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 afternoon session of the 188th Annual General Conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that seven new temples will be built in the following locations: Salta, Argentina; Bengaluru, India; Managua Nicaragua; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; Layton, Utah; Richmond, Virginia; and a major city yet to be determined in Russia. There are currently 30 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 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 | |
161 | Rome Italy Mormon Temple | 23 October 2010 | Thomas S. Monson |
162 | Fortaleza Brazil Temple | 15 November 2011 | David A. Bednar |
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 |
170 | Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple | 28 October 2017 | Walter F. González |
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