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
Members630,099 (2022)[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

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
Stake/District Organized Mission Temple
Abancay Perú Apurímac District11-Jun-1992Perú CuscoLima Perú
Andahuaylas Perú District6-Jul-2008Perú CuscoLima Perú
Arequipa Perú Central Stake15-Sep-1991Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Hunter Stake25-May-1997Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Manuel Prado Stake20-Jun-1985Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Paucarpata Stake16-Oct-2011Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Selva Alegre Stake24-Jul-1994Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Umacollo Stake21-Feb-1980Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Arequipa Perú Zamácola Stake23-Feb-1997Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Ayacucho Perú Stake21-Apr-1996Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Barranca Perú Stake5-Feb-1979Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Cajamarca Perú Stake13-Oct-1996Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Camaná Perú District19-Jan-1993Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Cañete Perú District9-Nov-1997Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Casa Grande Perú Stake8-Sep-1987Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Casma Perú District16-Oct-2011Perú Trujillo SouthTrujillo Perú
Cerro de Pasco Perú Stake21-Jan-1996Perú HuancayoLima Perú
Chiclayo Perú Central Stake27-Oct-1985Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú El Dorado Stake20-Oct-1991Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú Federico Villarreal Stake13-Oct-2019Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú La Victoria Stake3-Nov-1996Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú Latina Stake29-Oct-1995Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Chiclayo Perú Stake8-Jun-1980Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Chimbote Perú Buenos Aires Stake22-Feb-2009Perú Trujillo SouthTrujillo Perú
Chimbote Perú South Stake17-Mar-1991Perú Trujillo SouthTrujillo Perú
Chimbote Perú Stake23-Mar-1980Perú Trujillo SouthTrujillo Perú
Chincha Perú Stake8-May-1992Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Cusco Perú Inti Raymi Stake15-Nov-1992Perú CuscoArequipa Perú
Cusco Perú Stake28-Apr-1985Perú CuscoArequipa Perú
Guadalupe Perú La Libertad District8-Sep-1987Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Huacho Perú Stake4-Jun-1989Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Huancayo Perú El Valle Stake28-Jan-2018Perú HuancayoLima Perú
Huancayo Perú Stake6-May-1984Perú HuancayoLima Perú
Huánuco Perú Amarilis Stake17-Dec-1995Perú HuancayoLima Perú
Huánuco Perú Stake17-Jun-1990Perú HuancayoLima Perú
Huaraz Perú Stake16-Dec-1989Perú Trujillo SouthTrujillo Perú
Ica Perú Stake17-Dec-1989Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Ilo Perú Stake23-Apr-1995Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Iquitos Perú Nueve de Octubre Stake26-Nov-1995Perú IquitosLima Perú
Iquitos Perú Punchana Stake23-May-1992Perú IquitosLima Perú
Iquitos Perú San Juan Stake21-May-2023Perú IquitosLima Perú
Iquitos Perú Stake3-Aug-1980Perú IquitosLima Perú
Jaén Perú Stake4-Nov-2007Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Juliaca Perú Stake18-Dec-1994Perú CuscoArequipa Perú
La Merced Perú Stake26-Aug-2007Perú HuancayoLima Perú
Lambayeque Perú District22-Apr-2012Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Lima Perú Begonias Stake17-Mar-2019Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú Callao Stake16-Sep-1979Perú Lima CentralLima Perú
Lima Perú Campoy Stake18-May-1997Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Canto Grande Stake18-Mar-1990Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú Carabayllo Stake17-Mar-1996Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú Central Stake21-Nov-1976Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Chaclacayo Stake18-Sep-2011Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Chorrillos Stake31-Jan-1988Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú Chosica Stake5-May-1991Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Comas Stake31-Jan-1988Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú Condevilla Stake19-Apr-2009Perú Lima CentralLima Perú
Lima Perú El Olivar Stake31-Jan-1988Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Lima Perú El Trébol Stake7-Sep-2003Perú Lima CentralLima Perú
Lima Perú Independencia Stake21-Nov-1976Perú Lima CentralLima Perú
Lima Perú La Campiña Stake10-Mar-2019Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Lima Perú La Libertad Stake21-Jun-2009Perú Lima CentralLima Perú
Lima Perú La Molina Stake5-Jan-1997Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Las Flores Stake31-Jan-1988Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Las Palmeras Stake31-Jan-1988Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Lima Perú Limatambo Stake22-Feb-1970Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú Los Olivos Stake20-Sep-2009Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Lima Perú Magdalena Stake1-Dec-1974Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú Magnolias Stake30-Aug-2009Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú Maranga Stake31-Jan-1988Perú Lima CentralLima Perú
Lima Perú Mayorazgo Stake14-Oct-2018Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Miramar Stake16-Jun-2019Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Lima Perú Naranjal Stake30-Jun-2019Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Lima Perú Pachacamac Stake2-Jun-2013Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Lima Perú Palao Stake1-Jul-1984Perú Lima CentralLima Perú
Lima Perú Prolima Stake20-Sep-2009Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Lima Perú Puente Piedra Stake16-Feb-2003Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Lima Perú Rímac Stake16-Jun-1996Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú San Felipe Stake11-Sep-1983Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú San Gabriel Stake24-Mar-1996Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú San Juan Stake16-Sep-1979Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú San Luis Stake11-Sep-1983Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú San Martín Stake16-Sep-1979Perú Lima CentralLima Perú
Lima Perú Santa Anita Stake17-Dec-1995Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Santa Clara Stake11-Aug-2019Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Santa Isabel Stake15-Jun-1997Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú Santa Patricia Stake30-Jun-2013Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú Surco Stake24-Mar-1996Perú LimatamboLima Perú
Lima Perú Tahuantinsuyo Stake5-May-1991Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú Torre Blanca Stake1-Jul-2018Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Lima Perú Villa María Stake25-Aug-1985Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Lima Perú Villa Salvador Stake31-May-1992Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Lima Perú Vitarte Stake31-Jan-1988Perú Lima EastLima Perú
Lima Perú Wiesse Stake7-Mar-1993Perú Lima NorthLima Perú
Majes Perú District17-Jul-2016Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Mantaro Perú Stake30-Jul-1989Perú HuancayoLima Perú
Mollendo Perú District3-May-1991Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Moquegua Perú Stake18-Dec-1994Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Moyobamba Perú District17-Apr-1994Perú IquitosTrujillo Perú
Nazca Perú District12-Feb-1985Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Paita Perú Stake26-Mar-1995Perú PiuraTrujillo Perú
Pisco Perú Stake13-Mar-1993Perú Lima SouthLima Perú
Piura Perú Castilla Stake17-Jun-1990Perú PiuraTrujillo Perú
Piura Perú Central Stake16-Feb-1983Perú PiuraTrujillo Perú
Piura Perú Miraflores Stake10-Mar-1996Perú PiuraTrujillo Perú
Pomalca Perú Stake2-Dec-2007Perú ChiclayoTrujillo Perú
Pucallpa Perú Centenario Stake5-Mar-2023Perú IquitosLima Perú
Pucallpa Perú Stake5-Dec-1993Perú IquitosLima Perú
Puerto Maldonado Perú District6-Sep-1992Perú CuscoLima Perú
Puno Perú Bellavista Stake26-Nov-1995Perú CuscoArequipa Perú
Puno Perú Central Stake31-May-1992Perú CuscoArequipa Perú
Quillabamba Perú Cuzco District11-Jun-1992Perú CuscoLima Perú
Sicuani Perú Stake10-Dec-2006Perú CuscoArequipa Perú
Sullana Perú Stake9-Dec-2007Perú PiuraTrujillo Perú
Tacna Perú Alameda Stake15-Sep-1996Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Tacna Perú Arias Aragüez Stake6-Dec-1992Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Tacna Perú Stake13-Feb-1983Perú ArequipaArequipa Perú
Talara Perú District5-Apr-1988Perú PiuraTrujillo Perú
Tarapoto Perú Stake28-Oct-1990Perú IquitosTrujillo Perú
Tarma Perú District4-Jan-1986Perú HuancayoLima Perú
Trujillo Perú Central Stake14-Aug-1994Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú East Stake16-Jun-1991Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Esperanza Stake18-Jan-1998Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Jerusalén Stake30-Apr-2023Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Laureles Stake18-Jan-1998Perú Trujillo SouthTrujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Palermo Stake12-Aug-1984Perú Trujillo SouthTrujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Porvenir Stake19-Apr-1998Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Trujillo Perú Primavera Stake22-Jan-1978Perú Trujillo NorthTrujillo Perú
Tumbes Perú Stake4-Nov-2007Perú PiuraTrujillo Perú
Valle Sagrado Perú District21-Sep-1997Perú CuscoArequipa Perú
Ventanilla Perú Stake8-Sep-1996Perú Lima WestLima Perú
Virú Perú District6-Apr-1997Perú Trujillo SouthTrujillo Perú

Missions
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

Temples in and near Peru ()
= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed
Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
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
Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
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
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
Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Open House:
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]
10 November-9 December 2023
scheduled for 14 January 2024
22,077 sq ft (2,051.0 m2) on a 2.46-acre (1.00 ha) site
Location:
Announced:		 Cusco, Peru
3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[17][18]
Location:
Announced:		 Chiclayo, Peru
2 October 2022 by Russell M. Nelson[19][20]
Location:
Announced:		 Iquitos, Peru
2 April 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[21][22]
Location:
Announced:		 Piura, Peru
1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[23][24]
Location:
Announced:		 Huancayo, Peru
1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[23][24]

See also

References
  1. "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. 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. "7 new temple locations announced by President Nelson to close conference", Deseret News, Deseret News, 3 Apr 2022
  18. "President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 3 Apr 2022
  19. "President Nelson announces 18 new temples, including 4 near Mexico City, as conference closes", Deseret News, Deseret News, 2 October 2022
  20. "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2 October 2022
  21. Full summary of Sunday’s LDS General Conference: Nelson urges members to be peacemakers, announces 15 new temples, Salt Lake Tribune, 2 April 2023
  22. "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 15 New Houses of the Lord", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2 April 2023
  23. 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
  24. "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 1 October 2023


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