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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
Meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Shalu, Taichung
Area	Asia
Members	62,772 (2024) [1]
Stakes	16
Wards	87
Branches	10
Total Congregations [2]	97
Missions	2
Temples	1 Operating 1 Under Construction 2 Total
FamilySearch Centers	16 [3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Taiwan. Having 62,772 members in 2024, Taiwan has more members of the church than any Country or Territory in the Church's Asia Area.

History

Membership in Taiwan ^{[4] [1]}

Year	Members
1960	371
1970	3,509
1980	8,367
1989*	17,000
1999	26,805
2009	49,054
2019	61,607
2024	62,772
*Membership was published as an estimated or rounded number.

In June 1956, four missionaries arrived in Taiwan. ^[5]

Hu Wei-I, a convert, helped translate the Book of Mormon into Mandarin Chinese. ^[6]

In November 1984, Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Taipei Taiwan Temple. ^[7]

Stakes

As of May 2025, the LDS Church has the following 16 stakes in Taiwan:

Stake	Organized	Mission
Chiayi Taiwan	23 Oct 2011	Taiwan Taichung
Chung Hsing Taiwan	20 Jun 2004	Taiwan Taichung
Hsin Chu Taiwan	14 Dec 2003	Taiwan Taipei
Hualien Taiwan	23 Sep 1990	Taiwan Taipei
Kaohsiung Taiwan North	20 Dec 2015	Taiwan Taichung
Kaohsiung Taiwan South	6 Nov 1981	Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan East	18 Dec 1994	Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan South	26 Apr 2015	Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan West	22 Apr 2007	Taiwan Taichung
Tainan Taiwan	15 Jun 1997	Taiwan Taichung
Taipei Taiwan Central	24 May 1998	Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan East	14 Mar 1982	Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan North	13 Dec 2015	Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan South	30 Nov 2014	Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan West	22 Apr 1976	Taiwan Taipei
Taoyuan Taiwan	8 Jul 2001	Taiwan Taipei

Missions

Stake	Organized
Taiwan Taichung	1 Jul 1976
Taiwan Taipei	11 Dec 1970

Temples

Taipei

Kaohsiung

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Temples in Taiwan
Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovations

On November 17, 1984 the Taipei Taiwan Temple was dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley.

On October 3, 2021, the Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson.

	31. Taipei Taiwan Temple Official website News & images		edit
	Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style:	Taipei, Taiwan 31 March 1982 by Spencer W. Kimball 27 August 1982 by Gordon B. Hinckley 17 November 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley 9,945 sq ft (923.9 m2) on a 0.5-acre (0.20 ha) site Modern adaptation of six-spire design - designed by Church A&E Services with Philip fei & Associations
	239. Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (Under construction) Official website News & images		edit
	Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Size:	Kaohsiung, Taiwan 3 October 2021 by Russell M. Nelson [8] [9] 23 November 2023 by Benjamin M. Z. Tai 10,900 sq ft (1,010 m2) on a 1.26-acre (0.51 ha) site

See also

• LDS Church portal

• Religion in Taiwan:Latter Day Saints
• Christianity in Taiwan:Latter Day Saints ^{[ broken anchor ]}

References

1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Taiwan", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 4 June 2023
2. Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
3. Taiwan Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 21, 2022
4. Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Taiwan
5. "Mormons celebrate 50 years in Taiwan", Taiwan Today , 11 August 2006. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
6. Jensen, Megan. "What's new: 'Voice of the Saints in Taiwan' a history of the LDS Church in the small island nation", Deseret News , 23 September 2017. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
7. "Facts and Statistics", Church News , 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
8. "13 new temple locations announced by President Nelson as conference closes", Church News , Deseret News, 3 Oct 2021
9. "At the October 2021 General Conference, the Prophet Says the Church Will Build 13 More Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 3 Oct 2021

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)