Belém Brazil Temple

1.3874°S 48.4601°W / -1.3874; -48.4601

Belém Brazil Temple
Number174
Dedication20 November 2022, by Dale G. Renlund[1]
Site6.7 acres (2.7 ha)
Floor area28,675 sq ft (2,664.0 m2)
Official website • News & images
Additional information
Announced3 April 2016
Groundbreaking17 August 2019, by Marcos A. Aidukaitis[2]
Open house22 October-5 November 2022
Current presidentJosé Joel Alves Fernandes[3]
LocationBelém, Brazil
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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.[4][5] 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.[4]

As of April 2016, the church reported there are more than 1.3 million church members in Brazil.[5] The church's ninth to be built in Brazil, the temple's groundbreaking was held on August 17, 2019.[6]

See also
Temples in Brazil

Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovations

References
  1. As verified here
  2. Groundbreaking for the Belém Brazil Temple, Newsroom, 17 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. "New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, 24 October 2022 [26 May 2022], retrieved 24 October 2022
  4. "Four New Temples Announced by President Monson: Temples to be built in Africa and South America", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2016-04-03
  5. Weaver, Sarah Jane (3 April 2016). "LDS Church has rich history in cities of newly announced temples". Deseret News.
  6. "Groundbreaking for the Belém Brazil Temple: Latter-day Saint and community leaders participate". Newsroom. LDS Church. 17 August 2019.


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