The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Madagascar

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Madagascar refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Madagascar. In 1990, a small congregation was created in Madagascar. In 2019, there were 12,887 members in 42 congregations.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Madagascar
(logo in Malagasy)
AreaAfrica South
Membership12,887 (2019)[1]
Stakes2
Districts3
Wards16
Branches26
Total Congregations42
Missions1
Family History Centers10[2]

History
Membership in Madagascar
YearMembership
1993*100
1995*400
19991,349
20043,088
20094,769
20128,017
20169,190
201912,887
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Madagascar[1]

The first branch of the LDS Church in Madagascar was organized in 1990[3] with Razanapanala Ramianadrisoa as president. Ramiandrisoa had joined the LDS Church in France while studying there in 1986. The first LDS missionaries to enter Madagascar were Fred L. Forsgren and his wife Eileen who arrived in March 1991. The Church was legally recognized by the government of Madagascar in 1993.

Until 1998 missionary work in Madagascar was supervised from South Africa, but a separate mission for Madagascar was organized in 1998. The first LDS Church-built meetinghouse in Madagascar was completed in May 1999.

The Book of Mormon was translated to Malagasy in 2000. Also that year the first stake in Madagascar, the Antananarivo Madagascar Stake was organized with Dominique L. Andriamanantoa as president.[4]

Stakes and Districts
  • Antananarivo Madagascar Ivandry Stake
  • Antananarivo Madagascar Manakambahiny Stake
  • Antsirabe Madagascar District
  • Toamasina Madagascar District
  • Fort Dauphin Madagascar District

Mission

The Madagascar Antananarivo Mission was created on 1 July 1998.

Temples

As of July 2021, Madagascar is in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple District. On October 3, 2021, in the Saturday Afternoon session of General Conference, Church President Russell M. Nelson announced the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple.
Location:
Announced:		 Antananarivo, Madagascar
3 October 2021 by Russell M. Nelson[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Madagascar", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 16 July 2021
  2. Category:Madagascar Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 16 July 2021
  3. Mindy Anne Selu, "Measuring Blessings in Madagascar", Liahona, April 2016.
  4. Deseret News Church Almanac, 2005 Edition, p. 370-371
  5. "13 new temple locations announced by President Nelson as conference closes", Church News, Deseret News, 3 Oct 2021
  6. "At the October 2021 General Conference, the Prophet Says the Church Will Build 13 More Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 3 Oct 2021


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