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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spain - Wikipedia

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spain
(Logo in Spanish)
The Madrid Spain Temple
Area	Europe Central
Members	63,524 (2022)^[1]
Stakes	15
Districts	1
Wards	95
Branches	41
Total Congregations^[2]	136
Missions	3
Temples	1 Operating 1 Announced 2 Total
FamilySearch Centers	56^[3]

The first permanent congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spain was established in 1948. As of 2022, the Church reported 63,524 members in 136 congregations in Spain,^[1] making it the second largest body of Church members in Europe behind the United Kingdom. In 2019, Spain had the 3rd most Church members per capita among countries in Europe, behind Portugal and the United Kingdom.^[4]

History

Membership in Spain
Year	Membership
1974	620
1979	5,395
1983	10,218
1989*	17,000
1995*	27,000
1999	30,439
2004	38,096
2009	45,729
2014	52,747
2019	59,730
2022	63,524
Membership was published as an estimate. Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Spain*^[1]

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No formal missionary work was performed in Spain until after the Church was officially recognized in 1968 by the Spanish government. The first branch (small congregation) other than among US Military staff stationed in Spain, was organized in 1968 in Madrid. In 1982, the Madrid and Barcelona Stakes (larger congregations) were organized.^[1]^[5] The Spain Missionary Training Center (MTC), located in the Madrid Temple complex, was established in 1999.^[6]

Stakes and District

As of February 2023, the LDS Church has 15 Stakes and 1 District in Spain:

Stake	Organized	Mission
A Coruña Spain Stake	5 Aug 2018	Spain Madrid North
Baleares Spain District	16 Aug 1994	Spain Barcelona
Barcelona Spain Stake	31 Oct 1982	Spain Barcelona
Cádiz Spain Stake	19 Feb 1995	Spain Madrid South
Cartagena Spain Stake	2 Dec 2012	Spain Madrid South
Elche Spain Stake	9 Nov 1997	Spain Madrid South
Granada Spain Stake	13 Jun 2004	Spain Madrid South
Hospitalet Spain Stake	1 Jun 1997	Spain Barcelona
Las Palmas Spain Stake	2 Oct 1984	Spain Madrid North
Lléida Spain Stake	11 Nov 2012	Spain Barcelona
Madrid Spain Central Stake	2 Dec 2012	Spain Madrid South
Madrid Spain East Stake	17 Jan 1999	Spain Madrid North
Madrid Spain West Stake	14 Mar 1982	Spain Madrid North
Seville Spain Stake	14 Feb 1988	Spain Madrid South
Valencia Spain Stake	8 Jun 2003	Spain Barcelona
Vitoria Spain Stake	6 Sep 2009	Spain Madrid North

Missions

Mission	Organized
Spain Madrid South Mission	11 Jul 1970
Spain Madrid North Mission	9 Aug 2022
Barcelona Mission	8 May 1976

Temples

The Madrid Temple was dedicated in 1999. The temple complex includes the Madrid Spain Temple, the Spain Missionary Training Center, an institute, temple patron housing, a distribution center, a Family History Center, and underground parking.

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Madrid, Spain
4 April 1993 by Ezra Taft Benson
11 June 1996 by Gordon B. Hinckley
19 March 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
45,800 sq ft (4,250 m²) on a 3.5-acre (1.4 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Arquitechior Langdon, SA.

278. Barcelona Spain Temple (Site announced)
Official website
News & images

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Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
3 April 2022 by Russell M. Nelson^[7]^[8]
27,500 sq ft (2,550 m²) on a 5.4-acre (2.2 ha) site

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Spain", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 3 June 2023
^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches
^ Spain Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved August 22, 2022
^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
^ "Country information: Spain", Church News Online Almanac, Deseret News, February 1, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-18
^ "Missionary Training Centers: About the Spain MTC", LDS.org, archived from the original on 2012-11-05, retrieved 2012-10-18
^ "7 new temple locations announced by President Nelson to close conference", Deseret News, Deseret News, 3 Apr 2022
^ "President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 3 Apr 2022

External links

Church Newsroom - Spain
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Spain) - Official Site
ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site

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Christianity in Spain

Eastern Christianity

Eastern Orthodox (Main article)	Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Western and Central Europe Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Spain and Portugal (Constantinople) Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe (ROCOR) Russian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal (Moscow) Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe

Western Christianity

Catholic

Protestant
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United	Spanish Evangelical Church
Lutheran	Spanish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Calvinist	Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Spain Reformed Churches in Spain
Anglican (Main article)	Anglican Archdeaconry of Gibraltar^[b] Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church^[b]
Baptist	Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain
Methodist	Church of the Nazarene in Spain Free Methodist Church in Spain
Pentecostal	Assemblies of God of Spain & Canary Islands (FADE) Church of God