The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hong Kong | |
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Area | Asia |
Members | 24,611 (2022) [1] |
Stakes | 4 |
Districts | 1 |
Wards | 21 |
Branches | 5 |
Total Congregations [2] | 26 |
Missions | 1 |
Temples |
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FamilySearch Centers | 5 [3] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hong Kong refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Hong Kong. In 2021, Hong Kong had the third most LDS Church members per capita in Asia behind the Philippines and Mongolia. [4]
Year | Members |
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1950 | 3 |
1960 | 346 |
1970 | 3,085 |
1980 | 6,193 |
1989* | 17,000 |
1999 | 20,256 |
2009 | 23,223 |
2019 | 25,083 |
*Membership was published as an estimated or rounded number. Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Hong Kong [1] |
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The LDS Church has had a presence in Hong Kong since 1949 when church president George Albert Smith sent missionaries to China to preach. [5]
As of July 2023, the LDS Church had 6 stakes and one district in Hong Kong:
Stake/District | Organized | Wards | Branches |
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Hong Kong China District (English/Mandarin) | 17 May 1998 | 5 | |
Hong Kong China Kowloon Stake | 20 Mar 1994 | 6 | |
Hong Kong China New Territories Stake | 11 Nov 1984 | 5 | |
Hong Kong China Tolo Harbour Stake | 11 Nov 1984 | 5 | |
Hong Kong China Victoria Harbour Stake | 25 Apr 1976 | 5 |
The China Hong Kong Mission is the only one in the region and its geographical administrative area includes all of China. There are missionaries in Macau but as of 2007, there are none preaching within mainland China, although there are some service missionaries.
The Hong Kong China Temple was built in 1996 and is located at 2 Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong. When it was completed it served also as a meetinghouse for a local congregation. The offices of the China Hong Kong Mission were also located in the building, as were living quarters for the temple president, mission president, and others. In 2005, with the completion of a new administration building in Wan Chai, the headquarters for the church moved there. In June 2010, with the completion of a new chapel across the street (street address: 18 Dorset Crescent), the meetinghouse and mission offices were relocated there. The living quarters for the temple president, mission president, and six missionaries are still located in the temple building.
In January 2019, the LDS Church announced that the Hong Kong China Temple would close on July 8, 2019, for extensive renovations. [6] The temple was reopened in June 2022.
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Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Rededicated: Size: Style: | Kowloon City, Hong Kong, China 3 October 1992 by Ezra Taft Benson 22 January 1994 by John K. Carmack 26 May 1996 by Gordon B. Hinckley 19 June 2022 by Gerrit W. Gong 51,921 sq ft (4,823.6 m2) on a 0.31-acre (0.13 ha) site Hong Kong colonial, single-spire design - designed by Liang Peddle Thorpe Architects |
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