Area (LDS Church)
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.
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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 April 2022, there are 23 areas.[3][4][5]
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.[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]
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 CentralTBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 10 missions,[12] 5 temples | ||
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Area president: Joseph W. Sitati |
First counselor: Matthew L. Carpenter |
Second counselor: Thierry K. Mutombo |
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Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple (announced) Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (announced) |
Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (announced) |
Nairobi Kenya Temple (under construction) |
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Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Republic of the Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Kenya; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; South Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda | ||
Africa SouthHeadquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 11 missions, 6 temples | ||
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Area president: Christoffel Golden Jr. |
First counselor: Edward Dube |
Second counselor: Ciro Schmiel |
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Harare Zimbabwe Temple (under construction) | |
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Angola; Botswana; Comoros; Eswatini; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mayotte (FRA); Mozambique; Namibia; Réunion (FRA); Rwanda; São Tomé and Príncipe; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe | ||
Africa WestTBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 17 missions, 8 temples | ||
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Area president: Hugo E. Martinez |
First counselor: Larry S. Kacher |
Second counselor: Jörg Klebingat |
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Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple (under construction) |
Benin City Nigeria Temple (announced) Freetown Sierra Leone Temple (under construction) Kumasi Ghana Temple (announced) |
Lagos Nigeria Temple (announced) Monrovia Liberia Temple (announced) |
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Benin; Burkina Faso; Chad; Côte d'Ivoire; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Western Sahara | ||
AsiaHeadquarters: Hong Kong, China TBD members, TBD stakes, TBD districts, TBD congregations, 10 missions, 8 temples | ||
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Area president: David P. Homer |
First counselor: Peter F. Meurs |
Second counselor: Benjamin M. Z. Tai |
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Bangkok Thailand Temple (under construction) Bengaluru India Temple (under construction) |
Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (announced) Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple (under construction) Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple (announced) |
Singapore Republic of Singapore Temple (announced) |
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Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei; Cambodia; China; East Timor; India; Indonesia; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Malaysia; Maldives; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam | ||
Asia NorthTBD members, TBD stakes, TBD districts, TBD congregations, 11 missions, 6 temples | ||
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Area president: Takashi Wada |
First counselor: James R. Rasband |
Second counselor: John A. McCune |
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Okinawa Japan Temple (under construction) |
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Yigo Guam Temple (dedication scheduled) |
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Guam (US) Japan; Micronesia; Mongolia;[13] North Korea; Northern Mariana Islands, Palau; South Korea. | ||
BrazilHeadquarters: São Paulo, Brazil TBD members, TBD stakes, TBD districts, TBD congregations, 36 missions, 14 temples | ||
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Area president: Adilson de Paula Parrella |
First counselor: Joni L. Koch |
Second counselor: Juan A. Uceda |
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Belém Brazil Temple (under construction) Brasília Brazil Temple (under construction) |
Maceió Brazil Temple (announced) Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple (dedication scheduled) |
Salvador Brazil Temple (under construction) Santos Brazil Temple (announced) São Paulo East Brazil Temple (announced) Vitória Brazil Temple (announced) |
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CaribbeanHeadquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 8 missions, 14 Temples | ||
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Area president: Eduardo Gavarret |
First counselor: Jorge M. Alvarado |
Second counselor: Moises Villanueva |
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San Juan Puerto Rico Temple (under construction) |
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Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Anguilla (UK); Aruba (NED); Cayman Islands (UK); French Guiana (FRA); Guadeloupe (FRA); Martinique (FRA); Montserrat (FRA); Netherlands Antilles (NED); Puerto Rico (US); Saint Barthelemy (FRA); Saint Martin (FRA); Turks and Caicos Islands (UK); Virgin Islands (UK); Virgin Islands (US) | ||
Central AmericaHeadquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala
TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 19 missions, 10 Temples | ||
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Area president: Brian K. Taylor |
First counselor: Taylor G. Godoy |
Second counselor: Alan R. Walker |
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Cobán Guatemala Temple (under construction) Guatemala City Guatemala Temple Greater Guatemala City Guatemala Temple Managua Nicaragua Temple (announced) |
Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple |
San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple (under construction) San Salvador El Salvador Temple |
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Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama | ||
Europe CentralHeadquarters: Frankfurt, Germany
TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 15 missions, 11 Temples | ||
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Area president: Massimo De Feo |
First counselor: Erich W. Kopischke |
Second counselor: Ruben V. Alliaud |
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Barcelona Spain Temple (announced) Brussels Belgium Temple (announced) Budapest Hungary Temple (announced) |
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Vienna Austria Temple (announced) |
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Albania; Andorra; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Kosovo; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Poland; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Switzerland; Tajikistan; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Vatican City; Canary Islands (ESP); Guernsey (UK); Jersey (UK) | ||
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TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 5 missions, 1 Temples | ||
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Area president: Alexey V. Samaykin (Area Seventy) |
First counselor: Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov (Area Seventy) |
Second counselor: Aleksandr A. Drachyov (Area Seventy) |
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Europe NorthHeadquarters: Birmingham, United Kingdom
TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 11 missions, 9 temples | ||
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Area president: Hans T. Boom |
First counselor: Scott D. Whiting |
Second counselor: Alan T. Phillips (Area Seventy) |
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Birmingham United Kingdom Temple (announced) |
Oslo Norway Temple (announced) |
Praia Cape Verde Temple (dedication scheduled) |
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Cape Verde; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; Greenland (DEN); Iceland; Ireland; Latvia; Lithuania; Norway; Portugal; Azores (POR); Madeira (POR); Sweden; United Kingdom; Falkland Islands (UK); Gibraltar (UK); Isle of Man (UK); Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | ||
UnassignedAs 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. TBD members, TBD stakes, TBD districts, TBD congregations, 2 missions, 1 temple | ||
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MexicoHeadquarters: Mexico City, Mexico TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 32 missions, 19 Temples | ||
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Area president: Rafael E. Pino |
First counselor: Hugo Montoya |
Second counselor: Adrian Ochoa |
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Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple Culiacán Mexico Temple (announced) Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple |
Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple (announced) Puebla Mexico Temple (under construction) San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple (announced) |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple |
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Middle East/ Africa NorthHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Area president: Anthony D. Perkins |
First counselor: Randy D. Funk |
Second counselor: Jeffrey H. Singer (Area Seventy) |
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Afghanistan; Algeria; Bahrain; Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Sudan Syria; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; Yemen; Gaza Strip; West Bank | ||
North America CentralHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah
1,069,925 Members, 276 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,606 Congregations, 20 missions, 29 Temples | ||
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Area president: S. Gifford Nielsen |
First counselor: Chi Hong (Sam) Wong |
Second counselor: Arnulfo Valenzuela |
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Casper Wyoming Temple (under construction) Cody Wyoming Temple (announced) |
Grand Junction Colorado Temple (under construction) Helena Montana Temple (under construction) Missoula Montana Temple (announced) Montpelier Idaho Temple (announced) |
Rexburg North Idaho Temple (announced) Wichita Kansas Temple (announced) |
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Alberta; British Columbia (small eastern sections); Colorado; Idaho (except panhandle); Illinois; Indiana (small portion); Iowa; Kansas; Manitoba; Upper Peninsula of Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Northwest Territories; North Dakota; Ontario (western); Saskatchewan; South Dakota; Wisconsin; Wyoming | ||
North America NortheastHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 407,514 Members, 134 Stakes, 4 Districts, 839 Congregations, 20 missions, 27 Temples | ||
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Area president: Randall K. Bennett |
First counselor: W. Mark Bassett |
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Cleveland Ohio Temple (announced) |
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Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple (under construction) Richmond Virginia Temple (under construction) |
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Connecticut; Delaware; Indiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ohio; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Rhode Island; Vermont; Virginia; Washington, D.C.; West Virginia; Bermuda (UK); Saint Pierre and Miquelon (FRA) | ||
North America SoutheastHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah
526,385 Members, 115 Stakes, 1,030 Congregations, 15 Missions, 14 Temples | ||
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Area president: Vern P. Stanfill |
First counselor: Marcos A. Aidukaitis |
Second counselor: Matthew S. Holland |
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Bentonville Arkansas Temple (under construction) |
Memphis Tennessee Temple (closed for renovations) Knoxville Tennessee Temple (announced) |
Tallahassee Florida Temple (under construction) Tampa Florida Temple (announced) |
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Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Southern Indiana; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; Missouri (Southern); North Carolina; Oklahoma (small portion); South Carolina; Tennessee | ||
North America SouthwestHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah
1,032,246 Members, 269 Stakes, 2 Districts, 2,011 Congregations, 21 Missions, 20 Temples | ||
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Area president: Paul B. Pieper |
First counselor: Kyle S. McKay |
Second counselor: Jose L. Alonso |
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Austin Texas Temple (announced) Farmington New Mexico Temple (under construction) Fort Worth Texas Temple (announced) |
McAllen Texas Temple (under construction) |
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Arizona; Nevada; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas; California (small portions); Colorado (southwest portion); Louisiana (small portion); Utah (small portions) | ||
North America WestHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah
1,347,961 Members, 282 Stakes, 2 Districts, 2,792 Congregations, 27 Missions, 21 Temples | ||
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Area president: Mark A. Bragg |
First counselor: John C. Pingree Jr. |
Second counselor: Valeri V. Cordón |
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Columbia River Washington Temple Feather River California Temple (under construction) |
Modesto California Temple (announced) Moses Lake Washington Temple (under construction) Newport Beach California Temple |
Vancouver British Columbia Temple Willamette Valley Oregon Temple |
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Alaska; British Columbia; California; Hawaii; Northern Idaho; Oregon; Washington; Yukon | ||
PacificHeadquarters: Auckland, New Zealand Official website 499,509 Members, 139 Stakes, 39 Districts, 1,145 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples | ||
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Area president: Ian S. Ardern |
First counselor: K. Brett Nattress |
Second counselor: Kazuhiko Yamashita |
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Auckland New Zealand Temple (under construction) |
Neiafu Tonga Temple (under construction) Pago Pago American Samoa Temple (under construction) |
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple Wellington New Zealand Temple (announced) |
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Australia; Fiji; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Nauru; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; American Samoa (US); Cook Islands (NZ); French Polynesia, including Tahiti (FRA); New Caledonia (FRA); Niue (NZ); Pitcairn Islands (UK); Tokelau (NZ); Wallis and Futuna (FRA) | ||
PhilippinesHeadquarters: Manila, Philippines 688,852 Members, 113 Stakes, 64 Districts, 1,149 Congregations, 23 Missions, 8 Temples | ||
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Area president: Taniela B. Wakolo |
First counselor: Steven R. Bangerter |
Second counselor: Yoon Hwan Choi |
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Alabang Philippines Temple (under construction) Bacolod Philippines Temple (under construction) Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple (announced) |
Davao Philippines Temple (under construction) |
Tacloban City Philippines Temple (announced) Urdaneta Philippines Temple (under construction) |
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South America Northwest1,299,577 Members, 247 Stakes, 49 Districts, 1,874 Congregations, 34 Missions, 14 Temples | ||
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Area president: Jorge F. Zeballos |
First counselor: Mathias Held |
Second counselor: Jorge T. Becerra |
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Cusco Peru Temple (announced) La Paz Bolivia Temple (announced) |
Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple (under construction) Quito Ecuador Temple (under construction) Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple (announced) |
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South America SouthHeadquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina 1,193,569 Members, 181 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,697 Congregations, 27 Missions, 11 Temples | ||
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Area president: Craig C. Christensen |
First counselor: Allen D. Haynie |
Second counselor: Joaquin E. Costa |
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Antofagasta Chile Temple (under construction) Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple (under construction) |
Mendoza Argentina Temple (under construction) |
Salta Argentina Temple (under construction) Santiago West Chile Temple (announced) |
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UtahHeadquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah 1,985,355 Members, 611 Stakes, 1 Districts, 4,937 Congregations, 10 Missions, 27 Temples | ||
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Area president: Kevin W. Pearson |
First counselor: Evan A. Schmutz[17] |
Second counselor: Walter F. Gonzalez |
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Deseret Peak Utah Temple (under construction) Heber Valley Utah Temple (announced) Layton Utah Temple (under construction) Lindon Utah Temple (under construction) |
Orem Utah Temple (under construction) Red Cliffs Utah Temple (under construction) |
Saratoga Springs Utah Temple (under construction) Syracuse Utah Temple (under construction) Taylorsville Utah Temple (under construction) |
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See also
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.
- 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.
- Per this announcement, the Rwanda Kigali Mission will be created, effective July 1, 2022.
- The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
- Reorganization of the Asia North Regional Presidency, 21 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- As a result of McCune's transfer to the Asia North Area Presidency, Johnson was called to serve in this area presidency.
- Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
- When the 2020 area leadership assignments were announced, Mark A. Bragg had been listed as the First Counselor in this area presidency. That assignment was subsequently transferred to Schmutz, as verified here and here.