Mormon members belong to stakes, districts, and branches in a temple district, like the San Diego California Temple Temple District, which grows as members join the Church

San Diego California Temple

Temple District Chronological

Congregations are organized into stakes, districts, and branches, which belong to a temple district. Following are the stakes belonging to the San Diego California Temple District listed in order of creation.
The San Diego California Temple serves members from 27 stakes based in Baja California, Northwestern Sonora, and Southern California:

San Diego California StakeFebruary 9, 1941
El Cajon California StakeApril 20, 1958
Carlsbad California StakeNovember 6, 1960
San Diego California Sweetwater StakeOctober 21, 1962
San Diego California North StakeJune 22, 1969
Escondido California StakeSeptember 24, 1972
San Diego California East StakeNovember 30, 1975
Tijuana México StakeMay 23, 1976
Chula Vista California StakeSeptember 19, 1976
Mexicali México StakeMarch 20, 1977
Vista California StakeOctober 8, 1978
Poway California StakeAugust 26, 1979
El Centro California Imperial Valley StakeMarch 16, 1980
Santee California StakeDecember 8, 1985
Tijuana México La Mesa StakeFebruary 9, 1986
Penasquitos California StakeSeptember 21, 1986
Mexicali México Los Pinos StakeJanuary 18, 1987
Murrieta California StakeMarch 20, 1988
Del Mar California StakeJanuary 7, 1990
Ensenada México StakeJune 24, 1990
Escondido California South StakeFebruary 9, 1992
San Diego California TempleDedicated April 25, 1993
Tijuana México Insurgentes StakeOctober 13, 1996
Tijuana México Central StakeJanuary 14, 2001
Tijuana México Otay StakeMarch 11, 2001
Temecula California StakeApril 27, 2003
Tijuana México Florido StakeMarch 13, 2005
San Luis Río Colorado México StakeJune 28, 2009