The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Costa Rica

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Costa Rica
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The San Jose Costa Rica Temple
Area Central America
Members 54,473 (2023) [1]
Stakes 10
Districts 1
Wards 60
Branches 20
Total Congregations [2] 80
Missions 2
Temples 1
Family History Centers 27 [3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Costa Rica refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Costa Rica. The first branch was organized in 1950. As of December 31, 2022, there were 53,234 members in 78 congregations in Costa Rica. [1]

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History

Membership In Costa Rica
YearMembership
1950 10
1960 214
1970 1,698
1980 4,523
1989* 13,000
1999 30,118
2009 36,666
2019 51,320
1989 membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Costa Rica, Windall J. Ashton [1]

On July 8, 1946, Costa Rica became part of the LDS Church's Mexican Mission. The first two missionaries, Robert B. Miller and David D. Lingard, arrived in Costa Rica on September 6, 1946. They presented Costa Rican president Teodoro Picado Michalski a copy of the Book of Mormon and began preaching in the country. Due to political unrest, the missionaries left the country in 1948 and 1949. Missionaries returned in 1950 and had their first public meeting on June 7, 1950, with 70 people in attendance. The church's first branch was organized on August 25, 1950 and the property for a meetinghouse was purchased in 1951. [4]

On June 20, 1974, the Costa Rica Mission was started. Manual Najera Guzman was president of the San Jose Costa Rica Stake, which was created on January 20, 1977. At the time of their first meeting, one month after the stake was created, there were 3,800 members. [5]

Stakes and District

As of February 2023, Costa Rica had the following stakes: [6]

Stake/DistrictOrganizedMission
Alajuela Costa Rica Stake9 Dec 1990Costa Rica San José West
Cartago Costa Rica Stake26 Jul 2015Costa Rica San José East
Guápiles Costa Rica Stake26 Jul 2015Costa Rica San José East
Heredia Costa Rica Stake30 Mar 2013Costa Rica San José West
Heredia Costa Rica Belén Stake19 Nov 2017Costa Rica San José West
Liberia Costa Rica Stake13 Oct 1996Costa Rica San José West
Río Claro Costa Rica District8 Jan 1989Costa Rica San José East
San José Costa Rica La Paz Stake10 Nov 1991Costa Rica San José East
San José Costa Rica La Sabana Stake7 May 1978Costa Rica San José West
San José Costa Rica Los Yoses Stake20 Jan 1977Costa Rica San José East
San José Costa Rica Toyopán Stake25 Apr 1999Costa Rica San José East

Missions

The Mexico Mission was the first to send missionaries to Costa Rica. On November 16, 1952, the Central American Mission was organized. It was renamed the Central America Mission on June 10, 1970, and then the Costa Rica San Jose mission on June 20, 1974, as more missions were created in Central America. On July 1, 2015, the Costa Rica San Jose West Mission was created with the Costa Rica San Jose Mission being renamed the Costa Rica San Jose East Mission. [7]

MissionOrganized
Costa Rica San José East16 Nov 1952
Costa Rica San José West1 Jul 2015

Temples

The San José Costa Rica Temple was dedicated on June 4, 2000 by James E. Faust.

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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
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Style:		 San José, Costa Rica
17 March 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
24 April 1999 by Lynn G. Robbins
4 June 2000 by James E. Faust
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 1.93-acre (0.78 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Álvaro Íñigo and Church A&E Services

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Costa Rica", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 3 September 2022
  2. ↑ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
  3. ↑ Category:Costa Rica Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 18, 2022
  4. ↑ Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac. Country information: Costa Rica. Jim M. Wall. p. 468. ISBN   978-1-60641-619-8.
  5. ↑ "Statistics and Church Facts | Total Church Membership". newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  6. ↑ "San José Costa Rica Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved March 3, 2022
  7. ↑ Deseret News 2001-2002 Church Almanac. Jim M. Wall. p. 468. ISBN   978-1573459334.


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