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    Nova Scotia

    5,096

    Population totale de l’Église

    0.53% 1/191

    Population par rapport aux membres de l'église

    1

    Pieux

    12

    Paroisses

    6 Paroisses
    6 Branches

    7

    Centres d’histoire familiale

    7

    1

    Temples

    History

    Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began proselyting in the Maritime Provinces in 1833 when they arrived in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In 1843, missionaries were again sent to Nova Scotia by Joseph Smith, the first President of the Church. The Halifax Branch (a small congregation) was created 14 November 1843, and smaller branches began in Preston, Popes Harbour, and Onslow.

    Members of the Church in the Maritimes joined other Church members to migrate to the western United States during late 1840's to the mid 1850's. A group of 50 Church members (most of the Halifax Branch) traveled aboard the ship Barque Halifax, which departed 12 May 1855 and traveled around Cape Horn to San Francisco. This exodus ended organized branches of the Church in the Maritimes until proselyting was resumed by the Canadian Mission in 1920. Membership in the area was often depleted when converts moved to be closer to the established Church.

    As missionary work resumed in the Maritimes, missionaries presided over congregations in Halifax, Windsor, and New Glasgow. The Halifax Branch was again organized in 1947. Construction of a meetinghouse began was completed in 1959. In 1959, several converts were baptized in Bridgewater. A branch in Bridgewater was created in 1961 and grew to 135 members by 1967. A branch in Sydney was created in 1958. In 1974, membership in the Halifax and Dartmouth branches grew to about 750.

    Church membership in Nova Scotia grew dramatically during the later 1900's. The Dartmouth Nova Scotia Stake (similar to a diocese) was created in 1985.

    The Dartmouth/Halifax area in Nova Scotia continues to serve as the center of Church activity in the Maritimes.

    A temple was dedicated in Dartmouth in November 1999.

     


    Canada

    200,836

    Population totale de l’Église

    1/

    53

    Pieux

    1010101010

    493

    Paroisses

    349 Paroisses
    144 Branches

    154

    Centres d’histoire familiale

    154

    9

    Temples

    6

    Missions | 4 Districts

    Afrique

    Population totale de l’Église

    Membres
    Paroisses

    791,837

    Membres

    2,559

    Paroisses

    Missions

    40Missions

    Centres d’histoire familiale

    421

    Temples

    6Temples

    Asie

    Population totale de l’Église

    Membres
    Paroisses

    1,281,560

    Membres

    2,103

    Paroisses

    Missions

    45Missions

    Centres d’histoire familiale

    368

    Temples

    8Temples

    Europe

    Population totale de l’Église

    Membres
    Paroisses

    503,692

    Membres

    1,318

    Paroisses

    Missions

    36Missions

    Centres d’histoire familiale

    660

    Temples

    14Temples

    Amérique du Nord

    Population totale de l’Église

    Membres
    Paroisses

    9,551,107

    Membres

    18,426

    Paroisses

    Missions

    175Missions

    Centres d’histoire familiale

    2,819

    Temples

    113Temples

    Océanie (îles du Pacifique)

    Population totale de l’Église

    Membres
    Paroisses

    591,950

    Membres

    1,308

    Paroisses

    Missions

    18Missions

    Centres d’histoire familiale

    317

    Temples

    11Temples

    Amérique du Sud

    Population totale de l’Église

    Membres
    Paroisses

    4,269,273

    Membres

    5,616

    Paroisses

    Missions

    97Missions

    Centres d’histoire familiale

    1,119

    Temples

    24Temples