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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Peru. The first small branch was established in 1956. Since then, the LDS Church in Peru has grown to more than 600,000 members in 780 congregations.[1] Peru ranks as having the 2nd most members of the LDS Church in South America, behind Brazil, and the 5th worldwide. In addition, It has the third most LDS Church members per capita in South America, behind Chile and Uruguay.[3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru
The Lima Peru Temple in 1987
AreaSouth America Northwest
Membership624,569 (2021)[1]
Stakes112
Districts17
Wards667
Branches113
Total Congregations780
Missions14
Temples3 Operating, 1 Under Construction, 1 Announced
Family History Centers167[2]
Membership in Peru
YearMembers
1960 349
1970 10,771
1980 28,696
1989 159,000
1999 333,828
2009 480,816
2019 619,045
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Peru[1]

History

The first official branch of the LDS Church was organized in Peru in July 1956.[4]

Three native Peruvian elders were assassinated by militant groups in the early 1990's: Manuel Antonio Hidalgo and Christian Andreani Ugarte, who were killed in August 1990, and Oscar Zapata, who was killed in March 1991.[5] Nonetheless, unlike Pentecostals and Adventists, who played critical roles in Peruvian politics of the day, the LDS church remained relatively disengaged with the war.[6]

At the end of 1993, one study found that there were around 234,000 LDS adherents in Peru. This same study also found that, in Peru, there were only about 4,500 adherents per stake, the lowest density out of all of the Latin American countries studied (for comparison, the highest was Colombia, which was found to have 7,500 adherents per stake). This study also found that some 44% of stakes were found within the Lima metropolitan area and 73% were found more broadly across only the coastal areas.[6]

Missions
  • Peru Arequipa Mission
  • Peru Chiclayo Mission
  • Peru Cusco Mission
  • Peru Huancayo Mission
  • Peru Iquitos Mission
  • Peru Lima Central Mission
  • Peru Lima East Mission
  • Peru Lima North Mission
  • Peru Lima South Mission
  • Peru Lima West Mission
  • Peru Piura Mission
  • Peru Trujillo North Mission
  • Peru Trujillo South Mission
  • Peru Limatambo Mission.[7]

Temples
Temples in Peru
Red = Operating
Blue = Under Construction
Yellow = announced
Black = Closed for Renovations
Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
Size:
Style:		 La Molina, Lima, Peru
1 April 1981 by Spencer W. Kimball
11 September 1982 by Boyd K. Packer
10 January 1986 by Gordon B. Hinckley
9,600 sq ft (890 m2) on a 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) site
Modern adaptation of six-spire design - designed by Jesse M. Harris
Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
Size:		 Trujillo, Peru
13 December 2008 by Thomas S. Monson[8]
14 September 2011 by Rafael E. Pino
21 June 2015 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
28,200 sq ft (2,620 m2) on a 8.9-acre (3.6 ha) site
Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
Size:		 Arequipa, Peru
6 October 2012 by Thomas S. Monson[9][10][11]
4 March 2017 by Carlos A. Godoy
15 December 2019 by Ulisses Soares
26,969 sq ft (2,505.5 m2) on a 7.91-acre (3.20 ha) site
Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:		 Los Olivos, Lima, Peru
3 April 2016 by Thomas S. Monson[12]
8 June 2019 by Enrique R. Falabella on a 2.46-acre (1.00 ha) site
Location:
Announced:		 Cusco, Peru
3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[13][14]

See also

References
  1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Peru", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 24 April 2022
  2. Category:Peru Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved April 24, 2022
  3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
  4. Gooren, Henri (2013). "Comparing Mormon and Adventist Growth Patterns in Latin America: The Chilean Case". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 46 (3): 45–77. doi:10.5406/dialjmormthou.46.3.0045. ISSN 0012-2157.
  5. Knowlton, David Clark (2006). "Mormonism and Guerrillas in Bolivia". Journal of Mormon History. 32 (3): 180–208. ISSN 0094-7342.
  6. Knowlton, David Clark (1996). "Mormonism in Latin America: Towards the Twenty-first Century". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 29 (1): 159–176. ISSN 0012-2157.
  7. "Church announces creation of 4 new missions, dissolving of 12 others". Deseret News Church News. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. "New temple announced in Trujillo, second in Peru", Church News, December 13, 2008, retrieved 2022-04-20
  9. Mandy, Morgan (October 8, 2012). "LDS Church announces plans for new temples in Arizona and Peru". Deseret News. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  10. "Mormon Church Lowers Age Limit for Missionaries". ABC News. AP. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-18..
  11. "New temples announced for Tucson, Arizona and Arequipa, Peru". Church News. October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012..
  12. Toone, Trent (3 April 2016). "President Monson announces 4 new temples at Sunday morning session". Deseret News..
  13. "7 new temple locations announced by President Nelson to close conference", Deseret News, Deseret News, 3 Apr 2022
  14. "President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 3 Apr 2022


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