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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Madagascar refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Madagascar. In 1990, a small congregation was created in Madagascar. In 2025, there were 20,395 members in 46 congregations.

History

The first branch of the LDS Church in Madagascar was organized in 1990Mindy Anne Selu, "Measuring Blessings in Madagascar", Liahona, April 2016. with Razanapanala Ramianadrisoa as president. Ramiandrisoa had joined the LDS Church in France while studying there in 1986. The first LDS missionaries to enter Madagascar were Fred L. Forsgren and his wife Eileen who arrived in March 1991. The Church was legally recognized by the government of Madagascar in 1993.

Until 1998 missionary work in Madagascar was supervised from South Africa, but a separate mission for Madagascar was organized in 1998. The first LDS Church-built meetinghouse in Madagascar was completed in May 1999.

The Book of Mormon was translated to Malagasy in 2000. Also that year the first stake in Madagascar, the Antananarivo Madagascar Stake was organized with Dominique L. Andriamanantoa as president.Deseret News Church Almanac, 2005 Edition, p. 370-371

In 2017, an outbreak of pneumonic and bubonic plague caused 80 nonnative missionaries to leave the island. In 2020, the LDS Church temporarily canceled services and other public gatherings in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic which resumed online and/or in person, depending on the congregation.Lovett, Ian. "Mormon Church Cancels Services World-Wide Amid Coronavirus Crisis", The Wall Street Journal, 12 March 2020. Retrieved on 31 March 2020.

Stakes and Districts StakeOrganized MissionAntananarivo Madagascar Ampefiloha Stake22 Oct 2023Madagascar Antananarivo SouthAntananarivo Madagascar Ampitatafika Stake1 Mar 2026Madagascar Antananarivo SouthAntananarivo Madagascar Ivandry Stake13 Mar 2011Madagascar Antananarivo NorthAntananarivo Madagascar Manakambahiny Stake17 Sep 2000Madagascar Antananarivo SouthAntsirabe Madagascar Stake3 Aug 2025Madagascar Antananarivo SouthToamasina Madagascar Stake11 Dec 2022Madagascar Antananarivo NorthTolagnaro Madagascar District18 Mar 2018Madagascar Antananarivo South

Congregations in Madagascar not part of a stake or district include: Fianarantsoa Branch Mahajanga Branch Mahavatse Branch Moramanga Branch Toliara Branch Tsianolondroa Branch Madagascar Antananarivo North Dispersed Members Unit Madagascar Antananarivo South Dispersed Members Unit

The Madagascar Antananarivo North and South Dispersed Members Units serves families and individuals in Madagascar that is not in proximity of a meetinghouse.

Mission The Madagascar Antananarivo Mission was created on 1 July 1998 as a division of the South Africa Durban and the South Africa Johannesburg Missions. The Madagascar Antananarivo North Mission encompasses Northern Madagascar and all of Mauritius and Reunion. The Madagascar Antananarivo South Mission encompasses Southern Madagascar.

MissionOrganizedMadagascar Antananarivo NorthJune 2024Madagascar Antananarivo South1 July 1998

Mauritius The LDS Church reported 612 members in 3 congregations in Mauritius for year-end 2025. Mauritius District Flacq Branch Phoenix Branch Rose Hill Branch.

Reunion The LDS Church reported 989 members in 4 congregations and 5 FamilySearch centers in Reunion for year-end 2025. St Denis Reunion District Le Port Branch St Denis Branch St Marie Branch St Pierre Branch.

Family history centers are located at each of those meetinghouses.

Temples As of November 2025, Madagascar is in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple District. On October 3, 2021, in the Saturday Afternoon session of General Conference, Church President Russell M. Nelson announced the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple.

See also

Religion in Madagascar

References

External links Newsroom (Madagascar) - Facts and Statistics The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official site