Sunday, December 10, 2023

36 New Missions to be Created in 2024 Analysis: Latin America

This post provides an analysis of new missions to be created in Latin America in 2024, as announced by the Church on November 1st. 

All new missions to be organized in Latin America in 2024 are new missions that have never previously operated. The Church in Latin America has experienced steady growth in the number of missions with only rare instances when a mission has been discontinued. The number of missions in Latin America has increased from 64 as of year-end 1989 to 103 in 1999, 108 in 2009, 150 in 2019, and 152 at present. There will be 161 missions when the nine new missions are organized in 2024.

ARGENTINA TUCUMAN

The Argentina Tucumán Mission will be created from a division of the Argentina Salta Mission (organized in 1988) and possibly also part of the Argentina Cordoba Mission (organized in 1962). The new mission will probably include four stakes and one district located in Tucumán, Catamarca, Santiago del Estero, and La Rioja Provinces which have a combined population of 3.6 million. There are two stakes in Tucumán that were organized in 1980 and 1994. Provinces likely to be assigned to the new mission have some of the lowest estimated percentages of Latter-day Saints in Argentina (less than 1% of the population). Stagnant congregational growth has occurred in the Tucumán area for many years. Slow membership growth has occurred in Argentina for many years, and annual membership growth rates have been less than 1% for several consecutive years now. As of year-end 2022, the Church reported 474,985 Latter-day Saints and 78 stakes in Argentina. There will be 14 missions in Argentina once the new mission is organized. The Church has only once ever discontinued a mission in Argentina, which was the Argentina Posadas Mission (operated from 2013 until 2019). When the new mission is organized next year, the average Argentine mission will have 3.3 million people within its geographical boundaries.

BOLIVIA COCHABAMBA SOUTH

The Bolivia Cochabamba Mission will be created from the Bolivia Cochabamba Mission (organized in 1977) and possibly the Bolivia La Paz El Alto Mission (organized in 2015). There are currently seven stakes in Cochabamba which were organized in 1979, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2012, and 2017 (2). The new mission will likely include multiple stakes in Cochabamba as well as stakes and districts in southern Bolivia, such in Tarija (two stakes organized in 1996 and 2016), Sucre (organized in 1996), and Potosí (organized in 1995), and three districts in Bermejo, Tupiza, and Yacuiba. It is unclear whether the stake in Oruro (organized in 1980) and the district in Llallagua may be reassigned to one of the missions in Cochabamba. The new Bolivia Cochabamba South Mission will be the Church's sixth mission in Bolivia, and each of the three largest metropolitan areas in Bolivia will have two missions. The average mission will have 2.1 million people once the new mission is organized. Annual membership growth rates in Bolivia have typically ranged from 1.5-2.5% in the past decade. Slow congregational growth has occurred in the Bolivia Cochabamba Mission for many years. There were 221,030 Latter-day Saints and 33 stakes in Bolivia as of year-end 2022.

BRAZIL MANAUS SOUTH

The Brazil Manaus South Mission will be the Church's 37th mission in Brazil. One of the most highly anticipated new missions to be organized, the new mission will be organized from a division of the massive Brazil Manaus Mission (organized in 1990) which at present has 12 stakes and one district. The mission currently has approximately seven million people within its geographical boundaries. Thus, the new mission will likely include approximately 3.5 million people, half of the nine stakes in Manaus, and stakes in Porto Velho (organized in 1996) and Rio Branco (organized in 1995). The first stake was organized in Manaus in 1988 followed by additional stakes in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012. The Church in Brazil has been the country with the second most missions (after the United States) for many years. Once the new mission is organized, the average Brazilian mission will have 5.8 million people within its geographical boundaries. The newest missions to have been organized in Brazil after 2013 include the Brazil Rio de Janeiro South Mission (organized in 2018) and the Brazil Recife South Mission (2020). Annual membership growth rates have slowed significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil to approximately 1% a year. Stagnant congregational growth has occur in Manaus for many years. There are nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints, 285 stakes, and 39 districts in in Brazil.

CHILE LA SERENA

The Chile La Serena Mission will be the Church's 11th mission in Chile. The new mission will be organized from a division of the Chile Viña del Mar Mission (organized in 1979) and the Chile Antofagasta Mission (organized in 1988). The new mission will likely include three stakes and three districts in northern Chile. There are two stakes in the La Serena area which were organized in 1988 and 2014 (the latter of which was first organized in 1993 but was discontinued in 2002). The new mission was likely organized to reduce long distances to travel for mission leadership and missionaries in northern Chile. Essentially stagnant growth has occurred for the Church in northern Chile for decades. With the creation of the new mission, the average mission in Chile will have 1.8 million people within its geographical boundaries. The Church most recently organized a new mission in Chile in 2013 (Chile Santiago South). Annual membership growth rates in Chile have typically ranged from 0-1% for the past 20 years. The Church reported 604,302 members and 572 congregations as of year-end 2022. There are currently 77 stakes and 12 districts in Chile.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SANTO DOMINGO NORTH

The Dominican Republic Santo Domingo North Stake will be the Church's fourth mission in the Dominican Republic following the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West Mission (organized in 1981), the Dominican Republic Santiago Mission (organized in 1987), and the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East Mission (organized in 1991). The average mission in the Dominican Republic will now have 2.8 million people within its geographical boundaries. There are 14 stakes in the greater Santo Domingo area. The two missions headquartered in Santo Domingo currently administer six districts and one stake in the southern Dominican Republic. The new mission will probably include 4-6 stakes in northern Santo Domingo as well as one district just north of Santo Domingo that was recently reinstated (Monte Plata). Moreover, the new mission may also include one or two districts currently assigned to the southern Dominican Republic Santiago Mission (Bonao and Cotuí). As of year-end 2022, the Church reported 147,566 Latter-day Saints, 22 stakes, and 8 districts in the Dominican Republic. Slow membership growth has occurred for most years in the past couple decades in the Dominican Republic, especially since 2020. The Church most recently created a stake in Santo Domingo in 2019.

ECUADOR QUITO WEST

The Ecuador Quito West Mission will be the Church's seven mission in Ecuador following the Ecuador Quito Mission (organized in 1970), the Ecuador Guayaquil South Mission (organized in 1979), the Ecuador Guayaquil North Mission (organized in 1991), the Ecuador Guayaquil West Mission (organized in 2013), the Quito Ecuador North Mission (organized in 2013), and the Ecuador Guayaquil East Mission (organized in 2020). The new mission will likely be created from a division of the two missions in Quito. There are currently eight stakes in Quito which were organized in 1979, 1981, 1995, 1998 (2), 2009, 2013, and 2017. Currently, the two missions headquartered in Quito service a total of 15 stakes in northern Ecuador. Thus, it is likely that the new Quito Ecuador West Mission will include approximately five stakes - two of which would be outside of Quito in Esmeraldas (a stake which is about to divide) and Santo Domingo. The Church has also expanded into the rain forest interior of northeastern Ecuador in the past couple decades, such as in cities like Coco, Nuevo Loja, and Shushufindi. The average mission in Ecuador will now have 2.6 million people within its geographical boundaries. The Church reported 261,767 members as of year-end 2022, and there are currently 44 stakes and 4 districts. Annual membership growth rates in Ecuador have been approximately two percent for many years.

MEXICO MEXICALI

The Mexico Mexicali Mission will be organized from the Mexico Tijuana Mission (organized in 1990) and perhaps also the Mexico Hermosillo Mission (organized in 1960). There are two stakes in Mexicali which were organized in 1977 and 1987. The new mission will likely also include the San Luis Río Colorado Mexico Stake (organized in 2009). Some districts in the northern portion of the Mexico Hermosillo Mission may be also included in the new mission. The Church in Mexicali has experienced stagnant congregational growth for decades, and it ranks as the Mexico-United States border town within Mexico that has arguably experienced the slowest growth of any city in this region notwithstanding its significant population (854,000 people as of 2020).

MEXICO PUEBLA EAST

The Mexico Puebla East Mission will be organized from a division of the Mexico Puebla South Mission (organized in 1988) and the Mexico Puebla North Mission (organized in 2012). Four new stakes and one new district have been organized within the combined areas of the two Puebla missions since the second Puebla mission was organized. There are currently nine stakes in Puebla, three in Nealticán, two in the Tlaxcala area, and one stake each in Atlixco and Tehuacán. The new mission will likely include 5-6 stakes and 1-2 districts.

With the creation of the two new missions in Mexico, there will be a total of 34 missions in Mexico, thereby resulting in the number of missions tying the previous all-time high for the most missions that have ever operated in Mexico (which was 34 from 2013 until 2018 when the Church discontinued the Mexico Ciudad Obregon Mission [organized in 2013] and the Mexico Reynosa Mission [organized in 2013]). The average mission in Mexico will have 3.8 million people within its geographical boundaries once the two new missions are organized. The Church in Mexico has reported very slow membership growth for many years. There were 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Mexico as of year-end 2022. There are currently 229 stakes and 44 districts in Mexico.

PERU LIMA NORTHEAST

The Peru Lima Northeast Mission will be the Church's 15th mission in Peru and the seventh mission in Lima. Other mission headquartered in Lima include the Peru Lima South Mission (organized in 1959), the Peru Lima North Mission (organized in 1977), the Peru Lima East Mission (organized in 1988), the Peru Lima Central Mission (organized in 1994), the Peru Lima West Mission (organized in 2010), and the Peru Lima Limatambo Mission (organized in 2019). There are 49 stakes in the greater Lima metropolitan area - more stakes than any other metropolitan area in the world outside of Utah. The Church most recently organized new stakes in Lima in 2019. The six missions in Lima currently service a total of 55 stakes, suggesting that each of the Lima missions will have 7-8 stakes once the seventh mission is organized. The average mission in Peru will now have 2.3 million people within its geographical boundaries. Annual membership growth rates have typically ranged from 1-4% within the past 20 years. The Church reported 630,099 members as of year-end 2022. There are currently 115 stakes and 17 districts in Peru.

41 comments:

  1. Word has it that the 3 ward and one branch El Centro California Imperial Valley Stake was finally dissolved today and merged with the El Cajon California Stake.

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  2. Ohhappydane33, Thank you for that news. I truly appreciate it.

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  3. That was a huge stake in terms of geographical area. I hope the members out there feel ministered to despite the 90+ minute drive to their new stake center.

    (Not disputing that the stake was very small.)

    How many Spanish units are in the new El Cajon stake? I know at one point El Centro didn't have language-specific units, but that was 15 years ago.

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  4. https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/512877

    https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/502871

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  5. Matt, thank you for the analysis. One item I saw, under the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo North it says it is the stake. Should be mission.

    "The Dominican Republic Santo Domingo North Stake will be the Church's fourth mission in the Dominican Republic"

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  6. 11 December 2023 - SALT LAKE CITY
    News Release
    Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for Temples in Mexico, the Philippines and Utah
    Groundbreaking announced for Knoxville Tennessee Temple and location released for the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple


    https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/open-house-and-dedication-dates-announced-for-temples-in-mexico-philippines-utah

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  7. Yay! The Layton Temple has been done for quite awhile so it is nice to see the announcement. This is within a mile of where I grew up and my parents still live. They have already been set apart as temple workers, currently also serving in the Bountiful Temple.

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  8. The Cochabamba South Mission gives me hope that we will soon see a Potosi Bolivia Temple. To be fair I mainly want it to make things confusing between it and the San Luis Potosi Mexico Temple.

    I was a little sad the trend of announcing a temple that shared its city name with an existing temple ended. First we got Birmingham England to join Birmingham Alabama, then Santiago Philippines to join Santiago Chile, and then San Jose California to join San Jose Costa Rica.

    I am secretly hoping we get a double confusion with both Charleston, West Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina getting temples announced.

    I am also hoping for Preston, Idaho; Portland, Maine; Montpelier, Vermont; Santiago, Dominican Republic. I am also hoping we get a 2nd Springfield Temple, but Illinois and Massachusetts seem unlikely. Jackson, Mississippi to pair with Jacksonville, Florida does not count, but San Luis Valley Colorado does a little. Farmington, Utah to join Farmington, New Mexico, and the Midland, Texas and Midland, Michigan Temples are probably outthere ideas.

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    1. The missionaries and I taught a contractor while living in Illinois, and he was convinced that one day, his company would build a temple in Charleston, Illinois, where we both lived. Highly unlikely (although land is as cheap there as it gets in the Lower 48), but I guess that would make three Charleston temples. ;-)

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  9. I have been told that Layton Temple dedication was delayed because of noise issues and deciding to upgrade sound proofing.

    Urdeneta I believe will be something like the 5th longest to complete temple. It goes Salt Lake, Los Angeles, Guyaquil and then Bogata and then Urdeneta.

    President Oaks dedicating Urdeneta is expected. Elder Gong has an assignment with Mexico sk that is expected. Is this his second dedication, having done Winnipeg where we finally reached less than half the temples dedicated by President Hinckley. Will there 3 temples but us to 191 temples by early June?

    A site for Madagascar is good. The Knoxville groundbreaking is even better. Hopefully we will see many more of these announcements over the coming weeks.

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    1. Unless I am mistaken, it's Urdaneta, not Urdeneta. This will technically be Elder Gong's third assignment, as he rededicated the Hong Kong China Temple. Layton will actually be the 192nd temple dedicated, assuming nothing else is scheduled before Layton. I hear it's possible that both Taylorsville Utah and Casper Wyoming could be dedicated before the end of June as well. Hope we hear about the first leaders for the Salta Argentina and Coban Guatemala soon as well. Each of those four temples is completed and awaiting the announcement of their opening arrangements.

      I wonder how soon it will be before Elder Patrick Kearon receives his first assignment to dedicate a temple. Did anyone else see this report?

      https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/muslim-leader-nahdlatul-ulama-president-oaks-orem-temple

      President Oaks was the only First Presidency member present for that meeting. President Eyring wasn't looking well at the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional. Hope he's doing okay.

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  10. JPL,

    Actually it hasn't ended- we just got Vancouver Washington to go with the one in British Columbia.

    Here are some suggestions that come to mind looking at an alphabetical list of temples. Most of these are probably a bit "out there" too- a couple are just silly. For a handful of others I "cheated" and looked at Wikipedia:

    La Paz Mexico
    Las Vegas New Mexico
    London Ontario
    Los Angeles Chile (or Argentina, or Philippines or a few other countries)
    Monterey California (only one 'r', but sounds the same in English, not in Spanish)
    Oakland Pennsylvania (more than half the states have one)
    Palmyra Utah (at least 15 states have one- also 2 in Australia, and there is Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific, and the ancient city in Syria)
    Panama City Florida
    Philadelphia- several ancient cities including the one in Revelation
    Richmond Missouri (town where David Whitmer settled after he left the church)- I think there is also one in Utah
    Rome New York
    Syracuse New York (this was the first one I thought of as I was reading your post)

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  11. As far as Richmond goes, I think Richmond, Texas would be a leading contender for another location with that name. It is located in the Houston Metro area, SW of Houston proper. If the area gets a 2nd temple, I think it will be in the southern portion of the Metro region.

    Craig H

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  12. More good news brought to my attention yesterday.

    "South Weber Utah Pioneer Stake (2247208) - December 10, 2023
    - Pioneer Ward (240613)
    - South Weber 1st Ward (8532)
    - South Weber 7th Ward (2083078)
    - South Weber 8th Ward (491888)
    - South Weber 9th Ward (2161303)
    - South Weber 10th Ward (2241986)
    - Canyon Meadows Branch (Care Center) (2231042)"

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  13. Thrilled to announce that on December 10th, a new stake was established in Medellin, Colombia, the country's second-largest city.

    Third stake in the city, it's noteworthy that Medellin is also home to the headquarters of a mission.

    We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the members in Medellin and look forward to the continued growth and development in the region since the state where Medellin is is huge and the possibility of the church opening in other mid-sized cities is evident. Perhaps a temple in the distant future!

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  15. Sorry. I had posted the new stake as Medellin Colombia North by mistake. the new stake is called Medellin Colombia Centro. And the other 2 are called North and South.

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  16. https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/2243776

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  17. Saw this just now, the Church has announced that a new MTC in Bangkok, Thailand will be opening next month.

    https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/bangkok-thailand-mtc

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  18. Got information this morning that says that:

    Saratoga Springs Temple is already operating at or near capacity, it is said to be very busy.

    Idaho Falls Temple is likewise quite busy, the baptistry is constantly busy from 530am.

    Syracuse, Utah youth are going to the temple in droves to do baptism, on their own, no scheduled activity to do so is needed for them but they still likely have them.

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  19. The Provo Utah Temple has been vandalized, just two months before its' scheduled closure for renovations:

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2023/12/13/23999548/provo-utah-temple-windows-broken-in-an-act-of-vandalism

    My thanks once again to you all.

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  20. The Church Newsroom mentions that in addition to Thai and English, Russian is a language that will be taught at the Thailand MTC. It makes me wonder where missionary work in Russian is being conducted. Perhaps a few missionaries are serving the the Baltics. If there are any Russian missionaries serving within Russia, Thailand could be an alternative to being trained instead of going to the England MTC considering the travel restrictions that are in place. It appears that Thailand has been friendly to Russia during the past two years.

    https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/topic/missionary-training-centers

    I also saw it mentioned that Cebuano and Hiligaynon training for non-Filipinos has been moved to Manila from Provo. So perhaps that space is filling up space that will be vacated from taking out the Thai training from Manila.

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  21. A new stake was created in Angola, December 10, 2023

    The Viana Angola Stake (2249200)
    Kilamba Ward (2074486)
    Terra Nova Ward (343552)
    Viana Ward (1691376)
    Zango Ward (2058928)
    Cacuaco Branch (2121522)
    Cazenga Branch (2113759)

    I believe the stake was created from a division of the Luanda Angola Stake (1558579)

    maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/stakes/2249200

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  22. Thanks, Nigel. That is great news. For any history geeks out there like myself.
    There was a Viana Angola District (2074478) that existed between June 12th, 2016 until December 2nd, 2018, when it was combined with the Luanda Angola District to become the Luanda Angola Stake.

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  23. Also reported today in the Church News website, and not to go into church gender politics, the Relief Society President Camille Johnson had a Ministry tour of the Asia North Area. Specifically visiting South Korea, Japan and Mongolia.

    "Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson ministers in South Korea, Japan and Mongolia
    Covenant-making and covenant-keeping women are needed in the Church, says President Johnson

    By Mary Richards 13 Dec 2023, 8:00 AM MST"

    https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2023/12/13/23998737/president-camille-johnson-asia-north-area-ministry-korea-japan-mongolia-covenants

    I wonder if that means we will soon have an update on the Busan Korea or Ulaanbataar Mongolia, or Osaka Japan Temple sites.

    Oddly enough her meeting in South Korea took place in Suwon just south of Seoul. But I think it far into the future to announce a 3rd Temple site in Korea.

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  24. I totally forgot about the two Vancover Temples. I am always excited when I realize that the number of temples has really gotten out of control.

    It has probably been mentioned here, but there will soon be a Bangkok Thailand Missionary Training Center.

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  25. The Luanda Angola Temple may have just set the record for 1 stake temple moving to 2 stake temple the fastest after announcement. The way things are going, Angola may have several more stakes before the temple is completed.

    I am very hopeful that Medellin can have a temple announced in 2024. The comments above also give me hope that a Lehi Utah Temple will be announced in 2024.

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  26. It came to me last night that there is another potential duplicate name opportunity out there.

    With the announcement of the Barcelona Spain Temple, that means if a Temple is placed in Barcelona, Venezuela in the east of the country, there will be another.

    I believe that Maracaibo will get a temple in Venezuela first and I have concerns over one even getting announced with regards to both internal and recent external issues in Venezuela.

    Craig H

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  27. The Columbia River Washington Temple is still running at capacity, many sessions a day. They built that one small because they didn;t think membership in the Tri-Cities would frow that much.

    But they did not count on the growth in temple attendance. I heard they need between 600 and 800 workers each week to run it.

    Apparently this was even after Moses Lake opened, that was supposed to relieve things. Spokane is also running full according to an area seventy at a stake conference there.

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  28. The last comment makes me think somewhere in the Idaho Panhandle will get a temple soon. Maybe even one in Pullman/Moscow and another in another location in that general region.

    There may also be a potential for another temple in Yakima or another location in Washington. Also possibly a rebuild of the Columbia River Temple larger.

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  29. As far as a Temple in that area of Idaho goes, I see Couer D'Alene as a good candidate.

    In regards to the Columbia River Temple, I wonder if, as a possible minor stop gap, Yakima may be assigned to the Moses Lake Temple. The Selah stake is already assigned there so the distance would not ben issue overall.

    Craig H

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  30. Yakima is on 90, so it would not be a real problem to do that, the reason it might not have gone to Moses Lake is that it is near the 82 split

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  31. Nigel - Any word on the two new stakes you reported that would be created in Zimbabwe before the end of the year in Harare and Bulawayo?

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  33. Coeur d'Alene is definitely a strong candidate for a temple. The Spokane Temple is way too small to serve 16 stakes. 12 would still be too much even after the Missoula Temple opens.

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  34. Just noticed that the Church recently completed the full translation of the Book of Mormon into Pohnpeian (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm?lang=pon). It also looks like the Church started new Book of Mormon translations into the African languages of Chewa and Swati, the full translation of the Book of Mormon into Bengali, and a new Doctrine and Covenants translation in Nepali.


    Altogether, the Church is currently actively working on at least 9 Book of Mormon translation efforts (Bengali, Chewa, Efik, Kazakh, Maltese, Sesotho and Swati, with re-translations of Arabic and Urdu), 5 Doctrine and Covenants translations (Burmese, Kinyarwanda, Navajo, Nepali, and Tok Pisin), and 2 Pearl of Great Price translations (Greek and Macedonian).

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  35. Just noticed that the Church recently completed the full translation of the Book of Mormon into Pohnpeian (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm?lang=pon). It also looks like the Church started new Book of Mormon translations into the African languages of Chewa and Swati, the full translation of the Book of Mormon into Bengali, and a new Doctrine and Covenants translation in Nepali.


    Altogether, the Church is currently actively working on at least 9 Book of Mormon translation efforts (Bengali, Chewa, Efik, Kazakh, Maltese, Sesotho and Swati, with re-translations of Arabic and Urdu), 5 Doctrine and Covenants translations (Burmese, Kinyarwanda, Navajo, Nepali, and Tok Pisin), and 2 Pearl of Great Price translations (Greek and Macedonian).

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  36. Just noticed that the Church recently completed the full translation of the Book of Mormon into Pohnpeian (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm?lang=pon). It also looks like the Church started new Book of Mormon translations into the African languages of Chewa and Swati, the full translation of the Book of Mormon into Bengali, and a new Doctrine and Covenants translation in Nepali.


    Altogether, the Church is currently actively working on at least 9 Book of Mormon translation efforts (Bengali, Chewa, Efik, Kazakh, Maltese, Sesotho and Swati, with re-translations of Arabic and Urdu), 5 Doctrine and Covenants translations (Burmese, Kinyarwanda, Navajo, Nepali, and Tok Pisin), and 2 Pearl of Great Price translations (Greek and Macedonian).

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  37. hi there! i´m a missionary currently serving in the mexico veracruz mission. we were told by our mission president that 2 of our current zones (here, they correspond to stakes too) the Cordoba Mexico Stake and Orizaba Mexico Stake will be part of the new Puebla East mission, come jul. 1 2024. just to let you know matt! :) thanks for all of your work.

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  38. lding temples and announcing temples are two different things. How many temples have been announced in ground has not even been broken. Some have been around for several years and no ground has been broken. Temples should be a blessing not a race. Why announced them if we haven't gotten approval from the local authorities to build them?

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