventy and assistant to the presidency of the Europe North Area has responsibility for the work of the church in those nations.

10,799 Members, 2 Stakes, 3 Districts, 48 Congregations, 2 Missions, 1 Temples[12]

Kyrylo Pokhylko (Area Seventy): Assistant to the Europe North Area Presidency[23][24]

Missions:

  • Ukraine Kyiv/Moldova Mission

Temples:

Kyiv Ukraine Temple

Geographic coverage:

Mexico

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Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico

Official Website (Español)

1,507,720 Members, 227 Stakes, 47 Districts, 1,863 Congregations, 32 Missions, 23 Temples[25]

Area president: Hugo Montoya[23][24]

First counselor: Sean Douglas[13][14]

Second counselor: Moises Villanueva[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Cancún Mexico Temple (announced)

Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple

Chihuahua Mexico Temple (announced)

Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple

Culiacán Mexico Temple (announced)

Cuernavaca Mexico Temple (site announced)

Guadalajara Mexico Temple

Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple

Mérida Mexico Temple

Mexico City Mexico Temple

Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple (site announced)

Monterrey Mexico Temple

Oaxaca Mexico Temple

Pachuca Mexico Temple (announced)

Puebla Mexico Temple

Querétaro Mexico Temple (under construction)

San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple (under construction)

Tampico Mexico Temple

Tijuana Mexico Temple

Toluca Mexico Temple (site announced)

Torreón Mexico Temple (under construction)

Tula Mexico Temple (announced)

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple

Veracruz Mexico Temple

Villahermosa Mexico Temple

Geographic coverage:

Middle East/ Africa North

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

5,457 Members, 2 Stakes, 2 Districts, 33 Congregations, 0 Missions, 1 Temples[12][26]

Area president: Anthony D. Perkins[23][24]

First counselor: Adilson de Paula Parrella[17][18]

Second counselor: Roland J. Bäck (Area Seventy)[23][24]

Missions:

No Missions

Temples:

Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

North America Central

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,148,849 Members, 304 Stakes, 2,765 Congregations, 20 Missions, 33 Temples[12][27]

Area president: Randall K. Bennett[13][14]

First counselor: Steven R. Bangerter[13][14]

Second counselor: Ricardo P. Gimenezt[17][18]

Missions:

Temples:

Bismarck North Dakota Temple

Boise Idaho Temple

Burley Idaho Temple (under construction)

Calgary Alberta Temple

Cardston Alberta Temple

Casper Wyoming Temple (dedication scheduled)

Chicago Illinois Temple

Cody Wyoming Temple (under construction)

Colorado Springs Colorado Temple (site announced)

Denver Colorado Temple

Des Moines Iowa Temple (site announced)

Edmonton Alberta Temple

Fort Collins Colorado Temple

Grand Junction Colorado Temple (under construction)

Helena Montana Temple

Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

Kansas City Missouri Temple

Lethbridge Alberta Temple (site announced)

Meridian Idaho Temple

Missoula Montana Temple (site announced)

Montpelier Idaho Temple (under construction)

Nauvoo Illinois Temple

Pocatello Idaho Temple

Regina Saskatchewan Temple

Rexburg Idaho Temple

St. Louis Missouri Temple

St. Paul Minnesota Temple

Teton River Idaho Temple (under construction)

Tulsa Oklahoma Temple (site announced)

Twin Falls Idaho Temple

Wichita Kansas Temple (under construction)

Winnipeg Manitoba Temple

Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

Geographic coverage:

North America Northeast

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

Official Website

643,071 Members, 141 Stakes, 5 Districts, 1,300 Congregations, 17 missions, 18 Temples[12][27]

Area president: Allen D. Haynie[23][24]

First counselor: Mathias Held[13][14]

Second counselor: Robert M. Daines[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Boston Massachusetts Temple

Cincinnati Ohio Temple (site announced)

Cleveland Ohio Temple (under construction)

Columbus Ohio Temple

Detroit Michigan Temple

Grand Rapids Michigan Temple (groundbreaking scheduled)

Halifax Nova Scotia Temple

Harrisburg Pennsylvania Temple (site announced)

Hartford Connecticut Temple

Indianapolis Indiana Temple

Manhattan New York Temple

Montreal Quebec Temple

Palmyra New York Temple

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple

Richmond Virginia Temple

Roanoke Virginia Temple (announced)

Toronto Ontario Temple

Winchester Virginia Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:

North America Southeast

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

618,465 Members, 127 Stakes, 1,153 Congregations, 16 Missions, 16 Temples[12][27]

Area president: Craig C. Christensen[13][14]

First counselor: Ahmad S. Corbitt[13][14]

Second counselor: Massimo De Feo[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Atlanta Georgia Temple

Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

Bentonville Arkansas Temple

Birmingham Alabama Temple

Charlotte North Carolina Temple (site announced)

Columbia South Carolina Temple

Jacksonville Florida Temple (site announced)

Knoxville Tennessee Temple (under construction)

Louisville Kentucky Temple

Memphis Tennessee Temple

Nashville Tennessee Temple

Orlando Florida Temple

Raleigh North Carolina Temple

Springfield Missouri Temple (site announced)

Tallahassee Florida Temple (dedication scheduled)

Tampa Florida Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:

North America Southwest

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,120,569 Members, 259 Stakes, 2 Districts, 1,948 Congregations, 22 Missions, 21 Temples[12][27]

Area president: Jose L. Alonso[13][14]

First counselor: Michael A. Dunn[13][14]

Second counselor: Jonathan S. Schmitt[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

Austin Texas Temple (under construction)

Dallas Texas Temple

Elko Nevada Temple (under construction)

Farmington New Mexico Temple (under construction)

Fort Worth Texas Temple (under construction)

Gila Valley Arizona Temple

Gilbert Arizona Temple

Houston Texas Temple

Houston Texas South Temple (announced)

Las Vegas Nevada Temple

Lone Mountain Nevada Temple (site announced)

Lubbock Texas Temple

McAllen Texas Temple

Mesa Arizona Temple

Monticello Utah Temple

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple

McKinney Texas Temple (site announced)

Phoenix Arizona Temple

Reno Nevada Temple

San Antonio Texas Temple

Snowflake Arizona Temple

Tucson Arizona Temple

Yuma Arizona Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:

North America West

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,300,546 Members, 273 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,219 Congregations, 29 Missions, 24 Temples[12][27]

Area president: Mark A. Bragg[23][24]

First counselor: Takashi Wada[13][14]

Second counselor: Peter M. Johnson[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Anchorage Alaska Temple

Bakersfield California Temple (site announced)

Columbia River Washington Temple

Fairbanks Alaska Temple (announced)

Feather River California Temple

Fresno California Temple

Honolulu Hawaii Temple (announced)

Kahului Hawaii Temple (announced)

Kona Hawaii Temple

Laie Hawaii Temple

Los Angeles California Temple

Medford Oregon Temple

Modesto California Temple (under construction)

Moses Lake Washington Temple

Newport Beach California Temple

Oakland California Temple

Portland Oregon Temple

Redlands California Temple

Sacramento California Temple

San Diego California Temple

San Jose California Temple (site announced)

Seattle Washington Temple

Spokane Washington Temple

Tacoma Washington Temple (site announced)

Vancouver British Columbia Temple

Vancouver Washington Temple (site announced)

Victoria British Columbia Temple (announced)

Willamette Valley Oregon Temple (under construction)

Yorba Linda California Temple (under construction)

Geographic coverage:

Pacific

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Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand

Official website

581,988 Members, 140 Stakes, 35 Districts, 1,278 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples[12]

Area president: Peter F. Meurs[17][18]

First counselor: Taniela B. Wakolo[17][18]

Second counselor: Jeremy R. Jaggi[17][18]

Missions:

Temples:

Adelaide Australia Temple

Apia Samoa Temple

Auckland New Zealand Temple (dedication scheduled)

Brisbane Australia Temple

Brisbane Australia South Temple (announced)

Hamilton New Zealand Temple

Melbourne Australia Temple

Neiafu Tonga Temple (under construction)

Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple

Pago Pago American Samoa Temple (under construction)

Papeete Tahiti Temple

Perth Australia Temple

Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple (under construction)

Port Vila Vanuatu Temple (under construction)

Savai'i Samoa Temple (site announced)

Suva Fiji Temple

Sydney Australia Temple

Tarawa Kiribati Temple (under construction)

Uturoa French Polynesia Temple (announced)

Wellington New Zealand Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:

Philippines

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Headquarters: Quezon City, Philippines

Official Website

853,254 Members, 125 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,272 Congregations, 23 Missions, 12 Temples[29]

Area president: Carlos G. Revillo Jr.[13][14]

First counselor: Chi Hong (Sam) Wong[13][14]

Second counselor: Michael B. Strong[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Alabang Philippines Temple (under construction)

Bacolod Philippines Temple (under construction)

Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple (under construction)

Cebu City Philippines Temple

Davao Philippines Temple (under construction)

Iloilo Philippines Temple (announced)

Laoag Philippines Temple (announced)

Manila Philippines Temple

Naga Philippines Temple (announced)

Santiago Philippines Temple (announced)

Tacloban City Philippines Temple (site announced)

Tuguegarao City Philippines Temple (announced)

Urdaneta Philippines Temple

Geographic coverage:

South America Northwest

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Headquarters: Lima, Peru

Official Website (Spanish)

1,327,350 Members, 217 Stakes, 40 Districts, 1,625 Congregations, 30 Missions, 15 Temples[12]

Area president: Jorge T. Becerra[13][14]

First counselor: Rafael E. Pino[13][14]

Second counselor: Juan Pablo Villar[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Arequipa Peru Temple

Barranquilla Colombia Temple

Bogotá Colombia Temple

Cali Colombia Temple (site announced)

Chiclayo Peru Temple (announced)

Cochabamba Bolivia Temple

Cusco Peru Temple (site announced)

Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

Huancayo Peru Temple (announced)

Iquitos Peru Temple (site announced)

La Paz Bolivia Temple (site announced)

Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple

Lima Peru Temple

Piura Peru Temple (announced)

Quito Ecuador Temple

Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple (under construction)

Trujillo Peru Temple

Geographic coverage:

South America South

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Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Official Website (Spanish)

1,284,696 Members, 181 Stakes, 54 Districts, 1,560 Congregations, 27 Missions, 12 Temples[12]

Area president: Joaquin E. Costa[13][14]

First counselor: Alan R. Walker[13][14]

Second counselor: Eduardo Gavarret[13][14]

Missions:

Temples:

Antofagasta Chile Temple (under construction)

Asunción Paraguay Temple

Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple (under construction)

Buenos Aires Argentina Temple

Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple (announced)

Concepción Chile Temple

Córdoba Argentina Temple

Mendoza Argentina Temple

Montevideo Uruguay Temple

Rosario Argentina Temple (announced)

Salta Argentina Temple

Santiago Chile Temple

Santiago West Chile Temple (under construction)

Viña del Mar Chile Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:

Utah

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

Official Website

2,173,560 Members, 629 Stakes, 2 Districts, 5,412 Congregations, 10 Missions, 28 Temples[12][27]

Area president: Kevin W. Pearson

First counselor: Hugo E. Martinez[17][18]

Second counselor: Brian K. Taylor[17][18]

Missions:

  • Utah Layton Mission
  • Utah Ogden Mission
  • Utah Orem Mission
  • Utah Provo Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City East Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City West Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City South Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission
  • Utah Saratoga Springs Mission
  • Utah Spanish Fork Mission
  • Utah St. George Mission

Temples:

Bountiful Utah Temple

Brigham City Utah Temple

Cedar City Utah Temple

Deseret Peak Utah Temple

Draper Utah Temple

Ephraim Utah Temple (under construction)

Heber Valley Utah Temple (under construction)

Jordan River Utah Temple

Layton Utah Temple

Lehi Utah Temple (site announced)

Lindon Utah Temple (under construction)

Logan Utah Temple

Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple

Ogden Utah Temple

Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

Orem Utah Temple

Payson Utah Temple

Provo City Center Temple

Provo Utah Temple

Red Cliffs Utah Temple

St. George Utah Temple

Salt Lake Temple

Saratoga Springs Utah Temple

Smithfield Utah Temple (under construction)

Star Valley Wyoming Temple

Syracuse Utah Temple (under construction)

Taylorsville Utah Temple

Vernal Utah Temple

West Jordan Utah Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:

Utah; Arizona (small portion); Idaho (small portion); Nevada (small portion); Wyoming (southwest corner)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Allen, James B. and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints 2nd Edition, p. 654.
  2. ^ Mehr, Kahlile (Spring 2001). "Area Supervision: Administration of the Worldwide Church, 1960-2002". Journal of Mormon History. 27 (1): 192–214.
  3. ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South African Newsroom, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ Africa Central Area Office to be in Nairobi Kenya, South African Newsroom, 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ First Presidency Announces 2018 Area Leadership Assignments, Mormon Newsroom, 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ First Presidency Announces 2019 Area Leadership Assignments, churchofjesuschrist.org, 26 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South Africa Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. ^ Nairobi, Kenya, to be Church Africa Central Area Office, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. ^ First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ Historically, the assignments were effective on August 15, but August 1 has been the effective date since 2007.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Based on official and unofficial membership and congregational found on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics data is 2022 or latest available. This is combined numbers for all countries within area.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq First Presidency Announces 2024 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq 2024-2025 area leadership assignments announced, Church News, 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e f Swenson, Madison (Nov 23, 2022), "Church Opening Six New Missions in 2023", KSL TV 5, retrieved January 13, 2023
  16. ^ As noted here, current as of March 21, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p First Presidency Announces 2023 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p First Presidency announces 2023-2024 area leadership assignments, Church News, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  19. ^ The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
  20. ^ Current as of December 31, 2022. See this page for verification.
  21. ^ As verified here.
  22. ^ The name for this area was changed in late 2023, as verified here.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Mexico", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
  26. ^ Because much of the Middle East/Africa North Area covers countries that doesn't recognize the church, third party estimates are used for a significant portion of this count.
  27. ^ a b c d e f Area boundaries many times deviate from state/provincial boundaries. Used statistics for states and provinces where this area is most predominant.
  28. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
  29. ^ As verified here.
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