Area (LDS Church)
United States
Areas 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
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 August 2025, there are 24 areas, 6 in the United States, and 18 worldwide, including the new Canada Area.[3][4][5][6] In conjunction with the move to create a Canada Area, five of the other six North American areas were renamed. The North America Central, North America Northeast, North America Southeast, North America Southwest, and North America West Areas will now be known as the United States Central, United States Northeast, United States Southeast, United States Southwest, and United States West Areas.[7][8]
Administration
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.[9]
The areas outside the United States continue to be governed by area presidencies that are typically composed of general authority seventies and/or 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.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13]
Then, in early December 2024, the First Presidency created a new Canada Area.[14] Subsequently, in mid-April 2025, in conjunction with the announcement of the first Canada Area presidency, it was announced that the area headquarters would be in Calgary, Alberta, with some area functions managed in Toronto, Ontario.[15][16]
As of August 2025, the church has 18 areas outside and 6 areas inside the United States, for a total of 24 areas. With the changes in the Europe Areas, 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.[17]
Summary statistics
| Area | Members | Stakes | Districts | Congregations | Missions | Temples | |||
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| Africa Central | 207,648 | 43 | 23 | 602 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Africa South | 204,063 | 47 | 24 | 533 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Africa West | 503,555 | 151 | 43 | 1739 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| Asia | 172,278 | 29 | 21 | 287 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Asia North[a] | 240,711 | 38 | 17 | 381 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Brazil | 1,525,436 | 287 | 38 | 2096 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| Canada | 205,907 | 53 | 3 | 502 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Caribbean | 230,596 | 34 | 24 | 373 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Central America | 842,351 | 133 | 27 | 1113 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Europe Central | 231,566 | 61 | 11 | 694 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Europe East | 22,823 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Europe North | 295,021 | 66 | 9 | 598 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Middle East/ Africa North[a] | 3,496 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | 1,534,058 | 230 | 43 | 1878 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| United States Central[b] | 1,075,626 | 279 | 0 | 2589 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
| United States Northeast[b] | 589,085 | 129 | 2 | 1138 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| United States Southeast[b] | 645,094 | 127 | 0 | 1158 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| United States Southwest[b] | 1,143,351 | 267 | 2 | 2226 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| United States West[b] | 1,271,665 | 267 | 0 | 2082 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Pacific | 597,413 | 140 | 27 | 1262 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Philippines | 882,461 | 131 | 56 | 1324 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| South America Northwest | 1,541,074 | 256 | 47 | 1911 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| South America South | 1,316,514 | 188 | 46 | 1572 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Utah[b] | 2,205,134 | 640 | 6 | 5386 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f Boundaries for areas follow mission boundaries and not necessarily state boundaries. Calculations were done according to state boundaries. When state/province is split among multiple areas, the area with most predominance in state/province received that state's 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
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 Central163,345 Members, 35 Stakes, 20 Districts, 454 Congregations, 15 Missions, 5 Temples[18] | ||
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Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple (groundbreaking scheduled) Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (site announced) Kampala Uganda Temple (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 |
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Africa SouthHeadquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa 165,935 Members, 36 Stakes, 25 Districts, 470 Congregations, 13 Missions, 6 Temples[18] | ||
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Antananarivo Madagascar Temple (under construction) Beira Mozambique Temple (announced) Cape Town South Africa Temple (site announced) Durban South Africa Temple |
Harare Zimbabwe Temple (under construction) Johannesburg South Africa Temple Maputo Mozambique Temple (announced) Luanda Angola Temple (announced) |
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Africa West447,186 Members, 134 Stakes, 44 Districts, 990 wards, 606 branches, 25 missions, 9 temples[22] | ||
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Aba Nigeria Temple Abuja Nigeria Temple (announced) Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple Accra Ghana Temple |
Benin City Nigeria Temple (under construction) Calabar Nigeria Temple (announced) Cape Coast Ghana Temple (announced) Eket Nigeria Temple (site announced) |
Freetown Sierra Leone Temple (under construction) Kumasi Ghana Temple (site announced) Lagos Nigeria Temple (under construction) Monrovia Liberia Temple (announced) |
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AsiaHeadquarters: Hong Kong, China 184,136 Members, 35 Stakes, 34 Districts, 409 Congregations, 12 Missions, 9 Temples[18] | ||
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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 (under construction) Taipei Taiwan Temple Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced) |
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Asia North241,297 Members, 38 Stakes, 19 Districts, 385 Congregations, 12 Missions, 7 Temples[18] | ||
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Busan Korea Temple (announced) Fukuoka Japan Temple Okinawa Japan Temple |
Osaka Japan Temple (site announced) Sapporo Japan Temple Seoul Korea Temple |
Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced) Yigo Guam Temple |
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BrazilHeadquarters: São Paulo, Brazil 1,472,521 Members, 281 Stakes, 40 Districts, 2,176 Congregations, 37 Missions, 20 Temples[18] | ||
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Belém Brazil Temple Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple (under construction) Brasília Brazil Temple Campinas Brazil Temple Curitiba Brazil Temple Florianópolis Brazil Temple (site 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 (under construction) 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) |
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CanadaHeadquarters: Calgary, Alberta & Toronto, Ontario[27] 205,907 Members, 53 Stakes,39 Districts, 592 Congregations, 6 Missions, 10 Temples | ||
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Lethbridge Alberta Temple (under construction) Regina Saskatchewan Temple |
Toronto Ontario Temple Vancouver British Columbia Temple Winnipeg Manitoba Temple |
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CaribbeanHeadquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 399,607 Members, 67 Stakes, 29 Districts, 607 Congregations, 12 Missions, 4 Temples[18] | ||
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Caracas Venezuela Temple Maracaibo Venezuela Temple (announced) |
Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple San Juan Puerto Rico Temple |
Santiago Dominican Republic Temple (announced) Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple |
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Central AmericaHeadquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala 822,262 Members, 133 Stakes, 28 Districts, 1,101 Congregations, 19 Missions, 12 Temples[18] | ||
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Cobán Guatemala Temple Guatemala City Guatemala Temple Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple (site announced) Managua Nicaragua Temple (under construction) |
Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (under construction) Panama City Panama Temple Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple (site announced) |
San José Costa Rica Temple San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple San Salvador El Salvador Temple Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple |
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Eurasian9,491 Members, 3 Stakes, 9 Districts, 82 Congregations, 6 Missions, 1 Temples[18][29] | ||
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Europe CentralHeadquarters: Frankfurt, Germany 223,324 Members, 64 Stakes, 11 Districts, 694 Congregations, 17 Missions, 12 Temples[18] | ||
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Barcelona Spain Temple (site announced) Brussels Belgium Temple (site announced) Budapest Hungary Temple (under construction) |
Hamburg Germany Temple (announced) Madrid Spain Temple Milan Italy Temple (announced) |
Paris France Temple The Hague Netherlands Temple Rome Italy Temple Vienna Austria Temple (site announced) |
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Europe North292,944 Members, 69 Stakes, 10 Districts, 608 Congregations, 15 Missions, 10 Temples[18] | ||
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Praia Cape Verde Temple Copenhagen Denmark Temple Birmingham England Temple (under construction) |
Preston England Temple Dublin Ireland Temple (announced) Helsinki Finland Temple Oslo Norway Temple (site announced) |
Lisbon Portugal Temple Edinburgh Scotland Temple (announced) Kyiv Ukraine Temple |
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MexicoHeadquarters: Mexico City, Mexico 1,507,720 Members, 227 Stakes, 47 Districts, 1,863 Congregations, 32 Missions, 23 Temples[32] | ||
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Cancún Mexico Temple (announced) Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple Chihuahua Mexico Temple (site announced) Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple Culiacán Mexico Temple (site announced) Cuernavaca Mexico Temple (site announced) Guadalajara Mexico Temple Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple Juchitan de Zaragoza Mexico Temple (announced) |
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 |
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Middle East/ Africa NorthHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 5,457 Members, 2 Stakes, 2 Districts, 33 Congregations, 0 Missions, 1 Temples[18][33] | ||
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PacificHeadquarters: Auckland, New Zealand 581,988 Members, 140 Stakes, 35 Districts, 1,278 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples[18] | ||
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Adelaide Australia Temple Auckland New Zealand 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 (under construction) |
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PhilippinesHeadquarters: Quezon City, Philippines 853,254 Members, 125 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,272 Congregations, 23 Missions, 12 Temples[34] | ||
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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 (under construction) Tuguegarao City Philippines Temple (site announced) Urdaneta Philippines Temple |
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South America Northwest1,327,350 Members, 217 Stakes, 40 Districts, 1,625 Congregations, 33 Missions, 15 Temples[18] | ||
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Arequipa Peru Temple Barranquilla Colombia Temple Bogotá Colombia Temple Cali Colombia Temple (under construction) 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 |
Medellín Colombia Temple (announced) Piura Peru Temple (announced) Quito Ecuador Temple Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple (under construction) Trujillo Peru Temple |
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South America SouthHeadquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina 1,284,696 Members, 181 Stakes, 54 Districts, 1,560 Congregations, 29 Missions, 12 Temples[18] | ||
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Antofagasta Chile Temple Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple (dedication scheduled) Buenos Aires Argentina Temple Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple (site announced) |
Concepción Chile Temple Córdoba Argentina Temple Mendoza Argentina Temple Montevideo Uruguay Temple Puerto Montt Chile Temple (announced) |
Rosario Argentina Temple (announced) Salta Argentina Temple Santiago Chile Temple Santiago West Chile Temple (under construction) Viña del Mar Chile Temple (site announced) |
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United States CentralHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 1,148,849 Members, 304 Stakes, 2,765 Congregations, 20 Missions, 33 Temples[18][35] | ||
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Bismarck North Dakota Temple Burley Idaho Temple (dedication scheduled) Casper Wyoming Temple Cody Wyoming Temple (under construction) Colorado Springs Colorado Temple (site announced) Denver Colorado Temple Des Moines Iowa Temple (site announced) |
Fort Collins Colorado Temple Grand Junction Colorado Temple (dedication scheduled) Helena Montana Temple Kansas City Missouri Temple Lethbridge Alberta Temple (under construction) Meridian Idaho Temple Milwaukee Wisconsin Temple (announced) Missoula Montana Temple (site announced) Montpelier Idaho Temple (under construction) |
Pocatello Idaho 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) Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple |
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United States NortheastHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 643,071 Members, 141 Stakes, 5 Districts, 1,300 Congregations, 17 missions, 18 Temples[18][35] | ||
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Cincinnati Ohio Temple (site announced) Cleveland Ohio Temple (under construction) Columbus Ohio Temple Detroit Michigan Temple Grand Rapids Michigan Temple (under construction) |
Harrisburg Pennsylvania Temple (site announced) Hartford Connecticut Temple Indianapolis Indiana Temple Palmyra New York Temple |
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple Richmond Virginia Temple Roanoke Virginia Temple (announced) Summit New Jersey Temple (announced) Toronto Ontario Temple Winchester Virginia Temple (groundbreaking scheduled) |
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United States SoutheastHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 618,465 Members, 127 Stakes, 1,153 Congregations, 16 Missions, 16 Temples[18][35] | ||
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Bentonville Arkansas Temple Birmingham Alabama Temple Charlotte North Carolina Temple (site announced) Columbia South Carolina Temple |
Huntsville Alabama Temple (site announced) 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 Tampa Florida Temple (groundbreaking scheduled) |
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United States SouthwestHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 1,120,569 Members, 259 Stakes, 2 Districts, 1,948 Congregations, 22 Missions, 21 Temples[18][35] | ||
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Austin Texas Temple (under construction) Elko Nevada Temple (dedication scheduled) El Paso Texas Temple (announced) Farmington New Mexico Temple (dedication scheduled) Fort Worth Texas Temple (under construction) |
Houston Texas South Temple (announced) Las Vegas Nevada Temple Lone Mountain Nevada Temple (site announced) Lubbock Texas Temple McAllen Texas Temple Fairview Texas Temple (site announced) Monticello Utah Temple |
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple Queen Creek Arizona Temple (announced) Reno Nevada Temple Yuma Arizona Temple (announced) |
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United States WestHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 1,300,546 Members, 273 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,219 Congregations, 29 Missions, 24 Temples[18][35] | ||
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Anchorage Alaska Temple Bakersfield California Temple (site announced) Coeur d'Alene Idaho Temple (announced) Columbia River Washington Temple Fairbanks Alaska Temple (groundbreaking scheduled) Feather River California Temple Fresno California Temple Honolulu Hawaii Temple (announced) Kahului Hawaii Temple (announced) Kona Hawaii Temple |
Medford Oregon Temple Modesto California Temple (under construction) Moses Lake Washington Temple Newport Beach California Temple Redlands California Temple Sacramento California Temple |
San Jose California Temple (site announced) Spokane Washington Temple Tacoma Washington Temple (site announced) The LDS Church has 382 temples in various phases, which includes 207 dedicated temples (199 operating, 8 undergoing renovations[37]), 5 with dedications scheduled, 52 under construction, 5 with groundbreaking ceremonies scheduled,[38] and 113 others announced (not yet under construction).[39] Willamette Valley Oregon Temple (under construction) Yorba Linda California Temple (under construction) |
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UtahHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 2,173,560 Members, 629 Stakes, 2 Districts, 5,412 Congregations, 13 Missions, 28 Temples[18][35] | ||
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Brigham City Utah Temple Cedar City Utah Temple Deseret Peak Utah Temple Ephraim Utah Temple (under construction) Heber Valley Utah Temple (under construction) |
Lehi Utah Temple (site announced) Lindon Utah Temple (under construction) Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Orem Utah Temple Payson Utah Temple Price Utah Temple (announced) |
Provo Utah Temple Red Cliffs Utah Temple Saratoga Springs Utah Temple Smithfield Utah Temple (under construction) Star Valley Wyoming Temple Syracuse Utah Temple Taylorsville Utah Temple West Jordan Utah Temple (site announced) |
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See also
- District (LDS Church)
- List of area seventies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Regional representative of the Twelve
- Seventy: Area seventies and additional quorums of seventy
References
- ^ Allen, James B. and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints 2nd Edition, p. 654.
- ^ Mehr, Kahlile (Spring 2001). "Area Supervision: Administration of the Worldwide Church, 1960-2002". Journal of Mormon History. 27 (1): 192–214.
- ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South African Newsroom, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Africa Central Area Office to be in Nairobi Kenya, South African Newsroom, 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ The First Presidency Creates the Canada Area of the Church, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ 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 First Presidency Announces 2025-2026 Area Leadership Assignments, Church News, 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025 Cite error: The named reference "August 2025 changes1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ 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 " Area presidency assignments for 2025-26 announced, Church News, 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025. Cite error: The named reference "August 2025 changes2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ First Presidency Announces 2018 Area Leadership Assignments, Mormon Newsroom, 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ First Presidency Announces 2019 Area Leadership Assignments, churchofjesuschrist.org, 26 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South Africa Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Nairobi, Kenya, to be Church Africa Central Area Office, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ The First Presidency Creates the Canada Area of the Church, Newsrooom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ New Canada Area Presidency Announced, Canada Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ While two of the area presidency members will administer the area from the main headquarters in Calgary, one presidency member will administer the area from Toronto
- ^ Historically, the assignments were effective on August 15, but August 1 has been the effective date since 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 First Presidency Announces 2024 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ 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 2024-2025 area leadership assignments announced, Church News, 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ 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
- ^ As noted here, current as of March 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i First Presidency Announces 2023 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i First Presidency announces 2023-2024 area leadership assignments, Church News, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
August 2026 changes2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ While the functional headquarters of this area is Calgary, one member of the area presidency will administer the area from Toronto, as verified here.
- ^ As verified here.
- ^ The name for this area was changed in late 2023, as verified here.
- ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference
August 2022 changes1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference
August 2022 changes2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Mexico", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
- ^ 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.
- ^ As verified here.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
- ^ Hill, Victoria (January 23, 2023). "Plans announced to rebuild, relocate Anchorage Alaska Temple". KUTV. Retrieved July 6, 2024. (The Anchorage Alaska Temple is being relocated and resized. While the new temple is under construction, the existing temple is open and will be decommissioned and demolished after the new one is dedicated).
- ^ Taylor, Scott (July 28, 2024). "A mid-year look at temple milestones for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". Church News. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ (Additionally, the church has 1 historic site temple). "Sacred Sites and Historic Documents Transfer to Church of Jesus Christ". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. March 5, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
United States
Areas 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
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 August 2024, there are 23 areas,[3][4][5] with a new Canada Area, effective August 1, 2025.[6]
Administration
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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11] By 2025, Ukraine and Moldova were included as part of the Europe North Area.
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.[12]
Summary statistics
| Area | Members | Stakes | Districts | Congregations | Missions | Temples | |||
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| Africa Central | 163,345 | 35 | 20 | 454 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Africa South | 165,935 | 36 | 25 | 470 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Africa West | 444,815 | 134 | 44 | 1,583 | 25 | 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 | 292,944 | 69 | 10 | 608 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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 Central163,345 Members, 35 Stakes, 20 Districts, 454 Congregations, 15 Missions, 5 Temples[13] | ||
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Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (announced) Nairobi Kenya Temple |
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Africa SouthHeadquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa 165,935 Members, 36 Stakes, 25 Districts, 470 Congregations, 13 Missions, 6 Temples[13] | ||
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Africa West447,186 Members, 134 Stakes, 44 Districts, 990 wards, 606 branches, 25 missions, 9 temples[17] | ||
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Aba Nigeria Temple Abuja Nigeria Temple (announced) Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple Accra Ghana Temple |
Benin City Nigeria Temple (under construction) Calabar Nigeria Temple (announced) Cape Coast Ghana Temple (announced) Eket Nigeria Temple (site announced) |
Freetown Sierra Leone Temple (under construction) Kumasi Ghana Temple (site announced) Lagos Nigeria Temple (under construction) Monrovia Liberia Temple (announced) |
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AsiaHeadquarters: Hong Kong, China 184,136 Members, 35 Stakes, 34 Districts, 409 Congregations, 12 Missions, 9 Temples[13] | ||
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Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (under construction) Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple (under construction) Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple (announced) |
Singapore Temple (under construction) Taipei Taiwan Temple Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced) |
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Asia North241,297 Members, 38 Stakes, 19 Districts, 385 Congregations, 12 Missions, 7 Temples[13] | ||
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Osaka Japan Temple (site announced) Sapporo Japan Temple Seoul Korea Temple |
Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced) Yigo Guam Temple |
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BrazilHeadquarters: São Paulo, Brazil 1,472,521 Members, 281 Stakes, 40 Districts, 2,176 Congregations, 37 Missions, 20 Temples[13] | ||
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Londrina Brazil Temple (under construction) Maceió Brazil Temple (site announced) Manaus Brazil Temple Natal Brazil Temple (under construction) 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) |
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CaribbeanHeadquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 399,607 Members, 67 Stakes, 29 Districts, 607 Congregations, 12 Missions, 4 Temples[13] | ||
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Caracas Venezuela Temple Maracaibo Venezuela Temple (announced) |
Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple San Juan Puerto Rico Temple |
Santiago Dominican Republic Temple (announced) Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple |
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Central AmericaHeadquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala 822,262 Members, 133 Stakes, 28 Districts, 1,101 Congregations, 19 Missions, 12 Temples[13] | ||
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Cobán Guatemala Temple Guatemala City Guatemala Temple Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple (site announced) Managua Nicaragua Temple (under construction) |
Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (under construction) Panama City Panama Temple Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple (site announced) |
San José Costa Rica Temple San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple San Salvador El Salvador Temple Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple |
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Eurasian9,491 Members, 3 Stakes, 9 Districts, 82 Congregations, 6 Missions, 1 Temples[13][22] | ||
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Europe CentralHeadquarters: Frankfurt, Germany 223,324 Members, 64 Stakes, 11 Districts, 694 Congregations, 17 Missions, 12 Temples[13] | ||
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Barcelona Spain Temple (site announced) Brussels Belgium Temple (site announced) Budapest Hungary Temple (under construction) |
Hamburg Germany Temple (announced) Madrid Spain Temple Milan Italy Temple (announced) |
Paris France Temple The Hague Netherlands Temple Rome Italy Temple Vienna Austria Temple (site announced) |
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Europe North292,944 Members, 69 Stakes, 10 Districts, 608 Congregations, 15 Missions, 10 Temples[13] | ||
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Praia Cape Verde Temple Copenhagen Denmark Temple Birmingham England Temple (under construction) |
Preston England Temple Dublin Ireland Temple (announced) Helsinki Finland Temple Oslo Norway Temple (site announced) |
Lisbon Portugal Temple Edinburgh Scotland Temple (announced) Kyiv Ukraine Temple |
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MexicoHeadquarters: Mexico City, Mexico 1,507,720 Members, 227 Stakes, 47 Districts, 1,863 Congregations, 32 Missions, 23 Temples[25] | ||
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Cancún Mexico Temple (announced) Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple Chihuahua Mexico Temple (site announced) Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple Culiacán Mexico Temple (site announced) Cuernavaca Mexico Temple (site announced) Guadalajara Mexico Temple Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple Juchitan de Zaragoza Mexico Temple (announced) |
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 |
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Middle East/ Africa NorthHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 5,457 Members, 2 Stakes, 2 Districts, 33 Congregations, 0 Missions, 1 Temples[13][26] | ||
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North America CentralHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 1,148,849 Members, 304 Stakes, 2,765 Congregations, 20 Missions, 33 Temples[13][27] | ||
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Bismarck North Dakota Temple Burley Idaho Temple (dedication scheduled) Calgary Alberta Temple Casper Wyoming 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 (dedication scheduled) Helena Montana Temple Kansas City Missouri Temple Lethbridge Alberta Temple (under construction) Meridian Idaho Temple Milwaukee Wisconsin Temple (announced) Missoula Montana Temple (site announced) Montpelier Idaho Temple (under construction) |
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 |
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North America NortheastHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 643,071 Members, 141 Stakes, 5 Districts, 1,300 Congregations, 17 missions, 18 Temples[13][27] | ||
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Harrisburg Pennsylvania Temple (site announced) Hartford Connecticut Temple Indianapolis Indiana Temple Palmyra New York Temple |
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple Richmond Virginia Temple Roanoke Virginia Temple (announced) Summit New Jersey Temple (announced) Toronto Ontario Temple Winchester Virginia Temple (groundbreaking scheduled) |
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North America SoutheastHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 618,465 Members, 127 Stakes, 1,153 Congregations, 16 Missions, 16 Temples[13][27] | ||
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Huntsville Alabama Temple (site announced) 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 Tampa Florida Temple (groundbreaking scheduled) |
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North America SouthwestHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 1,120,569 Members, 259 Stakes, 2 Districts, 1,948 Congregations, 22 Missions, 21 Temples[13][27] | ||
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Austin Texas Temple (under construction) Elko Nevada Temple (dedication scheduled) El Paso Texas Temple (announced) Farmington New Mexico Temple (dedication scheduled) Fort Worth Texas Temple (under construction) |
Houston Texas South Temple (announced) Las Vegas Nevada Temple Lone Mountain Nevada Temple (site announced) Lubbock Texas Temple McAllen Texas Temple Fairview Texas Temple (site announced) Monticello Utah Temple |
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple Queen Creek Arizona Temple (announced) Reno Nevada Temple Yuma Arizona Temple (announced) |
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North America WestHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 1,300,546 Members, 273 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,219 Congregations, 29 Missions, 24 Temples[13][27] | ||
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Medford Oregon Temple Modesto California Temple (under construction) Moses Lake Washington Temple Newport Beach California Temple Redlands California Temple Sacramento California Temple |
San Jose California Temple (site announced) Spokane Washington Temple Tacoma Washington Temple (site announced) Vancouver British Columbia Temple Vancouver Washington Temple (groundbreaking scheduled) Victoria British Columbia Temple (announced) Willamette Valley Oregon Temple (under construction) Yorba Linda California Temple (under construction) |
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PacificHeadquarters: Auckland, New Zealand 581,988 Members, 140 Stakes, 35 Districts, 1,278 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples[13] | ||
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Adelaide Australia Temple Auckland New Zealand 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 (under construction) |
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PhilippinesHeadquarters: Quezon City, Philippines 853,254 Members, 125 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,272 Congregations, 23 Missions, 12 Temples[29] | ||
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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 (under construction) Tuguegarao City Philippines Temple (site announced) Urdaneta Philippines Temple |
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South America Northwest1,327,350 Members, 217 Stakes, 40 Districts, 1,625 Congregations, 33 Missions, 15 Temples[13] | ||
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Arequipa Peru Temple Barranquilla Colombia Temple Bogotá Colombia Temple Cali Colombia Temple (under construction) 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 |
Medellín Colombia Temple (announced) Piura Peru Temple (announced) Quito Ecuador Temple Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple (under construction) Trujillo Peru Temple |
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South America SouthHeadquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina 1,284,696 Members, 181 Stakes, 54 Districts, 1,560 Congregations, 29 Missions, 12 Temples[13] | ||
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Antofagasta Chile Temple Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple (dedication scheduled) Buenos Aires Argentina Temple Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple (site announced) |
Concepción Chile Temple Córdoba Argentina Temple Mendoza Argentina Temple Montevideo Uruguay Temple Puerto Montt Chile Temple (announced) |
Rosario Argentina Temple (announced) Salta Argentina Temple Santiago Chile Temple Santiago West Chile Temple (under construction) Viña del Mar Chile Temple (site announced) |
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UtahHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 2,173,560 Members, 629 Stakes, 2 Districts, 5,412 Congregations, 13 Missions, 28 Temples[13][27] | ||
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Lehi Utah Temple (site announced) Lindon Utah Temple (under construction) Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Orem Utah Temple Payson Utah Temple Price Utah Temple (announced) |
Provo Utah Temple Red Cliffs Utah Temple Saratoga Springs Utah Temple Smithfield Utah Temple (under construction) Star Valley Wyoming Temple Syracuse Utah Temple Taylorsville Utah Temple West Jordan Utah Temple (site announced) |
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See also
- District (LDS Church)
- List of area seventies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Regional representative of the Twelve
- Seventy: Area seventies and additional quorums of seventy
References
- ^ Allen, James B. and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints 2nd Edition, p. 654.
- ^ Mehr, Kahlile (Spring 2001). "Area Supervision: Administration of the Worldwide Church, 1960-2002". Journal of Mormon History. 27 (1): 192–214.
- ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South African Newsroom, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Africa Central Area Office to be in Nairobi Kenya, South African Newsroom, 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ The First Presidency Creates the Canada Area of the Church, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ First Presidency Announces 2018 Area Leadership Assignments, Mormon Newsroom, 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ First Presidency Announces 2019 Area Leadership Assignments, churchofjesuschrist.org, 26 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South Africa Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Nairobi, Kenya, to be Church Africa Central Area Office, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Historically, the assignments were effective on August 15, but August 1 has been the effective date since 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ As noted here, current as of March 21, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ As verified here.
- ^ The name for this area was changed in late 2023, as verified here.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Mexico", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
- ^ As verified here.

