The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints closed its Salt Lake Temple in Utah’s capital for remodeling. Photo: Mark A. Kellner / The Washington Star

The Pentagon revised a religious-affiliation table Monday after criticism when it last week categorized some denominations as “Christian” while omitting that designation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Pentagon officials called the category designator “redundant and unnecessary labeling” and a “mistake.”

Andrew Tata, undersecretary for personnel and readiness, issued a revised list Friday of Religious Affiliation Codes to help military chaplains better “anticipate the religious support needs” of personnel.

“The goal of this effort is to simplify a previously out-of-control ‘belief’ coding system that had ballooned to over 200 codes,” the Defense Department’s Rapid Response communications team said.

The Friday list whittled a roster of more than 200 categories — including atheists, druids, humanists, pagans, Unitarian Universalists, and Wiccans — to 31 recognized faiths and beliefs. Of those, 21 groups were prefixed with a “Christian” tag, including Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Pentecostals.

The Pentagon designated Jehovah’s Witnesses — known for their noncombatant stance — Christian but not adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.