| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Albania | |
|---|---|
 Logo in Albanian | |
| Area | Europe Central |
| Members | 3,328 (2023) [1] |
| Stakes | 1 |
| Districts | 1 |
| Wards | 6 |
| Branches | 8 |
| Total Congregations [2] | 14 |
| Missions | 1 |
| Family History Centers | 4 [3] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has been present in Albania since at least the early 1990s. In 1993, there were approximately 100 members in the country. In 2022, there were 3,314 members in 14 congregations.
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1993* | 100 |
| 1995* | 200 |
| 1999 | 789 |
| 2004 | 1,400 |
| 2009 | 1,838 |
| 2014 | 2,660 |
| 2019 | 3,216 |
| 2022 | 3,314 |
| *Membership was published as a rounded number. | |
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Elders Dallin H. Oaks and Hans B. Ringger visited Albania in April 1991. Elder Hans B. Ringger and Austria Vienna Mission President Kenneth D. Reber visited with Albanian officials and agreed to send humanitarian aid. In February 1992, humanitarian missionary couples Thales and Charone Smith and Randolyn Brady and Melvin Brady. Thales taught in the medical school at the University of Tirana and Charone served in a pediatric orphanage. [5] Mel taught business and economics at the University of Tirane, while Randy taught English and music. [6] In August 1993, Mother Teresa visited the orphanage where Charone Smith was working and presented her a silver medallion of Mother Teresa's order. [7]
The first full time missionaries arrived in June. Albania's first convert, Blendi Kokona, was baptized on July 25, 1992. The Book of Mormon was translated into Albanian and published in November 1999. The first seminary class was held on February 24, 2000, and the first Institute class was held on March 24, 2000. [7]
The first Church-built meetinghouse was completed in 2006. Elder D. Todd Christofferson attended an opening of a school for Roma Children in 2009. On March 9, 2014, the Tirana Albania Stake was organized. [1]
As of February 2023, the following stake and district was located in Albania: [8]
Tirana Albania Stake
Elbasan Albania District
Other Congregations The following congregations are not part of a stake or district:
Congregations not within a stake are named branches, regardless of size. The Albania Tirana Mission Branch serves individuals and families not in proximity to a church meetinghouse.
When missionaries first arrived in Albania, it was part of the Austria Vienna Mission. The Provo Missionary Center began teaching Albanian in 1994. Prior to that, missionaries learned it after arrival in Albania. Responsibility of missionary efforts in Albania was transferred to the Greece Athens Mission in 1995. On July 1, 1996, the Albania Tirana Mission was organized which was later renamed the Adriatic South Mission. [7] In 2023, it was renamed Albania Tirana Mission and serves Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia.
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