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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Puerto Rico
Area	Caribbean
Members	23,243 (2022)
Stakes	5
Districts	1
Wards	27
Branches	11
Total Congregations	38
Missions	1
Temples	1 Operating
FamilySearch Centers	8

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Puerto Rico refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Puerto Rico. The first branch (small congregation) was formed in 1950. As of December 31, 2022, there were 23,243 members in 38 congregations in Puerto Rico.

History

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Stakes

As of February 2023, Puerto Rico had the following stakes:

Missions

Current Mission

• Puerto Rico San Juan Mission

When LDS Church missionaries first arrived in Puerto Rico in 1963, the island was part of the Florida Ft Lauderdale Mission. On July 7, 1979, the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission was organized.

Lesser Antilles North District

The Puerto Rico San Juan Mission currently covers all stakes in Puerto Rico as well as the Lesser Antilles North District which was Created January 24, 2021. This district includes the following six branches: the Portsmouth, St Croix, St John's, St Kitts, St Thomas, and Tortola Branches. The district covers the nations and territories of Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, and the United States Virgin Islands.

Country/Territory	Members	Con­gre­ga­tions	FHC
Antigua and Barbuda	286	1	1
British Virgin Islands	138	1	0
Dominica	160	1	0
Puerto Rico	23,243	38	8
Saint Kitts and Nevis	219	1	1
United States Virgin Islands	616	2	0

1. 2018 membership and congregational information shown. Branch still exist as of May 2023.

Temples

Groundbreaking for the San Juan Puerto Rico Temple was on May 4, 2019, by Walter F. González.

See also

• Religion in Puerto Rico

References

1. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Puerto Rico", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 29 May 2023
2. Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
3. Category:Puerto Rico Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 18, 2022
4. "Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple District", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, retrieved March 4, 2022
5. Deseret News 2001-2002 Church Almanac. Jim M. Wall. p. 441. ISBN 978-1573459334.
6. "Meetinghouse Locator", LDS Church, retrieved January 30, 2023
7. Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
8. "Twelve Temples Announced as October 2018 General Conference Closes: Number of temples operating, announced or under construction now above 200", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 October 2018
9. LDS Church announces plans to build 12 new temples worldwide, pioneer generation temples will be renovated, KSTU Fox 13, 7 October 2018
10. "Groundbreaking Set for San Juan Puerto Rico Temple". Newsroom. LDS Church. 17 January 2019.
11. Richards, Mary (1 February 2024). "San Juan Puerto Rico Temple dedication fulfills prophetic promise". Church News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

External links

• History of the Church in Puerto Rico David R. Crockett

• Chronology of the Church in Puerto Rico Gardner Russell
• Early Convert in Puerto Rico Virgil L. Doan
• First Branches organized in Puerto Rico Nile A. Sorenson
• A Pioneer Family in Puerto Rico Jeri James
• The Cortese Family in Puerto Rico Frank Cortese
• Hurricane Hugo hits Puerto Rico Sandra Fee
• Missionary Experience Joseph R. Goodman
• A Youth Pioneer in Puerto Rico Gregory R. Dalton
• Purse Snatcher in Puerto Rico F. Burton Howard

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Caribbean) - Official Site
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Puerto Rico Newsroom (Spanish)
• ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
• Facts and Statistics - Puerto Rico

Lesser Antilles North District

• Facts and Statistics - Antigua and Barbuda
• Facts and Statistics - Dominica
• Facts and Statistics - Saint Kitts and Nevis

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