Chronological List of Temples
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently has 161 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 11 temples under construction and 29 temples that have been announced (not yet under construction). The following temples are currently undergoing renovations: Frankfurt Germany Temple, Memphis Tennessee Temple, Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple, Asunción Paraguay Temple, Raleigh North Carolina Temple, Tokyo Japan Temple, Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple, Oakland California Temple Washington D.C. Temple, and the Mesa Arizona Temple.
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 | |
162 | Rome Italy Mormon Temple | 23 October 2010 | Thomas S. Monson |
163 | Fortaleza Brazil Temple | 15 November 2011 | David A. Bednar |
164 | Lisbon Portugal Temple | 5 December 2015 | Patrick Kearon |
165 | Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple | 12 February 2016 | Neil L. Andersen |
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