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    Uruguay Click here for the Uruguay Newsroom

    109,905

    Total Church Membership

    1-in-

    18

    Stakes

    10

    130

    Congregations

    98 Wards
    32 Branches

    32

    FamilySearch Centers

    32

    1

    Temples

    2

    Missions | 2 Districts

    History

    Uruguay's first contact with the Church occurred at the 1940 South American basketball championship game held in Montevideo. One of Argentina's star players, Rolf Larson, served as a missionary for the Church in Argentina, and brought publicity to the Church as a team member.

    In 1944, the first congregation was organized for North Americans working in Uruguay. By the end of 1948, a mission and 14 congregations were organized. By 1957, nearly 500 converts joined annually. Church membership in Uruguay has increased 80 percent in the past five years.

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    Juan Etchegaray
    Montevideo,
    Uruguay
    Phone:  +598 29020434
    Fax:  +598 29020405
    Mobile:  099 628911
    E-mail

    Africa

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    933,511

    Members

    2,927

    Congregations

    Missions

    54Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    575

    Temples

    6Temples

    Asia

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    1,316,373

    Members

    2,145

    Congregations

    Missions

    51Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    419

    Temples

    11Temples

    Europe

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    513,534

    Members

    1,290

    Congregations

    Missions

    37Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    665

    Temples

    14Temples

    North America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    9,733,719

    Members

    18,426

    Congregations

    Missions

    187Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    3,106

    Temples

    131Temples

    Oceania (Pacific)

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    607,302

    Members

    1,290

    Congregations

    Missions

    17Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    321

    Temples

    11Temples

    South America

    Total Church Membership

    Members
    Congregations

    4,392,463

    Members

    5,599

    Congregations

    Missions

    104Missions

    FamilySearch Centers

    1,459

    Temples

    29Temples