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


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay reported 95,726 members in 16 stakes and four districts, 162 Congregations, two missions, and one temple, as of January 1, 2011.

History

was a stopping point for missionaries traveling to other areas as early as the 1920s. A branch was both formed then closed in 1944. The first permanent congregation was formed in Montevideo in late 1947. Uruguay's first stake was formed in 1967 in Montevideo.
In 2020, the LDS Church canceled services and other public gatherings indefinitely in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Missions