Church Creates New Missions in Europe, Asia

Eight new missions have been organized in Europe this year, and three new ones in Asia, bringing to twenty-seven the number of missions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in 1990. As of July 1, there were 253 missions and 14 missionary training centers.

The eleven new missions are:

Belgium Antwerp, from the Netherlands Amsterdam Mission: no stakes, about 1,100 members, a total population of more than 6 million in northern Belgium.

Czechoslovakia Prague, from the Austria Vienna East Mission: more than 200 members in a total population of 15.6 million in the country of Czechoslovakia.

Germany Düsseldorf, from the Germany Frankfurt and Germany Munich missions: 2 stakes, about 4,300 members, a total population of more than 16 million in the west-central part of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Greece Athens, from the Austria Vienna East Mission: no stakes, about 470 members, a total population of more than 100 million in the nation of Greece.

Hungary Budapest, from the Austria Vienna East Mission: no stakes, about 70 members, a total population of nearly 11 million in the nation of Hungary.

Italy Padova, from the Italy Milan and Italy Rome missions: 1 stake, almost 3,000 members, more than 14 million total population in north-central and northeastern Italy.

Japan Okinawa, from the Japan Kobe Mission: 1 stake, about 3,900 members, a total population of more than 1.4 million on Okinawa and other islands in the Ryukyu chain.

Philippines San Pablo, from the Philippines Manila Mission: two stakes, about 8,200 members, a total population of more than 5.7 million in a west-central portion of the Philippines.

Philippines Tacloban, from the Philippines Cebu Mission: no stakes, almost 4,500 members, a total population of more than 3.1 million in an east-central portion of the Philippines.

Poland Warsaw, from the Austria Vienna Mission: no stakes, about 160 members, a total population of more than 37 million in the nation of Poland.

Portugal Lisbon South, from the Portugal Lisbon (now Portugal Lisbon North) Mission: two stakes, about 7,600 members, more than 4.1 million total population in southern Portugal and the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde islands.