The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand | |
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Area | Pacific |
Members | 117,319 (2022)[1] |
Stakes | 30 |
Districts | 2 |
Wards | 177 |
Branches | 51 |
Total Congregations[2] | 228 |
Missions | 3 |
Temples | 1 Operating 1 Under Construction 1 Announced 3 Total |
Family History Centers | 55[3] |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) established its first New Zealand branch in 1855. It reported 117,319 members in 228 congregations in New Zealand as of 2022,[1] making it the second largest body of LDS Church members in Oceania behind Australia.[4] The LDS Church has one temple in New Zealand, with a second under construction and a third announced. The 2018 census recorded 54,123 individuals, or 1.2% of respondents, self-identify as belonging to the faith. 313,000 respondents objecting to answer the religion census question in 2018 were not counted in the number or percentages.[5]
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