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In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.

History

The areas as they now exist were formed in January 1984.[1] Prior to that time, general authorities served as "area supervisors" and at times resided outside of Salt Lake City.[2] In 1984, 13 initial areas were created; by 1992 there were 22, and by early 2007 there were 31. As of August 2024, there are 23 areas,[3][4][5] with a new Canada Area, effective August 1, 2025.[6]

Administration

Until 2003, each area had a president and two counselors, all of whom were typically general authorities (area seventies sometimes served as counselors). This three-man body was known as the area presidency. In that year, the church eliminated these presidencies for areas located in the United States and Canada, which were all then placed under the direct supervision of a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, thus freeing more general authorities from specific area assignments. Since these areas were previously administered by area presidencies located at church headquarters in Salt Lake City, the administrative change was not as drastic as it might seem.

In April 2018, the church announced that, effective August 1 of that year, areas in the United States and Canada would once again be supervised by a three-man presidency. This enabled the Presidency of the Seventy to more fully assist the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in their duties, and to fill other assignments as needed.[7]

The areas outside the United States and Canada continue to be governed by area presidencies that are typically composed of general authorities and area seventies. These presidency members usually reside in a headquarters city located in the geographic boundaries of the area. Area seventies who serve in these presidencies reside in their own homes, which may or may not be in the area headquarters city.

In 2019, church leaders stated that the 10 North American areas would be merged into six (the Idaho Area merged into the North America Central Area; the North America Northwest Area merged into the North America West Area; and the Utah North, Utah Salt Lake City, and Utah South areas merged into a single Utah Area.[8]

Also in 2019, a structural change occurred in the administration of the Middle East/Africa North Area. In prior years, two general authorities based at church headquarters were assigned oversight for the area. However, beginning in August 2019, a three-man area presidency was established to oversee the area. Two of them were general authorities at church headquarters, while the second counselor was an area seventy living in the area.

In 2019, church leaders also announced the division of the Africa Southeast Area, into the Africa Central and Africa South areas, effective August 1, 2020.[9] Two months later, W. Christopher Waddell, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, announced in Johannesburg that the new Africa Central Area would be headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.[10]

Then in 2022, additional structural changes affected Europe. The Europe and Europe East areas were split into 3 areas and renamed the Europe Central, Europe East, and Europe North areas. The presidency of the Europe Area became the presidency of the Europe Central Area, with the presidency of the Europe East Area becoming three area seventies. The president and first counselor in the Europe East Area were reassigned to fill the same roles in the Europe North Area, with the second counselor being an area seventy. The area seventy who had been serving as the second counselor in the Europe East Area was designated an assistant to the Europe North Area presidency, specifically overseeing Ukraine and Moldova, which will be separate from a specific area at the current time.[11]

As of April 2022, the church has 17 areas outside North America and six areas inside North America, for a total of 23. With the changes in Europe, the church now has five area seventies serving in area presidencies. Area assignments are generally announced sometime after April's general conference and are effective August 1.[12]

Summary statistics

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Area details

The following details are current as of August 1, 2019, and are taken from the LDS Church Growth Blog, statistical profiles on cumorah.com, and the Facts and Statistics page of the church's official website (www.churchofjesuschrist.org). Ward and branch totals and membership numbers were last updated in 2015.

Africa Central

Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

Official Website

163,345 Members, 35 Stakes, 20 Districts, 454 Congregations, 15 Missions, 5 Temples[13]

President: Thierry K. Mutombo[14][15]

First counselor: Paul B. Pieper[14][15]

Second counselor: Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier[14][15]

Missions:

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa West Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Kolwezi Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi Mission
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission
  • Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission

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Africa South

Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa

Official Website

165,935 Members, 36 Stakes, 25 Districts, 470 Congregations, 13 Missions, 6 Temples[13]

Area president: Carlos A. Godoy[14][15]

First counselor: Denelson Silva[14][15]

Second counselor: Vaiangina Sikahema[14][15]

Missions:

  • Mozambique Maputo Mission
  • South Africa Cape Town Mission
  • South Africa Durban Mission
  • South Africa Johannesburg Mission
  • South Africa Pretoria Mission[16]
  • Zambia Lusaka Mission
  • Zimbabwe Bulawayo Mission
  • Zimbabwe Harare Mission

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Africa West

Headquarters: Accra, Ghana

Official Website

447,186 Members, 134 Stakes, 44 Districts, 990 wards, 606 branches, 25 missions, 9 temples[17]

Area president: Alfred Kyungu[14][15]

First counselor: Adeyinka A. Ojediran[14][15]

Second counselor: Isaac K. Morrison[14][15]

Missions:

  • Benin Cotonou Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan East Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan North Mission[16]
  • Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan West Mission
  • Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro Mission
  • Ghana Accra East Mission
  • Ghana Accra North Mission
  • Ghana Accra West Mission
  • Ghana Cape Coast Mission
  • Ghana Kumasi Mission
  • Ghana Takoradi Mission
  • Liberia Monrovia Mission
  • Nigeria Aba Mission[16]
  • Nigeria Abuja Mission[16]
  • Nigeria Benin City Mission
  • Nigeria Calabar Mission
  • Nigeria Enugu Mission
  • Nigeria Ibadan Mission
  • Nigeria Lagos Mission
  • Nigeria Owerri Mission
  • Nigeria Port Harcourt North Mission
  • Nigeria Port Harcourt South
  • Nigeria Uyo Mission
  • Sierra Leone Bo Mission
  • Sierra Leone Freetown Mission

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Asia

Headquarters: Hong Kong, China

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184,136 Members, 35 Stakes, 34 Districts, 409 Congregations, 12 Missions, 9 Temples[13]

Area president: Benjamin M. Z. Tai[18][19]

First counselor: Kelly R. Johnson[18][19]

Second counselor: Michael John U. Teh[18][19]

Missions:

  • Cambodia Phnom Penh East Mission
  • Cambodia Phnom Pehn West Mission
  • China Hong Kong Mission
  • Taiwan Taipei Mission
  • Thailand Bangkok East Mission
  • Thailand Bangkok West Mission
  • Vietnam Hanoi Mission

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Asia North

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

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241,297 Members, 38 Stakes, 19 Districts, 385 Congregations, 12 Missions, 7 Temples[13]

Area president: John A. McCune[14][15]

First counselor: J. Kimo Esplin[14][15]

Second counselor: Christopher H. Kim[14][15]

Missions:

  • Japan Fukuoka Mission
  • Japan Kobe Mission
  • Japan Nagoya Mission
  • Japan Sapporo Mission
  • Japan Sendai Mission
  • Japan Tokyo North Mission
  • Japan Tokyo South Mission
  • Korea Busan Mission

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Brazil

Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil

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1,472,521 Members, 281 Stakes, 40 Districts, 2,176 Congregations, 37 Missions, 20 Temples[13]

Area president: Joni L. Koch[18][19]

First counselor: Ciro Schmeil[14][15]

Second counselor: Mark D. Eddy[18][19]

Missions:

  • Brazil Belém Mission
  • Brazil Belo Horizonte Mission
  • Brazil Brasília Mission
  • Brazil Campinas Mission
  • Brazil Cuiabá Mission
  • Brazil Curitiba Mission
  • Brazil Curitiba South Mission
  • Brazil Florianópolis Mission
  • Brazil Fortaleza Mission
  • Brazil Fortaleza East Mission
  • Brazil Goiânia Mission
  • Brazil João Pessoa Mission
  • Brazil Juiz de Fora Mission
  • Brazil Londrina Mission
  • Brazil Maceió Mission
  • Brazil Manaus North Mission
  • Brazil Manaus South Mission
  • Brazil Natal Mission
  • Brazil Piracicaba Mission
  • Brazil Porto Alegre North Mission
  • Brazil Porto Alegre South Mission
  • Brazil Recife Mission
  • Brazil Recife South Mission
  • Brazil Ribeirão Preto Mission
  • Brazil Rio de Janeiro North Mission
  • Brazil Rio de Janeiro South Mission
  • Brazil Salvador Mission
  • Brazil Salvador South Mission
  • Brazil Santa Maria Mission
  • Brazil Santos Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo East Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo West Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo Interlagos Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo North Mission
  • Brazil São Paulo South Mission
  • Brazil Teresina Mission
  • Brazil Vitória Mission

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Caribbean

Headquarters: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Official Website

399,607 Members, 67 Stakes, 29 Districts, 607 Congregations, 12 Missions, 4 Temples[13]

Area president: Jorge F. Zeballos[14][15]

First counselor: Valeri V. Cordon[18][19]

Second counselor: Vern P. Stanfill[14][15]

Missions:

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Central America

Headquarters: Guatemala City, Guatemala

822,262 Members, 133 Stakes, 28 Districts, 1,101 Congregations, 19 Missions, 12 Temples[13]

Area president: Taylor G. Godoy[18][19]

First counselor: Patricio M. Giuffra[18][19]

Second counselor: Ryan K. Olsen[18][19]

Missions:

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Eurasian

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9,491 Members, 3 Stakes, 9 Districts, 82 Congregations, 6 Missions, 1 Temples[13][20]

Area president: Alexey V. Samaykin (Area Seventy)[21][22]

First counselor: Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov (Area Seventy)[21][22]

Second counselor: Aleksandr A. Drachyov (Area Seventy)[21][22]

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Europe Central

Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany

223,324 Members, 64 Stakes, 11 Districts, 694 Congregations, 17 Missions, 12 Temples[13]

Area president: Ruben V. Alliaud[14][15]

First counselor: Jack N. Gerard[14][15]

Second counselor: James W. McConkie III[14][15]

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Europe North

Headquarters: London, England

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282,145 Members, 67 Stakes, 7 Districts, 560 Congregations, 13 Missions, 9 Temples[13]

Area president: Scott D. Whiting[14][15]

First counselor: Marcos A. Aidukaitis[14][15]

Second counselor: Alan T. Phillips[21][22]

Missions:

  • England Bristol Mission
  • England Leeds Mission
  • England London Mission
  • England Manchester Mission
  • Finland Helsinki Mission

Temples:

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Unassigned

As of April 2022, Ukraine and Moldova are not assigned to any of the church's areas. Kyrylo Pokhylko, a Ukrainian area seventy and assistant to the presidency of the Europe North Area has responsibility for the work of the church in those nations.

10,799 Members, 2 Stakes, 3 Districts, 48 Congregations, 2 Missions, 1 Temples[13]

Kyrylo Pokhylko (Area Seventy): Assistant to the Europe North Area Presidency[21][22]

Missions:

  • Ukraine Kyiv/Moldova Mission

Temples:

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Mexico

Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico

Official Website (Español)

1,507,720 Members, 227 Stakes, 47 Districts, 1,863 Congregations, 32 Missions, 23 Temples[23]

Area president: Hugo Montoya[21][22]

First counselor: Sean Douglas[14][15]

Second counselor: Moises Villanueva[14][15]

Missions:

  • Mexico Mexico City East Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City North Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City Northwest Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City South Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City Southeast Mission
  • Mexico Mexico City West Mission
  • Mexico Mexicali Mission
  • Mexico Monterrey East Mission
  • Mexico Monterrey West Mission
  • Mexico Oaxaca Mission
  • Mexico Pachuca Mission

Temples:

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Middle East/ Africa North

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

5,457 Members, 2 Stakes, 2 Districts, 33 Congregations, 0 Missions, 1 Temples[13][24]

Area president: Anthony D. Perkins[21][22]

First counselor: Adilson de Paula Parrella[18][19]

Second counselor: Roland J. Bäck (Area Seventy)[21][22]

Missions:

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North America Central

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,148,849 Members, 304 Stakes, 2,765 Congregations, 20 Missions, 33 Temples[13][25]

Area president: Randall K. Bennett[14][15]

First counselor: Steven R. Bangerter[14][15]

Second counselor: Ricardo P. Gimenezt[18][19]

Missions:

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North America Northeast

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

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643,071 Members, 141 Stakes, 5 Districts, 1,300 Congregations, 17 missions, 18 Temples[13][25]

Area president: Allen D. Haynie[21][22]

First counselor: Mathias Held[14][15]

Second counselor: Robert M. Daines[14][15]

Missions:

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North America Southeast

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

618,465 Members, 127 Stakes, 1,153 Congregations, 16 Missions, 16 Temples[13][25]

Area president: Craig C. Christensen[14][15]

First counselor: Ahmad S. Corbitt[14][15]

Second counselor: Massimo De Feo[14][15]

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North America Southwest

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,120,569 Members, 259 Stakes, 2 Districts, 1,948 Congregations, 22 Missions, 21 Temples[13][25]

Area president: Jose L. Alonso[14][15]

First counselor: Michael A. Dunn[14][15]

Second counselor: Jonathan S. Schmitt[14][15]

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North America West

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

1,300,546 Members, 273 Stakes, 1 Districts, 2,219 Congregations, 29 Missions, 24 Temples[13][25]

Area president: Mark A. Bragg[21][22]

First counselor: Takashi Wada[14][15]

Second counselor: Peter M. Johnson[14][15]

Missions:

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Pacific

Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand

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581,988 Members, 140 Stakes, 35 Districts, 1,278 Congregations, 17 Missions, 17 Temples[13]

Area president: Peter F. Meurs[18][19]

First counselor: Taniela B. Wakolo[18][19]

Second counselor: Jeremy R. Jaggi[18][19]

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Philippines

Headquarters: Quezon City, Philippines

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853,254 Members, 125 Stakes, 55 Districts, 1,272 Congregations, 23 Missions, 12 Temples[27]

Area president: Carlos G. Revillo Jr.[14][15]

First counselor: Chi Hong (Sam) Wong[14][15]

Second counselor: Michael B. Strong[14][15]

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South America Northwest

Headquarters: Lima, Peru

Official Website (Spanish)

1,327,350 Members, 217 Stakes, 40 Districts, 1,625 Congregations, 33 Missions, 15 Temples[13]

Area president: Jorge T. Becerra[14][15]

First counselor: Rafael E. Pino[14][15]

Second counselor: Juan Pablo Villar[14][15]

Missions:

  • Perú Iquitos Mission
  • Perú Lima Central Mission
  • Perú Lima East Mission
  • Perú Lima North Mission
  • Peru Lima Northeast Mission
  • Perú Lima South Mission
  • Perú Lima West Mission
  • Perú Limatambo Mission
  • Perú Piura Mission
  • Perú Trujillo Mission
  • Perú Trujillo South Mission

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South America South

Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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1,284,696 Members, 181 Stakes, 54 Districts, 1,560 Congregations, 29 Missions, 12 Temples[13]

Area president: Joaquin E. Costa[14][15]

First counselor: Alan R. Walker[14][15]

Second counselor: Eduardo Gavarret[14][15]

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Utah

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

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2,173,560 Members, 629 Stakes, 2 Districts, 5,412 Congregations, 13 Missions, 28 Temples[13][25]

Area president: Kevin W. Pearson

First counselor: Hugo E. Martinez[18][19]

Second counselor: Brian K. Taylor[18][19]

Missions:

  • Utah Layton Mission
  • Utah Ogden Mission
  • Utah Orem Mission
  • Utah Provo Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City East Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City West Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City South Mission
  • Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission
  • Utah Saratoga Springs Mission
  • Utah Spanish Fork Mission
  • Utah St. George Mission

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Utah; Arizona (small portion); Idaho (small portion); Nevada (small portion); Wyoming (southwest corner)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Allen, James B. and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints 2nd Edition, p. 654.
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South African Newsroom, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Africa Central Area Office to be in Nairobi Kenya, South African Newsroom, 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ↑ First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ↑ The First Presidency Creates the Canada Area of the Church, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ↑ First Presidency Announces 2018 Area Leadership Assignments, Mormon Newsroom, 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ↑ First Presidency Announces 2019 Area Leadership Assignments, churchofjesuschrist.org, 26 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Africa Southeast Area to be Divided into Two Areas, South Africa Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Nairobi, Kenya, to be Church Africa Central Area Office, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 20 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  11. ↑ First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. ↑ Historically, the assignments were effective on August 15, but August 1 has been the effective date since 2007.
  13. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Based on official and unofficial membership and congregational found on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics data is 2022 or latest available. This is combined numbers for all countries within area.
  14. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq First Presidency Announces 2024 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  15. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq 2024-2025 area leadership assignments announced, Church News, 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  16. ↑ a b c d e f Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ As noted here, current as of March 21, 2023.
  18. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p First Presidency Announces 2023 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  19. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p First Presidency announces 2023-2024 area leadership assignments, Church News, 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  20. ↑ The name for this area was changed in late 2023, as verified here.
  21. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j First Presidency Announces 2022 Area Leadership Assignments, Newsroom, churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  22. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j First Presidency announces 2022-2023 area leadership assignments, Church News, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  23. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  24. ↑ Because much of the Middle East/Africa North Area covers countries that doesn't recognize the church, third party estimates are used for a significant portion of this count.
  25. ↑ a b c d e f Area boundaries many times deviate from state/provincial boundaries. Used statistics for states and provinces where this area is most predominant.
  26. ↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Mormon missionaries find work, meaning in community service", The Washington Post, 4 February 2014. Retrieved on 7 March 2020.
  27. ↑ As verified here.

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