Chronological List of Temples
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently has 165 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.
During the Sunday afternoon session of the 189th Annual General Conference of the Church, President Russell M. Nelson announced that eight new temples will be built in the following locations: Pago Pago, American Samoa; Okinawa City, Okinawa; Neiafu, Tonga; Tooele Valley, Utah; Moses Lake, Washington; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Antofagasta, Chile; and Budapest, Hungary.
There are currently seven temples under construction and 37 temples that have been announced (not yet under construction). The following temples are currently undergoing renovations: Asunción Paraguay Temple, Raleigh North Carolina Temple, Tokyo Japan Temple, Baton Rouge Louisiana 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 | |
166 | Durban South Africa Temple | 9 April 2016 | Carl B. Cook |
167 | Lisbon Portugal Temple | 5 December 2015 | Patrick Kearon |
168 | Arequipa Peru Temple | 4 March 2017 | Carlos A. Godoy |
169 | Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple | 4 March 2017 | Claudio R. M. Costa |
170 | Winnipeg Manitoba Temple | 3 December 2016 | Larry Y. Wilson |
171 | Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire Temple | 5 April 2015 | First Presidency |
172 | Urdaneta Philippines Temple | 2 October 2010 | 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