 | Statistics |
Church Units |
Stakes and districts of the Church are established throughout the world. Included below are lists of units created or reorganized in the past 3 months.
Church Units and Temples by Region
Region |
Temples |
Stakes |
Districts |
Wards |
Branches |
| World | 166 | 2,947 | 594 | 21,138 | 7,582 |
| United States | 79 | 1,486 | 10 | 11,649 | 1,992 |
| Utah | 16 | 559 | 1 | 4,494 | 331 |
| Outside U.S. | 87 | 1,461 | 584 | 9,489 | 5,590 |
Recently Created Church Units
Unit* |
Created |
| West Jordan Utah Sycamores Stake Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple District |
February 5, 2012 |
| Madang Lae Papua New Guinea District Sydney Australia Temple District |
January 25, 2012 |
| Central China International (English) District Hong Kong China Temple District |
December 11, 2011 |
| Rexburg Idaho YSA 8th Stake Rexburg Idaho Temple District |
December 11, 2011 |
| Rexburg Idaho YSA 9th Stake Rexburg Idaho Temple District |
December 11, 2011 |
| Shenzhen China International (English) District Hong Kong China Temple District |
December 11, 2011 |
| Johor Bahru Malaysia District Hong Kong China Temple District |
December 4, 2011 |
| Honiara Solomon Islands District Sydney Australia Temple District |
November 27, 2011 |
| Saratoga Springs Utah Crossroads Stake Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple District |
November 20, 2011 |
| Bogotá Colombia La Libertad Stake Bogotá Colombia Temple District |
November 13, 2011 |
| Port Harcourt Nigeria East Stake Aba Nigeria Temple District |
November 13, 2011 |
| Santa Clara Utah Heights Stake St. George Utah Temple District |
November 13, 2011 |
* Districts are in italics.
Recently Reorganized Church Units
Unit* |
Reorganized |
| BYU-Hawaii 2nd Stake (Student Married) reorganized as the Laie Hawaii Married Student Stake. Laie Hawaii Temple District | January 26, 2012 |
* Districts are in italics.
Recently Discontinued Church Units
Notes |
Posted |
| Santiago Brazil District discontinued. Retained branches reorganized under the Brazil Santa Maria Mission. | February 8, 2012 |
| La Fría Venezuela District discontinued. Branches reorganized under the San Cristóbal Venezuela Pirineos Stake. | February 2, 2012 |
| Perm Russia District discontinued. Branches joined and reorganized under the Russia Yekaterinburg Mission as the Perm Branch. | January 10, 2012 |
| Jequié Brazil District discontinued. Retained branch reorganized under the Brazil Salvador South Mission. | January 9, 2012 |
| Baghdad Iraq Military District discontinued due to withdrawl of U.S. troops. | December 22, 2011 |
| General José de San Martín Argentina District discontinued. Branches reorganized under the Resistencia Argentina Stake, Formosa Argentina Stake, and Argentina Resistencia Mission. | December 9, 2011 |
| New Glasgow Nova Scotia District discontinued. Branches reorganized under the Dartmouth Nova Scotia Stake. | December 1, 2011 |
* Districts are in italics.
Church Growth Resources
"The temple is the house of the Lord. The basis for every temple ordinance and covenant…is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Every activity, every lesson, all we do in the Church, point to the Lord and His holy house."
—Russell M. Nelson
