The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Papua New Guinea explained

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Papua New Guinea refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The first missionaries arrived in 1980. As of December 31, 2022, there were 36,626 members in 92 congregations, making it the largest body of LDS Church members in Melanesia and the fifth largest in Oceania.[1]

Stakes & districts

As of February 2023, the following stake and districts exist in PNG:

Stakedata-sort-type=dateOrganizedMission
Daru Papua New Guinea Stake2 Jun 1999Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Gerehu Papua New Guinea District10 Mar 2002Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Goroka Papua New Guinea District14 Apr 2002Papua New Guinea Lae
Isumo Papua New Guinea District17 Mar 2002Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Lae Papua New Guinea District25 Jun 2017Papua New Guinea Lae
Madang Papua New Guinea District25 Jan 2012Papua New Guinea Lae
Minj Papua New Guinea District2 May 2010Papua New Guinea Lae
Moveave Papua New Guinea District16 Oct 2011Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Oro Papua New Guinea District7 Apr 2002Papua New Guinea Lae
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Stake22 Oct 1995Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Rigo Papua New Guinea District27 Jul 2008Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Sepik River Papua New Guinea District14 Feb 2012Papua New Guinea Lae
Sogere Papua New Guinea District10 Nov 2010Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Suki Papua New Guinea District26 May 2011Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
The following congregations are not part of a stake or district

The Papua New Guinea Lae Mission Branch and the Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission Branch serves individuals and families that are not in proximity of a meetinghouse.

Missions

MissionOrganized
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission7 Feb 1992
Papua New Guinea Lae Mission1 Jul 2013

Temples

The Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple was announced on October 5, 2019 by church president Russell M. Nelson.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics#Countries|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics]

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