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
Area Central America
Members 187,341 (2023) [1]
Stakes 31
Districts 5
Wards 178
Branches 58
Total Congregations [2] 236
Missions 4
Temples
  • 1 Operating
  • 1 Under Construction
  • 0 Announced
  • 2 Total
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.

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History

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

Stake/DistrictOrganizedMissionTemple
Choloma Honduras Stake15 Dec 2013Honduras San Pedro Sula WestSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Choluteca Honduras Stake21 May 1995Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
Choluteca Honduras Porvenir Stake16 Dec 2012Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
Comayagua Honduras Stake17 Dec 1995Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Comayaguela Honduras Stake21 Nov 1982Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Comayagüela Honduras Bulevar Stake24 Jul 2016Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Comayaguela Honduras Country Stake3 Sep 1995Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Comayagüela Honduras Torocagua Stake4 Sep 1994Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Danli Honduras Stake26 Feb 1995Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
El Carmen Honduras Stake26 Jun 2016Honduras San Pedro Sula EastSan Pedro Sula Honduras
El Merendón Honduras Stake17 Jun 1990Honduras San Pedro Sula WestSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Fesitranh Honduras Stake11 Jun 1995Honduras San Pedro Sula WestSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Intibuca Honduras District12 May 2024Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Juticalpa Honduras District7 Mar 1995Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
La Ceiba Honduras Stake28 Jun 1987Honduras San Pedro Sula EastSan Pedro Sula Honduras
La Ceiba Honduras Miramar Stake4 Dec 2016Honduras San Pedro Sula EastSan Pedro Sula Honduras
La Lima Honduras Stake22 Jun 1986Honduras San Pedro Sula EastSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Monjaras Honduras District6 Jun 2010Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
Olanchito Honduras Stake19 Jun 1985Honduras San Pedro Sula EastSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Palermo Honduras Stake24 Jan 2016Honduras San Pedro Sula EastSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Potrerillos Honduras Stake16 Jul 2017Honduras San Pedro Sula WestSan Pedro Sula Honduras
San Lorenzo Honduras District8 Feb 1994Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
San Pedro Honduras El Progreso Stake25 Aug 1996Honduras San Pedro Sula EastSan Pedro Sula Honduras
San Pedro Sula Honduras Stake10 Apr 1977Honduras San Pedro Sula WestSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Santa Rosa de Copan Honduras District19 Feb 1995Honduras San Pedro Sula WestSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Satélite Honduras Stake18 Feb 1996Honduras San Pedro Sula EastSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras Stake30 Jul 1978Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras Guaymuras Stake28 Jan 1989Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras La Esperanza Stake10 Sep 1995Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras Loarque Stake15 May 2011Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras Roble Oeste Stake29 Jan 2017Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras Toncontín Stake2 Sep 1990Honduras ComayagüelaTegucigalpa Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras Uyuca Stake26 May 1996Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras Villa Olímpica Stake25 Jun 2017Honduras TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Honduras
Valle de Sula Honduras Stake2 Jul 1989Honduras San Pedro Sula WestSan Pedro Sula Honduras
Villa Nueva Honduras Stake9 Mar 1997Honduras San Pedro Sula WestSan Pedro Sula Honduras

Missions

MissionOrganized
Honduras Comayaguela1 Jul 1997
Honduras San Pedro Sul East1 Jul 1990
Honduras San Pedro Sul West1 Jul 2013
Honduras Tegucigalpa1 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.

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑
  9. ↑ As verified here


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