Bahia Blanca Argentina Temple

During the 190th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held in April 2020, President Russell M. Nelson announced that one of the eight new temples to be constructed would be in Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

More than 40 million people live in Argentina, which is home to more than 490,000 Latter-day Saints in approximately 730 congregations. Bahía Blanca is a port city in Argentina's Buenos Aires province. It is located about 400 miles south of the capital city of Buenos Aires.

The Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple is located on a 8.14-acre site at Aldea Romana over Cabrera Avenue. The single-story structure is about 19,000 square feet and has an ancillary building of approximately 25,000 square feet, including patron housing and a distribution center.

Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple Is Held

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple was held on Saturday, 9 April 2022. The special event was attended by several community members, including local civic leaders and was by invitation only.

Elder Joaquín E. Costa of the Quorum of the Seventy and second counselor in the Church’s South America South Area presidency presided at the groundbreaking ceremony.

As part of the dedicatory prayer, Elder Costa, said, "We thank the authorities of the different governments through the many years that the gospel has been shared here. We are grateful for the tolerance and openness to receive missionaries, allow construction, and provide a safe environment for the Restored Church of Jesus Christ to grow in Bahía Blanca and southern Argentina."

Watch a video of the groundbreaking ceremony in Spanish below.

Open House and Dedication Announced

A media day for the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Invited guests will tour the temple on Tuesday, October 14, and Wednesday, October 15, 2025. A public open house will run from Thursday, October 16, to Saturday, November 1, 2025, excluding Sundays.

Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the temple on Sunday, November 23, 2025. The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all congregations in the temple district.