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
File:Templo de Tegucigalpa, Honduras.jpg
The Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple
AreaCentral America
Members183,405 (2021)[1]
Stakes31
Districts5
Wards179
Branches57
Total Congregations[2]236
Missions4
Temples1 Operating
1 Under Construction
2 Total
Family History Centers62[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, 2021, there were 183,405 members in 236 congregations in Honduras.[1] In 2019, Honduras had the third most LDS Church members per capita in North America, behind the United States and El Salvador.[4]

History

Membership in Honduras
YearMembership
1960411
1970*3,000
19796,624
1989*29,000
199999,750
2009131,098
2019180,646
*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)

Missions

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.

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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,[5] 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.[6]
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Location:
Announced:
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Size: 		San Pedro Sula, Honduras
7 April 2019 by Russell M. Nelson[7]
5 September 2020 by José Hernández[8]
30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) on a 8.56-acre (3.46 ha) site

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Honduras", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 3 September 2021
  2. ^ Total Congregations is the sum of wards and branches and does not include member groups which is a smaller and/or more temporary congregation of members than wards and branches.
  3. ^ Category:Honduras Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 18, 2022
  4. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
  5. ^ Satterfield, Rick, "Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple", LDSChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-30
  6. ^ 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]
  7. ^ "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 April 2019
  8. ^ Hernández, whose full name is José Bernardo Hernandez Orellana, is an area seventy of the Church.

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