The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola
AreaAfrica South
Members8,779 (2025)
Stakes2
Districts3
Wards13
Branches20
Total congregations33
Missions1
Temples
  • 1 announced
FamilySearch Centers2

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Angola. The first branch (small congregation) was organized in 1996 with fewer than 100 members. As of year-end 2025, there were 8,779 members in 33 congregations.

Membership in Angola
YearMembership
198925
1999107
2004621
2009831
20141,684
20193,490
20247,321
20258,779
*Membership was published as a rounded number.

History

A brief history can be found at LDS Newsroom (Angola) or Deseret News 2010 Church Almanac (Country Information: Angola)

Stakes and Districts

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Angola is located in Angola
Luanda
Luanda
Viana
Viana
Huambo
Huambo
Lubango
Lubango
Menongue
Menongue
Malanje
Malanje
Cuito
Cuito
Benguela
Benguela
Moçâmedes
Moçâmedes
Ondjiva
Ondjiva
As of November 2025, the following were located in Angola
Green = Stake
Orange = District
Purple = Meetinghouse not part of a stake or district
Stake/District Organized
Luanda Angola Stake 2 Dec 2018
Viana Angola Stake 10 Dec 2023
Huambo Angola District 21 Nov 2021
Lubango Angola District 23 Jun 2024
Menongue Angola District 22 Jun 2025

Congregations in Angola not part of a stake or district include

The Angola Luanda Mission Branch serves Families and individuals not in proximity of a meetinghouse. Congregations not part of a stake are called branches, regardless of size.

Missions

The Luanda Angola Mission was created on July 1, 2013 and encompases all of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe.

Mission Organized
Luanda Angola Mission 1 July 2013
Angola Luanda North Mission 1 July 2026

Temples

Angola was located in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple District as of October 2023.

On October 1, 2023, the Luanda Angola Temple was announced.

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Location:
Announced:		 Luanda, Angola
1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Angola", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 10 June 2023
  2. ↑ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
  3. ↑ Angola Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved 16 July 2021
  4. ↑ Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Angola
  5. ↑ "New mission presidents by area for 2013". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Instagram".
  7. ↑ Where the 20 new Latter-day Saint temples will be built as Russell Nelson’s record tally continues to rise, Salt Lake Tribune, 1 October 2023
  8. ↑ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 1 October 2023