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

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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, 2025, there were 46,583 members in 96 congregations, making it the largest body of LDS Church members in Melanesia and the fifth largest in Oceania.[4]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Papua New Guinea
AreaPacific
Members46,583 (2025)[1]
Stakes6
Districts8
Wards33
Branches63
Total Congregations[2]96
Missions2
Temples
  • 1 under construction
FamilySearch Centers2[3]

History

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Tok Pisin translation of the Book of Mormon
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Membership in Papua New Guinea[5][1]
YearMembership
1980 280
1985* 1,200
1989* 2,100
1995* 4,700
1999 8,954
2004 13,895
2009 16,664
2014 22,982
2019 30,825
2024 41,268
2025 46,583
*Membership was published as a rounded number.

Stakes & districts

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Stake Organized Mission
Daru Papua New Guinea Stake 29 May 2011 Papua New Guinea Daru
Gerehu Papua New Guinea District 10 Mar 2002 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Goroka Papua New Guinea District 14 Apr 2002 Papua New Guinea Lae
Isumo Papua New Guinea District 6 Mar 2016 Papua New Guinea Daru
Lae Papua New Guinea Stake 25 May 2025 Papua New Guinea Lae
Madang Papua New Guinea Stake 22 Sep 2024 Papua New Guinea Madang
Minj Papua New Guinea Stake 3 Aug 2025 Papua New Guinea Lae
Moveave Papua New Guinea District 16 Oct 2011 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Oro Papua New Guinea Stake 15 Jun 2025 Papua New Guinea Lae
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Stake 22 Oct 1995 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Rigo Papua New Guinea District 27 Jul 2008 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Sepik River Papua New Guinea District 14 Feb 2012 Papua New Guinea Madang
Sogere Papua New Guinea District 10 Nov 2010 Papua New Guinea Daru
Suki Papua New Guinea District 26 May 2011 Papua New Guinea Daru
Wewak Papua New Guinea District 18 May 2026 Papua New Guinea Madang

The following congregations are not part of a stake or district

  • Alotau Branch (Port Moresby Mission)
  • Kiunga Branch (Daru Mission)
  • Papua New Guinea Madang Dispersed Members Unit
  • Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Dispersed Members Unit

The Papua New Guinea Lae Dispersed Members Unit and the Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Dispersed Members Unit serves individuals and families that are not in proximity to a meetinghouse.

Missions

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Mission Organized
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission 7 Feb 1992
Papua New Guinea Lae Mission 1 Jul 2013

Temples

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

Map
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Location:
Announced:
Groundbreaking:
Size:		 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
5 October 2019 by Russell M. Nelson[6]
22 April 2023 by Peter F. Meurs[7][8]
9,550 sq ft (887 m2) on a 4.45-acre (1.80 ha) site

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Papua New Guinea", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 10 June 2023
  2. ↑ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
  3. ↑ Papua New Guinea Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 21, 2022
  4. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
  5. ↑ Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Papua New Guinea
  6. ↑ "President Nelson Announces Eight New Temples at October 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 5 October 2019
  7. ↑ https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-temple/
  8. ↑ See [https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-temple/photographs/ this photo gallery for photographic evidence.
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