The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Honduras
Appearance
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Honduras | |
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Area | Central America |
Members | 187,341 (2023)[1] |
Stakes | 31 |
Districts | 5 |
Wards | 178 |
Branches | 58 |
Total Congregations[2] | 236 |
Missions | 4 |
Temples |
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FamilySearch Centers | 78[3] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Honduras refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Honduras. The first branch (small congregation) was formed in 1953. As of December 31, 2022, there were 185,182 members in 236 congregations in Honduras.[1] Honduras had the third most LDS Church members per capita in North America, behind the United States and El Salvador.
History
[edit]Year | Membership |
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1960 | 411 |
1970* | 3,000 |
1979 | 6,624 |
1989* | 29,000 |
1999 | 99,750 |
2009 | 131,098 |
2019 | 180,646 |
2022 | 185,182 |
*Membership was published as an estimated number. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Honduras[1] |
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A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Honduras) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Honduras)
Stakes and districts
[edit]Stake/District | Organized | Mission | Temple |
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Choloma Honduras Stake | 15 Dec 2013 | Honduras San Pedro Sula West | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Choluteca Honduras Stake | 21 May 1995 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Choluteca Honduras Porvenir Stake | 16 Dec 2012 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Comayagua Honduras Stake | 17 Dec 1995 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Comayaguela Honduras Stake | 21 Nov 1982 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Comayagüela Honduras Bulevar Stake | 24 Jul 2016 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Comayaguela Honduras Country Stake | 3 Sep 1995 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Comayagüela Honduras Torocagua Stake | 4 Sep 1994 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Danli Honduras Stake | 26 Feb 1995 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
El Carmen Honduras Stake | 26 Jun 2016 | Honduras San Pedro Sula East | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
El Merendón Honduras Stake | 17 Jun 1990 | Honduras San Pedro Sula West | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Fesitranh Honduras Stake | 11 Jun 1995 | Honduras San Pedro Sula West | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Juticalpa Honduras District | 7 Mar 1995 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
La Ceiba Honduras Stake | 28 Jun 1987 | Honduras San Pedro Sula East | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
La Ceiba Honduras Miramar Stake | 4 Dec 2016 | Honduras San Pedro Sula East | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
La Lima Honduras Stake | 22 Jun 1986 | Honduras San Pedro Sula East | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Monjaras Honduras District | 6 Jun 2010 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Olanchito Honduras Stake | 19 Jun 1985 | Honduras San Pedro Sula East | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Palermo Honduras Stake | 24 Jan 2016 | Honduras San Pedro Sula East | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Potrerillos Honduras Stake | 16 Jul 2017 | Honduras San Pedro Sula West | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
San Lorenzo Honduras District | 8 Feb 1994 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
San Pedro Honduras El Progreso Stake | 25 Aug 1996 | Honduras San Pedro Sula East | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
San Pedro Sula Honduras Stake | 10 Apr 1977 | Honduras San Pedro Sula West | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Santa Rosa de Copan Honduras District | 19 Feb 1995 | Honduras San Pedro Sula West | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Satélite Honduras Stake | 18 Feb 1996 | Honduras San Pedro Sula East | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Tegucigalpa Honduras Stake | 30 Jul 1978 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Tegucigalpa Honduras Guaymuras Stake | 28 Jan 1989 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Tegucigalpa Honduras La Esperanza Stake | 10 Sep 1995 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Tegucigalpa Honduras Loarque Stake | 15 May 2011 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Tegucigalpa Honduras Roble Oeste Stake | 29 Jan 2017 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Tegucigalpa Honduras Toncontín Stake | 2 Sep 1990 | Honduras Comayagüela | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Tegucigalpa Honduras Uyuca Stake | 26 May 1996 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Tegucigalpa Honduras Villa Olímpica Stake | 25 Jun 2017 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Valle de Sula Honduras Stake | 2 Jul 1989 | Honduras San Pedro Sula West | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Valle Verde Honduras District | 27 Mar 2011 | Honduras Tegucigalpa | Tegucigalpa Honduras |
Villa Nueva Honduras Stake | 9 Mar 1997 | Honduras San Pedro Sula West | San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Missions
[edit]Mission | Organized |
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Honduras Comayaguela | 1 Jul 1997 |
Honduras San Pedro Sul East | 1 Jul 1990 |
Honduras San Pedro Sul West | 1 Jul 2013 |
Honduras Tegucigalpa | 1 Feb 1980 |
Temples
[edit]The Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple was dedicated on 17 March 2013. A second temple, located in San Pedro Sula, is under construction.
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Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Notes: |
Comayagüela, Honduras 9 June 2006 by Gordon B. Hinckley 12 September 2009 by Don R. Clarke 17 March 2013 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf 28,254 sq ft (2,624.9 m2) on a 13.6-acre (5.5 ha) site Ground was broken in a small ceremony on 12 September 2009 after a new site was selected. Previously ground had been broken on 9 June 2007 by Spencer V. Jones,[4] excavation was halted because of opposition from Tegucigalpa city officials and citizens, who felt the temple would overshadow and block the view of the Catholic Our Lady of Suyapa Basilica on adjacent land. After negotiations failed to resolve the issue, the church announced on Wednesday, 28 January 2009, that out of respect for the city officials and citizens, the church would relocate the temple.[5] | ||
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Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: |
San Pedro Sula, Honduras 7 April 2019 by Russell M. Nelson[6] 5 September 2020 by José Hernández[7][8] 13 October 2024 by Dale G. Renlund[9] 35,818 sq ft (3,327.6 m2) on a 9-acre (3.6 ha) site |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Honduras", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
- ^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
- ^ Category:Honduras Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 18, 2022
- ^ Satterfield, Rick, "Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple", LDSChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-30
- ^ Mormones ya no construirán templo en el área de Suyapa (29 January 2009). La Tribuna (an tabloide diario, independiente y pluralista, en la ciudad de Tegucigalpa). Last accessed 28 March 2009.[dead link ]
- ^ "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 April 2019
- ^ Hernández, whose full name is José Bernardo Hernandez Orellana, is an area seventy of the Church.
- ^ [1]
- ^ As verified here
External links
[edit]- Newsroom - Honduras
- ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site