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

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Honduras
AreaCentral America
Members187,341 (2023)[1]
Stakes31
Districts5
Wards178
Branches58
Total Congregations[2]236
Missions4
Temples
  • 1 Operating
  • 1 Under Construction
  • 0 Announced
  • 2 Total
FamilySearch Centers78[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

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Membership in Honduras
YearMembership
1960411
1970*3,000
19796,624
1989*29,000
199999,750
2009131,098
2019180,646
2022185,182
*Membership was published as an estimated number.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Honduras[1]

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Honduras) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Honduras)

Stakes and districts

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Stake/District Organized Mission Temple
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

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Mission Organized
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

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Temples in Honduras
Red = Operating
Yellow = Announced
Blue = Under Construction
Black = Closed for Renovations

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Honduras", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
  2. ^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
  3. ^ Category:Honduras Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 18, 2022
  4. ^ Satterfield, Rick, "Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple", LDSChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-30
  5. ^ 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]
  6. ^ "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 April 2019
  7. ^ Hernández, whose full name is José Bernardo Hernandez Orellana, is an area seventy of the Church.
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ As verified here
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