The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
Meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Shalu, Taichung
AreaAsia
Members62,229 (2022)[1]
Stakes16
Wards90
Branches10
Total Congregations[2]100
Missions2
Temples1 Operating
1 Announced
2 Total
Family History Centers12[3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Taiwan. Having 62,222 members in 2022, Taiwan has more members of the church than any Country or Territory in the Church's Asia Area.

History

Membership in Taiwan[4][1]
YearMembers
1960 371
1970 3,509
1980 8,367
1989* 17,000
1999 26,805
2009 49,054
2019 61,607
2022 62,229
*Membership was published as an estimated or rounded number.

In June 1956, four missionaries arrived in Taiwan.[5]

Hu Wei-I, a convert, helped translate the Book of Mormon into Mandarin Chinese.[6]

In November 1984, Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Taipei Taiwan Temple.[7]

Stakes

As of February 2023, the LDS Church has the following 16 stakes in Taiwan:

Stake Organized Mission
Chiayi Taiwan 23 Oct 2011 Taiwan Taichung
Chung Hsing Taiwan 20 Jun 2004 Taiwan Taichung
Hsin Chu Taiwan 14 Dec 2003 Taiwan Taipei
Hualien Taiwan 23 Sep 1990 Taiwan Taipei
Kaohsiung Taiwan North 20 Dec 2015 Taiwan Taichung
Kaohsiung Taiwan South 6 Nov 1981 Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan East 18 Dec 1994 Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan South 26 Apr 2015 Taiwan Taichung
Taichung Taiwan West 22 Apr 2007 Taiwan Taichung
Tainan Taiwan 15 Jun 1997 Taiwan Taichung
Taipei Taiwan Central 24 May 1998 Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan East 14 Mar 1982 Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan North 13 Dec 2015 Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan South 30 Nov 2014 Taiwan Taipei
Taipei Taiwan West 22 Apr 1976 Taiwan Taipei
Taoyuan Taiwan 8 Jul 2001 Taiwan Taipei

Missions

Stake Organized
Taiwan Taichung 1 Jul 1976
Taiwan Taipei 11 Dec 1970

Temples

Temples in Taiwan
Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovations

On November 17, 1984 the Taipei Taiwan Temple was dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley.

On October 3, 2021, the Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson.

Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Dedicated:
Size:
Style:		 Taipei, Taiwan
31 March 1982 by Spencer W. Kimball
27 August 1982 by Gordon B. Hinckley
17 November 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley
9,945 sq ft (923.9 m2) on a 0.5-acre (0.20 ha) site
Modern adaptation of six-spire design - designed by Church A&E Services with Philip fei & Associations
Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Size:		 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
3 October 2021 by Russell M. Nelson[8][9]
23 November 2023 by Benjamin M. Z. Tai
10,900 sq ft (1,010 m2) on a 1.26-acre (0.51 ha) site

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Taiwan", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 4 June 2023
  2. ↑ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
  3. ↑ Taiwan Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 21, 2022
  4. ↑ Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Taiwan
  5. ↑ "Mormons celebrate 50 years in Taiwan", Taiwan Today, 11 August 2006. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Jensen, Megan. "What's new: 'Voice of the Saints in Taiwan' a history of the LDS Church in the small island nation", Deseret News, 23 September 2017. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Facts and Statistics", Church News, 2020. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "13 new temple locations announced by President Nelson as conference closes", Church News, Deseret News, 3 Oct 2021
  9. ↑ "At the October 2021 General Conference, the Prophet Says the Church Will Build 13 More Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 3 Oct 2021


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