Belém Brazil Temple
| Belém Brazil Temple | |||||||||||
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| Under construction | |||||||||||
| Number | 180 | ||||||||||
| Announcement | 3 April 2016 | ||||||||||
| Groundbreaking | 17 August 2019 by Marcos A. Aidukaitis[1] | ||||||||||
| Site | 6.71 acres (2.7 hectares) | ||||||||||
| Floor area | TBD | ||||||||||
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The Belém Brazil Temple is an announced temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to be constructed in Belém, Brazil.
The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 3, 2016, during the Sunday morning session of the church's general conference.[3][4] The Quito Ecuador and Harare Zimbabwe temples, along with a second temple in Lima, Peru, were announced at the same time. The church later announced the second temple in Peru would be named the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple.[3]
As of April 2016, the church reported there are more than 1.3 million church members in Brazil.[4] The church's ninth to be built in Brazil, the temple's groundbreaking was held on August 17, 2019.[5]
See also[]
Temples in Brazil Red = Operating Blue = Under construction Yellow = Announced Black = Closed for renovations |
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil
- Religion in Brazil
References[]
- ^ Groundbreaking for the Belém Brazil Temple, Newsroom, 17 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Toone, Trent (3 April 2016). "President Monson announces 4 new temples at Sunday morning session". Deseret News..
- ^ a b "Four New Temples Announced by President Monson: Temples to be built in Africa and South America", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2016-04-03
- ^ a b Weaver, Sarah Jane (3 April 2016). "LDS Church has rich history in cities of newly announced temples". Deseret News.
- ^ "Groundbreaking for the Belém Brazil Temple: Latter-day Saint and community leaders participate". Newsroom. LDS Church. 17 August 2019.
External links[]
- Belém Brazil Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
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