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Areas of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North America as of March 2022

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.

History

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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

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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

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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 Central

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Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

Official Website

TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 11 missions, 5 temples

Area president: Matthew L. Carpenter[12][13]

First counselor: Thierry K. Mutombo[12][13]

Second counselor: Ian S. Ardern[12][13]

Missions:

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission
  • Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission
  • Rwanda Kigali Mission
  • Kenya Nairobi Mission

Temples:

Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple (announced)

Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (site announced)

Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple

Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (under construction)

Nairobi Kenya Temple (under construction)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

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 South

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Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa

Official Website

TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 11 missions, 6 temples

Area president: Edward Dube[12][13]

First counselor: Marcos A. Aidukaitis[12][13]

Second counselor: Denelson Silva[12][13]

Missions:

  • Mozambique Maputo Mission
  • South Africa Cape Town Mission
  • South Africa Durban Mission
  • South Africa Johannesburg Mission
  • Zambia Lusaka Mission
  • Zimbabwe Bulawayo Mission
  • Zimbabwe Harare Mission

Temples:

Cape Town South Africa Temple (site announced)

Durban South Africa Temple

Harare Zimbabwe Temple (under construction)

Johannesburg South Africa Temple

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Angola; Botswana; Comoros; Eswatini; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mayotte (FRA); Mozambique; Namibia; Réunion (FRA); Rwanda; São Tomé and Príncipe; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Africa West

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Headquarters: Accra, Ghana

Official Website

423,245 Members, 125 Stakes, 46 Districts, 931 wards, 624 branches, 17 missions, 8 temples[14]

Area president: S. Gifford Nielsen[12][13]

First counselor: Jörg Klebingat[12][13]

Second counselor: Alfred Kyungu[12][13]

Missions:

  • Benin Cotonou Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan East Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan West Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission
  • Ghana Accra Mission
  • Ghana Accra West Mission
  • Ghana Cape Coast Mission
  • Ghana Kumasi Mission
  • Liberia Monrovia Mission
  • Nigeria Benin City Mission
  • Nigeria Enugu Mission
  • Nigeria Ibadan Mission
  • Nigeria Lagos Mission
  • Nigeria Owerri Mission
  • Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission
  • Nigeria Uyo Mission
  • Sierra Leone Freetown Mission

Temples:

Aba Nigeria Temple

Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple (dedication scheduled)

Accra Ghana Temple

Benin City Nigeria Temple (site announced)

Freetown Sierra Leone Temple (under construction)

Kumasi Ghana Temple (site announced)

Lagos Nigeria Temple (site announced)

Monrovia Liberia Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Benin; Burkina Faso; Chad; Côte d'Ivoire; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Western Sahara

Asia

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Headquarters: Hong Kong, China

Official Website

TBD members, TBD stakes, TBD districts, TBD congregations, 10 missions, 8 temples

Area president: David P. Homer

First counselor: Benjamin M. Z. Tai[12][13]

Second counselor: Kelly R. Johnson[12][13]

Missions:

  • Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission
  • China Hong Kong Mission
  • India Bengaluru Mission
  • India New Delhi Mission

Temples:

Bangkok Thailand Temple

Bengaluru India Temple (under construction)

Hong Kong China Temple

Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (under construction)

Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple (under construction)

Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple (announced)

Singapore Temple (site announced)

Taipei Taiwan Temple

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei; Cambodia; China; East Timor; India; Indonesia; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Malaysia; Maldives; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam

Asia North

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Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Official Website

TBD members, TBD stakes, TBD districts, TBD congregations, 11 missions, 6 temples

Area president: Takashi Wada

First counselor: James R. Rasband

Second counselor: John A. McCune

Missions:

  • Japan Fukuoka Mission
  • Japan Kobe Mission
  • Japan Nagoya Mission
  • Japan Sapporo Mission
  • Japan Tokyo North Mission
  • Japan Tokyo South Mission
  • Korea Busan Mission
  • Korea Seoul Mission

Temples:

Fukuoka Japan Temple

Okinawa Japan Temple

Sapporo Japan Temple

Seoul Korea Temple

Tokyo Japan Temple

Yigo Guam Temple

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Guam (US) Japan; Micronesia; Mongolia;[15] North Korea; Northern Mariana Islands, Palau; South Korea.

Brazil

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Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil

Official Website

TBD members, TBD stakes, TBD districts, TBD congregations, 36 missions, 14 temples

Area president: Adilson de Paula Parrella

First counselor: Joni L. Koch

Second counselor: Juan A. Uceda

Missions:

  • Brazil Belém Mission
  • Brazil Belo Horizonte Mission
  • Brazil Brasília Mission
  • Brazil Campinas Mission
  • Brazil Cuiabá Mission
  • Brazil Curitiba Mission
  • Brazil Curitiba South Mission
  • Brazil Florianópolis Mission
  • Brazil Fortaleza Mission
  • Brazil Fortaleza East Mission
  • Brazil Goiânia Mission
  • Brazil João Pessoa Mission
  • Brazil Juiz de Fora Mission
  • Brazil Londrina Mission
  • Brazil Maceió Mission
  • Brazil Manaus Mission
  • Brazil Natal Mission
  • Brazil Piracicaba Mission
  • Brazil Porto Alegre North Mission
  • Brazil Porto Alegre South Mission
  • Brazil Recife Mission
  • Brazil Recife South Mission
  • Brazil Ribeirão Preto Mission
  • Brazil Rio de Janeiro North Mission
  • Brazil Rio de Janeiro South Mission
  • Brazil Salvador Mission
  • Brazil Salvador South Mission
  • Brazil Santa Maria Mission
  • Brazil Santos Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo East Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo West Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo Interlagos Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo North Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo South Mission
  • Brazil Teresina Mission
  • Brazil Vitória Mission

Temples:

Belém Brazil Temple

Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple (under construction)

Brasília Brazil Temple

Campinas Brazil Temple

Curitiba Brazil Temple

Fortaleza Brazil Temple

Maceió Brazil Temple (site announced)

Manaus Brazil Temple

Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

Recife Brazil Temple

Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple

Salvador Brazil Temple

Santos Brazil Temple (site announced)

São Paulo Brazil Temple

São Paulo East Brazil Temple (site announced)

Vitória Brazil Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Brazil

Caribbean

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Headquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Official Website

TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 8 missions, 14 Temples

Area president: Eduardo Gavarret

First counselor: Jorge M. Alvarado

Second counselor: Moises Villanueva

Missions:

Temples:

Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

San Juan Puerto Rico Temple

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

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 America

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Headquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala


TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 19 missions, 10 Temples

Area president: Brian K. Taylor

First counselor: Taylor G. Godoy

Second counselor: Patricio M. Giuffra[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Cobán Guatemala Temple

Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (under construction)

Managua Nicaragua Temple (under construction)

Panama City Panama Temple

Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple

San José Costa Rica Temple

San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple

San Salvador El Salvador Temple

Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple

Geographic coverage:

Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama

Europe Central

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Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany


TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 15 missions, 11 Temples

Area president: Massimo De Feo[12][13]

First counselor: Erich W. Kopischke[12][13]

Second counselor: Ruben V. Alliaud[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Barcelona Spain Temple (site announced)

Bern Switzerland Temple

Brussels Belgium Temple (site announced)

Budapest Hungary Temple (site announced)

Frankfurt Germany Temple

Freiberg Germany Temple

Madrid Spain Temple

Paris France Temple

The Hague Netherlands Temple

Rome Italy Temple

Vienna Austria Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

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)

Europe East

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Headquarters: Moscow, Russia


TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 5 missions, 1 Temples

Area president: Alexey V. Samaykin (Area Seventy)[12][13]

First counselor: Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov (Area Seventy)[12][13]

Second counselor: Aleksandr A. Drachyov (Area Seventy)[12][13]

Missions:

  • Russia Rostov-na-Donu Mission
  • Russia Saint Petersburg Mission

Temples:

Russia Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Russia;

Europe North

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Headquarters: Birmingham, United Kingdom


TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 11 missions, 9 temples

Area president: Hans T. Boom[12][13]

First counselor: Scott D. Whiting[12][13]

Second counselor: Alan T. Phillips (Area Seventy)[12][13]

Missions:

  • England Leeds Mission
  • England London Mission
  • England Manchester Mission
  • Finland Helsinki Mission

Temples:

Birmingham England Temple (site announced)

Copenhagen Denmark Temple

Helsinki Finland Temple

Lisbon Portugal Temple

London England Temple

Oslo Norway Temple (site announced)

Praia Cape Verde Temple

Preston England Temple

Stockholm Sweden Temple

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

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)

Unassigned

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As 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

Kyrylo Pokhylko (Area Seventy): Assistant to the Europe North Area Presidency[12][13]

Missions:

  • Ukraine Kyiv/Moldova Mission

Temples:

Kyiv Ukraine Temple

Geographic coverage:

Moldova; Ukraine;

Mexico

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Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico

Official Website (Español)

TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 32 missions, 19 Temples

Area president: Hugo Montoya[12][13]

First counselor: Adrian Ochoa[12][13]

Second counselor: Sean Douglas[12][13]

Missions:

  • Mexico Mexico City East Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City North Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City Northwest Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City South Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City Southeast Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City West Mission
  • Mexico Monterrey East Mission
  • Mexico Monterrey West Mission
  • Mexico Oaxaca Mission
  • Mexico Pachuca Mission
  • Mexico Puebla North Mission

Temples:

Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple

Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple

Culiacán Mexico Temple (announced)

Guadalajara Mexico Temple

Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple

Mérida Mexico Temple

Mexico City Mexico Temple

Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple (site announced)

Monterrey Mexico Temple

Oaxaca Mexico Temple

Puebla Mexico Temple

Querétaro Mexico Temple (under construction)

San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple (under construction)

Tampico Mexico Temple

Tijuana Mexico Temple

Torreón Mexico Temple (under construction)

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple

Veracruz Mexico Temple

Villahermosa Mexico Temple

Geographic coverage:

Mexico

Middle East/ Africa North

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah


TBD Members, TBD Stakes, TBD Districts, TBD Congregations, 0 missions, 1 Temples

Area president: Anthony D. Perkins[12][13]

First counselor: Alvin F. Meredith III[12][13]

Second counselor: Roland J. Bäck (Area Seventy)[12][13]

Missions:

No Missions

Temples:

Dubai United Arab Emirates Temple (announced)

Geographic coverage:
(Areas where the LDS Church has no official presence in italics)

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 Central

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah


1,069,925 Members, 276 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,606 Congregations, 20 missions, 29 Temples

Area president: Chi Hong (Sam) Wong[12][13]

First counselor: Arnulfo Valenzuela[12][13]

Second counselor: Randall K. Bennett[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Bismarck North Dakota Temple

Boise Idaho Temple

Burley Idaho Temple (under construction)

Calgary Alberta Temple

Cardston Alberta Temple

Casper Wyoming Temple (dedication scheduled)

Chicago Illinois Temple

Cody Wyoming Temple (under construction)

Denver Colorado Temple

Edmonton Alberta Temple

Fort Collins Colorado Temple

Grand Junction Colorado Temple (under construction)

Helena Montana Temple

Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

Kansas City Missouri Temple

Meridian Idaho Temple

Missoula Montana Temple (site announced)

Montpelier Idaho Temple (under construction)

Nauvoo Illinois Temple

Pocatello Idaho Temple

Regina Saskatchewan Temple

Rexburg Idaho Temple

Teton River Idaho Temple (under construction)

St. Louis Missouri Temple

St. Paul Minnesota Temple

Twin Falls Idaho Temple

Wichita Kansas Temple (under construction)

Winnipeg Manitoba Temple

Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

Geographic coverage:

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 Northeast

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

Official Website

407,514 Members, 134 Stakes, 4 Districts, 839 Congregations, 20 missions, 27 Temples

Area president: Allen D. Haynie[12][13]

First counselor: W. Mark Bassett[12][13]

Second counselor: Vai Sikaema[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Boston Massachusetts Temple

Cleveland Ohio Temple (under construction)

Columbus Ohio Temple

Detroit Michigan Temple

Halifax Nova Scotia Temple

Hartford Connecticut Temple

Indianapolis Indiana Temple

Manhattan New York Temple

Montreal Quebec Temple

Palmyra New York Temple

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple

Richmond Virginia Temple

Toronto Ontario Temple

Geographic coverage:

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 Southeast

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah


526,385 Members, 115 Stakes, 1,030 Congregations, 15 Missions, 14 Temples

Area president: Vern P. Stanfill[12][13]

First counselor: Matthew S. Holland[12][13]

Second counselor: Shayne M. Bowen[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Atlanta Georgia Temple

Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

Bentonville Arkansas Temple

Birmingham Alabama Temple

Columbia South Carolina Temple

Louisville Kentucky Temple

Memphis Tennessee Temple

Knoxville Tennessee Temple (under construction)

Nashville Tennessee Temple

Orlando Florida Temple

Raleigh North Carolina Temple

Tallahassee Florida Temple (dedication scheduled)

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Geographic coverage:

Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Southern Indiana; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; Missouri (Southern); North Carolina; Oklahoma (small portion); South Carolina; Tennessee

North America Southwest

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah


1,032,246 Members, 269 Stakes, 2 Districts, 2,011 Congregations, 21 Missions, 20 Temples

Area president: Paul B. Pieper[12][13]

First counselor:Jose L. Alonso[12][13]

Second counselor: Michael A. Dunn[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

Austin Texas Temple (under construction)

Dallas Texas Temple

Elko Nevada Temple (under construction)

Farmington New Mexico Temple (under construction)

Fort Worth Texas Temple (under construction)

Gila Valley Arizona Temple

Gilbert Arizona Temple

Houston Texas Temple

Las Vegas Nevada Temple

Lubbock Texas Temple

McAllen Texas Temple

Mesa Arizona Temple

Monticello Utah Temple

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple

Phoenix Arizona Temple

Reno Nevada Temple

San Antonio Texas Temple

Snowflake Arizona Temple

Tucson Arizona Temple

Geographic coverage:

Arizona; Nevada; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas; California (small portions); Colorado (southwest portion); Louisiana (small portion); Utah (small portions)

North America West

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah


1,347,961 Members, 282 Stakes, 2 Districts, 2,792 Congregations, 27 Missions, 21 Temples

Area president: Mark A. Bragg[12][13]

First counselor: Valeri V. Cordon[12][13]

Second counselor: Gary B. Sabin[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Anchorage Alaska Temple

Columbia River Washington Temple

Feather River California Temple

Fresno California Temple

Kona Hawaii Temple

Laie Hawaii Temple

Los Angeles California Temple

Medford Oregon Temple

Modesto California Temple (under construction)

Moses Lake Washington Temple

Newport Beach California Temple

Oakland California Temple

Portland Oregon Temple

Redlands California Temple

Sacramento California Temple

San Diego California Temple

Seattle Washington Temple

Spokane Washington Temple

Vancouver British Columbia Temple

Willamette Valley Oregon Temple (under construction)

Yorba Linda California Temple (under construction)

Geographic coverage:

Alaska; British Columbia; California; Hawaii; Northern Idaho; Oregon; Washington; Yukon

Pacific

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Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand

Official website 499,509 Members, 139 Stakes, 39 Districts, 1,145 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples

Area president: K. Brett Nattress[12][13]

First counselor: Peter F. Meurs[12][13]

Second counselor: Taniela B. Wakoloref name="August 2022 changes1" />[13]

Missions:

Temples:

Adelaide Australia Temple

Apia Samoa Temple

Auckland New Zealand Temple (dedication scheduled)

Brisbane Australia Temple

Hamilton New Zealand Temple

Melbourne Australia Temple

Neiafu Tonga Temple (under construction)

Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple

Pago Pago American Samoa Temple (under construction)

Papeete Tahiti Temple

Perth Australia Temple

Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple (under construction)

Port Vila Vanuatu Temple (under construction)

Suva Fiji Temple

Sydney Australia Temple

Tarawa Kiribati Temple (under construction)

Wellington New Zealand Temple (site announced)

Geographic coverage:

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)

Philippines

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Headquarters: Manila, Philippines

Official Website

688,852 Members, 113 Stakes, 64 Districts, 1,149 Congregations, 23 Missions, 8 Temples

Area president: Steven R. Bangerter[12][13]

First counselor: Yoon Hwan Choi[12][13]

Second counselor: Carlos G. Revillo Jr.[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Alabang Philippines Temple (under construction)

Bacolod Philippines Temple (under construction)

Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple (under construction)

Cebu City Philippines Temple

Davao Philippines Temple (under construction)

Manila Philippines Temple

Tacloban City Philippines Temple (site announced)

Urdaneta Philippines Temple

Geographic coverage:

Philippines

South America Northwest

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Headquarters: Lima, Peru

Official Website (Spanish)

1,299,577 Members, 247 Stakes, 49 Districts, 1,874 Congregations, 34 Missions, 14 Temples

Area president: Jorge F. Zeballos[12][13]

First counselor: Jorge T. Becerra[12][13]

Second counselor: Rafael E. Pino[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Arequipa Peru Temple

Barranquilla Colombia Temple

Bogotá Colombia Temple

Cali Colombia Temple (site announced)

Caracas Venezuela Temple

Cochabamba Bolivia Temple

Cusco Peru Temple (site announced)

Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

La Paz Bolivia Temple (site announced)

Lima Peru Temple

Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple

Quito Ecuador Temple

Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple (under construction)

Trujillo Peru Temple

Geographic coverage:

Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Venezuela

South America South

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Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Official Website (Spanish)

1,193,569 Members, 181 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,697 Congregations, 27 Missions, 11 Temples

Area president: Craig C. Christensen[12][13]

First counselor: Joaquin E. Costa[12][13]

Second counselor: Alan R. Walker[12][13]

Missions:

Temples:

Antofagasta Chile Temple (under construction)

Asunción Paraguay Temple

Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple (under construction)

Buenos Aires Argentina Temple

Concepción Chile Temple

Córdoba Argentina Temple

Mendoza Argentina Temple

Montevideo Uruguay Temple

Salta Argentina Temple

Santiago Chile Temple

Santiago West Chile Temple (under construction)

Geographic coverage:

Argentina; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay

Utah

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Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

Official Website

1,985,355 Members, 611 Stakes, 1 Districts, 4,937 Congregations, 10 Missions, 27 Temples

Area president: Kevin W. Pearson

First counselor: Evan A. Schmutz[17]

Second counselor: Hugo E. Martinez[12][13]

Missions:

  • Utah Salt Lake City Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City West Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City South Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission
  • Utah St. George Mission

Temples:

Brigham City Utah Temple

Cedar City Utah Temple

Deseret Peak Utah Temple

Draper Utah Temple

Ephraim Utah Temple (under construction)

Heber Valley Utah Temple (under construction)

Jordan River Utah Temple

Layton Utah Temple

Lindon Utah Temple (under construction)

Logan Utah Temple

Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple

Ogden Utah Temple

Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

Orem Utah Temple

Payson Utah Temple

Provo City Center Temple

Provo Utah Temple

Red Cliffs Utah Temple

St. George Utah Temple

Salt Lake Temple

Saratoga Springs Utah Temple

Smithfield Utah Temple (under construction)

Star Valley Wyoming Temple

Syracuse Utah Temple (under construction)

Taylorsville Utah Temple

Vernal Utah Temple

Geographic coverage:

Utah; Arizona (small portion); Idaho (small portion); Nevada (small portion); Wyoming (southwest corner)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Allen, James B. and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints 2nd Edition, p. 654.
  2. ^ Mehr, Kahlile (Spring 2001). "Area Supervision: Administration of the Worldwide Church, 1960-2002". Journal of Mormon History. 27 (1): 192–214.
  3. ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South African Newsroom, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ Africa Central Area Office to be in Nairobi Kenya, South African Newsroom, 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ First Presidency Announces 2018 Area Leadership Assignments, Mormon Newsroom, 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ First Presidency Announces 2019 Area Leadership Assignments, churchofjesuschrist.org, 26 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. ^ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South Africa Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. ^ Nairobi, Kenya, to be Church Africa Central Area Office, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. ^ First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  11. ^ Historically, the assignments were effective on August 15, but August 1 has been the effective date since 2007.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  14. ^ As noted here, current as of March 11, 2022.
  15. ^ The developing Church in Mongolia now belongs to the North Asia region, Newsroom: Mongolia, 24 July 2019, retrieved 22 March 2022.
  16. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
  17. ^ 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.

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