Chronological List of Temples
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently has 159 temples in operation around the world. During the Sunday morning session of the 187th Annual General Conference of the Church, President Thomas S. Monson announced that five new temples will be built in the following locations: Saratoga Springs, Utah; Pocatello, Idaho; Nairobi, Kenya; the greater Manila, Philippines area; and Brasília, Brazil. The official Mormon Newsroom Facebook page for the Philippines announced that Alabang, Muntinlupa City would be the location for the new temple announced by President Monson during General Conference. There are currently 23 temples that have been previously announced or under construction. The following temples are currently undergoing renovations: Jordan River Utah Temple, Frankfurt Germany Temple, Memphis Tennessee Temple, Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple, Asunción Paraguay Temple, Raleigh North Carolina Temple, and Tokyo Japan Temple.
Open house tickets for the Jordan River Utah Temple will be available beginning Monday, 12 February 2018 at 10:00 am MT. The temple is scheduled to be rededicated on Sunday, 20 May 2018.
The following temples are scheduled for renovation: Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple (Renovation Closure: Scheduled for January 28, 2018), Oakland California Temple (Renovation Closure: Scheduled for February 19, 2018), Washington D.C. Temple (Renovation Closure: Scheduled for March 4, 2018), Mesa Arizona Temple (Renovation Closure: Scheduled for May 20, 2018).
The Houston Texas Temple is currently closed for restoration. The restorations are estimated to be complete in spring of 2018 (no official dates announced).
The following is a list of all LDS Temples either completed, under construction or announced. The numbering for those under construction or announced is not fixed and is subject to change according to the order of dedication. See also Geographical List of Temples.
Temples of the Restoration | Dedication Date | Dedicated By |
Kirtland Temple* | 27 March 1836 | Joseph Smith |
Nauvoo Temple** | 1 May 1846 | Orson Hyde |
- * No longer owned by the Church
- ** Destroyed by fire; rebuilt in 2002, see No. 113
Temples Under Construction | Groundbreaking Date | Presiding | |
159 | Cedar City Utah Temple | 8 August 2015 | L. Whitney Clayton |
160 | Rome Italy Mormon Temple | 23 October 2010 | Thomas S. Monson |
161 | Fortaleza Brazil Temple | 15 November 2011 | David A. Bednar |
162 | Concepcion Chile Temple | 17 October 2015 | Walter F. González |
163 | Lisbon Portugal Temple | 5 December 2015 | Patrick Kearon |
164 | Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple | 12 February 2016 | Neil L. Andersen |
165 | Barranquilla Colombia Temple | 20 February 2016 | Juan A. Uceda |
166 | Durban South Africa Temple | 9 April 2016 | Carl B. Cook |
167 | Winnipeg Manitoba Temple | 3 December 2016 | Larry Y. Wilson |
168 | Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple | 4 March 2017 | Claudio R. M. Costa |
169 | Arequipa Peru Temple | 4 March 2017 | Carlos A. Godoy |
Temples Announced | Announcement Date | Presiding | |
170 | Urdaneta Philippines Temple | 2 October 2010 | First Presidency |
171 | Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple | 5 April 2015 | First Presidency |
172 | Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple | 5 April 2015 | First Presidency |
173 | Bangkok Thailand Temple | 5 April 2015 | First Presidency |
174 | Quito Ecuador Temple | 3 April 2016 | First Presidency |
175 | Harare Zimbabwe Temple | 3 April 2016 | First Presidency |
176 | Belém Brazil Temple | 3 April 2016 | First Presidency |
177 | Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple | 3 April 2016 | First Presidency |
178 | Saratoga Springs Utah Temple | 2 April 2017 | First Presidency |
179 | Pocatello Idaho Temple | 2 April 2017 | First Presidency |
180 | Nairobi Kenya Temple | 2 April 2017 | First Presidency |
181 | The Greater Manila Philippines AreaTemple | 2 April 2017 | First Presidency |
182 | Brasília, Brazil Temple | 2 April 2017 | First Presidency |
Sources
- Mormon Temples
- Official LDS Temples site
- Unofficial LDS Temples site
- Wikipedia - List of LDS Temples
See Also
- Inside Mormon Temples
- Mormon Temples
- The Temple Endowment
- Mormon Undergarments
- Ordinances
- LDS Weddings
References
External Temple Links
- The Temple - BBC Religion & Ethics
- Mormon Temple Ordinances - ReligionFacts
- Mormon Temples - Lightplanet
- Temples and Mormon Temples - Answers.com
- Mormon Temples and Secrecy
- Early Christianity and Mormonism: The LDS Temple Endowment: An Introduction