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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Peru. The first small branch was established in 1956. Since then, the LDS Church in Peru has grown to more than 600,000 members in 779 congregations.[1] Peru ranks as having the 2nd most members of the LDS Church in South America, behind Brazil, and the 5th worldwide. In addition, It has the third most LDS Church members per capita in South America, behind Chile and Uruguay.[4]


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru
The Lima Peru Temple in 1987
AreaSouth America Northwest
Members637,180 (2023)[1]
Stakes112
Districts17
Wards665
Branches114
Total Congregations[2]779
Missions14
Temples3 Operating
1 Under Construction
3 Announced
7 Total
Family History Centers167[3]
Membership in Peru
YearMembers
1960 349
1970 10,771
1980 28,696
1989 159,000
1999 333,828
2009 480,816
2019 619,045
2022 630,099
*Membership was published as a rounded number.
Source: Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Peru[1]

History edit

The first official branch of the LDS Church in Peru was organized in July 1956.[5]

Three native Peruvian elders were assassinated by militant groups in the early 1990s: Manuel Antonio Hidalgo and Christian Andreani Ugarte, who were killed in August 1990, and Oscar Zapata, who was killed in March 1991.[6] Nonetheless, unlike Pentecostals and Adventists, who played critical roles in Peruvian politics of the day, the LDS church remained relatively disengaged with the war.[7]

At the end of 1993, one study found that there were around 234,000 LDS adherents in Peru. This same study also found that, in Peru, there were only about 4,500 adherents per stake, the lowest density out of all of the Latin American countries studied (for comparison, the highest was Colombia, which was found to have 7,500 adherents per stake). This study also found that some 44% of stakes were found within the Lima metropolitan area and 73% were found more broadly across only the coastal areas.[7]

Stakes and districts edit

As of January 2024, the following stakes and districts were located in Peru:

Stake/District Organized Mission Temple
Abancay Perú Apurímac District 11-Jun-1992 Perú Cusco Lima Perú
Andahuaylas Perú District 6-Jul-2008 Perú Cusco Lima Perú
Arequipa Perú Central Stake 15-Sep-1991 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Hunter Stake 25-May-1997 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Manuel Prado Stake 20-Jun-1985 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Paucarpata Stake 16-Oct-2011 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Selva Alegre Stake 24-Jul-1994 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Umacollo Stake 21-Feb-1980 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Zamácola Stake 23-Feb-1997 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Ayacucho Perú Stake 21-Apr-1996 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Barranca Perú Stake 5-Feb-1979 Perú Lima West Lima Peru Los Olivos
Cajamarca Perú Stake 13-Oct-1996 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Camaná Perú District 19-Jan-1993 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Cañete Perú District 9-Nov-1997 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Casa Grande Perú Stake 8-Sep-1987 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Casma Perú District 16-Oct-2011 Perú Trujillo South Trujillo Perú
Cerro de Pasco Perú Stake 21-Jan-1996 Perú Huancayo Lima Perú
Chiclayo Perú Central Stake 27-Oct-1985 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú El Dorado Stake 20-Oct-1991 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú Federico Villarreal Stake 13-Oct-2019 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú La Victoria Stake 3-Nov-1996 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú Latina Stake 29-Oct-1995 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú Stake 8-Jun-1980 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Chimbote Perú Buenos Aires Stake 22-Feb-2009 Perú Trujillo South Trujillo Perú
Chimbote Perú South Stake 17-Mar-1991 Perú Trujillo South Trujillo Perú
Chimbote Perú Stake 23-Mar-1980 Perú Trujillo South Trujillo Perú
Chincha Perú Stake 8-May-1992 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Cusco Perú Inti Raymi Stake 15-Nov-1992 Perú Cusco Arequipa Perú
Cusco Perú Stake 28-Apr-1985 Perú Cusco Arequipa Perú
Guadalupe Perú La Libertad District 8-Sep-1987 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Huacho Perú Stake 4-Jun-1989 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Huancayo Perú El Valle Stake 28-Jan-2018 Perú Huancayo Lima Perú
Huancayo Perú Stake 6-May-1984 Perú Huancayo Lima Perú
Huánuco Perú Amarilis Stake 17-Dec-1995 Perú Huancayo Lima Perú
Huánuco Perú Stake 17-Jun-1990 Perú Huancayo Lima Perú
Huaraz Perú Stake 16-Dec-1989 Perú Trujillo South Trujillo Perú
Ica Perú Stake 17-Dec-1989 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Ilo Perú Stake 23-Apr-1995 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Iquitos Perú Nueve de Octubre Stake 26-Nov-1995 Perú Iquitos Lima Perú Los Olivos
Iquitos Perú Punchana Stake 23-May-1992 Perú Iquitos Lima Perú Los Olivos
Iquitos Perú San Juan Stake 21-May-2023 Perú Iquitos Lima Perú
Iquitos Perú Stake 3-Aug-1980 Perú Iquitos Lima Perú Los Olivos
Jaén Perú Stake 4-Nov-2007 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Juliaca Perú Stake 18-Dec-1994 Perú Cusco Arequipa Perú
La Merced Perú Stake 26-Aug-2007 Perú Huancayo Lima Perú
Lambayeque Perú District 22-Apr-2012 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Lima Perú Begonias Stake 17-Mar-2019 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Callao Stake 16-Sep-1979 Perú Lima Central Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Campoy Stake 18-May-1997 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Canto Grande Stake 18-Mar-1990 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Carabayllo Stake 17-Mar-1996 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Central Stake 21-Nov-1976 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Chaclacayo Stake 18-Sep-2011 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Chorrillos Stake 31-Jan-1988 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú
Lima Perú Chosica Stake 5-May-1991 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Comas Stake 31-Jan-1988 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Condevilla Stake 19-Apr-2009 Perú Lima Central Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú El Olivar Stake 31-Jan-1988 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú El Trébol Stake 7-Sep-2003 Perú Lima Central Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Independencia Stake 21-Nov-1976 Perú Lima Central Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú La Campiña Stake 10-Mar-2019 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Lima Perú La Libertad Stake 21-Jun-2009 Perú Lima Central Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú La Molina Stake 5-Jan-1997 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Las Flores Stake 31-Jan-1988 Perú Lima East Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Las Palmeras Stake 31-Jan-1988 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Limatambo Stake 22-Feb-1970 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú
Lima Perú Los Olivos Stake 20-Sep-2009 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Magdalena Stake 1-Dec-1974 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Magnolias Stake 30-Aug-2009 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Maranga Stake 31-Jan-1988 Perú Lima Central Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Mayorazgo Stake 14-Oct-2018 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Miramar Stake 16-Jun-2019 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Naranjal Stake 30-Jun-2019 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Pachacamac Stake 2-Jun-2013 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Lima Perú Palao Stake 1-Jul-1984 Perú Lima Central Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Prolima Stake 20-Sep-2009 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Puente Piedra Stake 16-Feb-2003 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Rímac Stake 16-Jun-1996 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú San Felipe Stake 11-Sep-1983 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú San Gabriel Stake 24-Mar-1996 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú
Lima Perú San Juan Stake 16-Sep-1979 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú
Lima Perú San Luis Stake 11-Sep-1983 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú
Lima Perú San Martín Stake 16-Sep-1979 Perú Lima Central Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Santa Anita Stake 17-Dec-1995 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Santa Clara Stake 11-Aug-2019 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Santa Isabel Stake 15-Jun-1997 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Santa Patricia Stake 30-Jun-2013 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú
Lima Perú Surco Stake 24-Mar-1996 Perú Limatambo Lima Perú
Lima Perú Tahuantinsuyo Stake 5-May-1991 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Torre Blanca Stake 1-Jul-2018 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Lima Perú Villa María Stake 25-Aug-1985 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Lima Perú Villa Salvador Stake 31-May-1992 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Lima Perú Vitarte Stake 31-Jan-1988 Perú Lima East Lima Perú
Lima Perú Wiesse Stake 7-Mar-1993 Perú Lima North Lima Perú Los Olivos
Majes Perú District 17-Jul-2016 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Mantaro Perú Stake 30-Jul-1989 Perú Huancayo Lima Perú
Mollendo Perú District 3-May-1991 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Moquegua Perú Stake 18-Dec-1994 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Moyobamba Perú District 17-Apr-1994 Perú Iquitos Trujillo Perú
Nazca Perú District 12-Feb-1985 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Paita Perú Stake 26-Mar-1995 Perú Piura Trujillo Perú
Pisco Perú Stake 13-Mar-1993 Perú Lima South Lima Perú
Piura Perú Castilla Stake 17-Jun-1990 Perú Piura Trujillo Perú
Piura Perú Central Stake 16-Feb-1983 Perú Piura Trujillo Perú
Piura Perú Miraflores Stake 10-Mar-1996 Perú Piura Trujillo Perú
Pomalca Perú Stake 2-Dec-2007 Perú Chiclayo Trujillo Perú
Pucallpa Perú Centenario Stake 5-Mar-2023 Perú Iquitos Lima Perú
Pucallpa Perú Stake 5-Dec-1993 Perú Iquitos Lima Perú
Puerto Maldonado Perú District 6-Sep-1992 Perú Cusco Lima Perú
Puno Perú Bellavista Stake 26-Nov-1995 Perú Cusco Arequipa Perú
Puno Perú Central Stake 31-May-1992 Perú Cusco Arequipa Perú
Quillabamba Perú Cuzco District 11-Jun-1992 Perú Cusco Lima Perú
Sicuani Perú Stake 10-Dec-2006 Perú Cusco Arequipa Perú
Sullana Perú Stake 9-Dec-2007 Perú Piura Trujillo Perú
Tacna Perú Alameda Stake 15-Sep-1996 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Tacna Perú Arias Aragüez Stake 6-Dec-1992 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Tacna Perú Stake 13-Feb-1983 Perú Arequipa Arequipa Perú
Talara Perú District 5-Apr-1988 Perú Piura Trujillo Perú
Tarapoto Perú Stake 28-Oct-1990 Perú Iquitos Trujillo Perú
Tarma Perú District 4-Jan-1986 Perú Huancayo Lima Perú
Trujillo Perú Central Stake 14-Aug-1994 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú East Stake 16-Jun-1991 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Esperanza Stake 18-Jan-1998 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Jerusalén Stake 30-Apr-2023 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Laureles Stake 18-Jan-1998 Perú Trujillo South Trujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Palermo Stake 12-Aug-1984 Perú Trujillo South Trujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Porvenir Stake 19-Apr-1998 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Primavera Stake 22-Jan-1978 Perú Trujillo North Trujillo Perú
Tumbes Perú Stake 4-Nov-2007 Perú Piura Trujillo Perú
Valle Sagrado Perú District 21-Sep-1997 Perú Cusco Arequipa Perú
Ventanilla Perú Stake 8-Sep-1996 Perú Lima West Lima Perú Los Olivos
Virú Perú District 6-Apr-1997 Perú Trujillo South Trujillo Perú

Missions edit

Mission Organized
Perú Arequipa 1 Jul 1978
Perú Chiclayo 1 Jul 2011
Perú Cusco 1 Jul 2010
Perú Huancayo 1 Jul 2013
Perú Iquitos 1 Jul 2013
Perú Lima Central 1 Jul 1994
Perú Lima East 1 Jul 1985
Perú Lima North 1 Jan 1977
Perú Lima South 1 Nov 1959
Perú Lima West 1 Jul 2010
Perú Limatambo[8] 1 Jul 2019
Perú Piura* 1 Jul 1993
Perú Trujillo North 1 Jul 1988
Perú Trujillo South 1 Jul 2015

Temples edit


Temples in and near Peru (edit)
  = Operating
  = Under construction
  = Announced
  = Temporarily Closed

 
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Size:
Style: 		La Molina, Lima, Peru
1 April 1981 by Spencer W. Kimball
11 September 1982 by Boyd K. Packer
10 January 1986 by Gordon B. Hinckley
9,600 sq ft (890 m2) on a 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) site
Modern adaptation of six-spire design - designed by Jesse M. Harris
 
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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
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Size: 		Trujillo, Peru
13 December 2008 by Thomas S. Monson[9]
14 September 2011 by Rafael E. Pino
21 June 2015 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
28,200 sq ft (2,620 m2) on a 8.9-acre (3.6 ha) site
 
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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
Size: 		Arequipa, Peru
6 October 2012 by Thomas S. Monson[10][11][12]
4 March 2017 by Carlos A. Godoy
15 December 2019 by Ulisses Soares[13]
26,969 sq ft (2,505.5 m2) on a 7.91-acre (3.20 ha) site
 
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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
Size: 		San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru
3 April 2016 by Thomas S. Monson[14]
8 June 2019 by Enrique R. Falabella[15][16]
14 January 2024 by D. Todd Christofferson[17]
47,413 sq ft (4,404.8 m2) on a 2.46-acre (1.00 ha) site
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Location:
Announced:
Size: 		Cusco, Peru
3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[18][19]
9,950 sq ft (924 m2) on a 2.48-acre (1.00 ha) site
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Location:
Announced: 		Chiclayo, Peru
2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[20][21]
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Location:
Announced:
Size: 		Iquitos, Peru
2 April 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[22][23]
20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) on a 1.75-acre (0.71 ha) site
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Location:
Announced: 		Piura, Peru
1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[24][25]
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Location:
Announced: 		Huancayo, Peru
1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[24][25]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Peru", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 31 May 2023
  2. ^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
  3. ^ Category:Peru Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved April 24, 2022
  4. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
  5. ^ Gooren, Henri (2013). "Comparing Mormon and Adventist Growth Patterns in Latin America: The Chilean Case". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 46 (3): 45–77. doi:10.5406/dialjmormthou.46.3.0045. ISSN 0012-2157.
  6. ^ Knowlton, David Clark (2006). "Mormonism and Guerrillas in Bolivia". Journal of Mormon History. 32 (3): 180–208. ISSN 0094-7342.
  7. ^ a b Knowlton, David Clark (1996). "Mormonism in Latin America: Towards the Twenty-first Century". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 29 (1): 159–176. ISSN 0012-2157.
  8. ^ "Church announces creation of 4 new missions, dissolving of 12 others". Deseret News Church News. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. ^ "New temple announced in Trujillo, second in Peru", Church News, December 13, 2008, retrieved 2022-04-20
  10. ^ Mandy, Morgan (October 8, 2012). "LDS Church announces plans for new temples in Arizona and Peru". Deseret News. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Mormon Church Lowers Age Limit for Missionaries". ABC News. AP. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-18..
  12. ^ "New temples announced for Tucson, Arizona and Arequipa, Peru". Church News. October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012..
  13. ^ Elder Soares dedicates the Arequipa Peru Temple
  14. ^ Toone, Trent (3 April 2016). "President Monson announces 4 new temples at Sunday morning session". Deseret News..
  15. ^ "Groundbreakings Announced for Two South American Temples: New temples to be built in Ecuador and Peru". Newsroom. LDS Church. 7 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Ground Is Broken for Peru's Fourth Temple". Newsroom. LDS Church. 2019-06-08.
  17. ^ "'Prophecy has been and is being fulfilled': Elder Christofferson dedicates Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple". The Church News. Deseret News. 14 January 2023.
  18. ^ "7 new temple locations announced by President Nelson to close conference", Deseret News, Deseret News, 3 Apr 2022
  19. ^ "President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 3 Apr 2022
  20. ^ "President Nelson announces 18 new temples, including 4 near Mexico City, as conference closes", Deseret News, Deseret News, 2 October 2022
  21. ^ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2 October 2022
  22. ^ Full summary of Sunday’s LDS General Conference: Nelson urges members to be peacemakers, announces 15 new temples, Salt Lake Tribune, 2 April 2023
  23. ^ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 15 New Houses of the Lord", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2 April 2023
  24. ^ a b Where the 20 new Latter-day Saint temples will be built as Russell Nelson’s record tally continues to rise, Salt Lake Tribune, 1 October 2023
  25. ^ a b "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 1 October 2023

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