The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola | |
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Area | Africa South |
Members | 5,898 (2023) [1] |
Stakes | 1 |
Districts | 1 |
Wards | 8 |
Branches | 11 |
Total Congregations [2] | 19 |
Missions | 1 |
Family History Centers | 1 [3] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Angola. The first branch (small congregation) was organized in 1996 with fewer than 100 members. As of 2022, there were 4,760 members in 19 congregations. [1]
Year | Membership |
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1989 | 25 |
1999 | 107 |
2004 | 621 |
2009 | 831 |
2014 | 1,684 |
2019 | 3,490 |
2022 | 4,760 |
*Membership was published as a rounded number. |
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A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Angola) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Country Information: Angola)
As of December 2023, Angola had the following congregations:
Luanda Angola Stake
Viana Angola Stake
Huambo Angola District
Other Congregations Congregations in Angola not part of a stake or district include
The Angola Luanda Mission Branch serves Families and individuals not in proximity of a meetinghouse. Congregations not part of a stake are called branches, regardless of size.
The Luanda Angola Mission was created on July 1, 2013 [5]
Angola was located in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple District as of October 2023.
On October 1, 2023, the Luanda Angola Temple was announced. [6]
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Location: Announced: |
Luanda,
Angola 1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson [7] [8] |