SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the locations and exterior renderings of four temples to be built in Latin America.
These previously announced temples were declared by Church President Russell M. Nelson at General Conferences in October 2020 and April 2021.
The Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple will be constructed on an 11.8-acre site on Rua Professor Jose Vieira de Mendonca in Belo Horizonte.
Plans are calling for a single story temple of approximately 27,000 square feet.
This will be the 13th temple in Brazil upon its dedication.
The South American nation presently has temples in Campinas (2002), Curitiba (2008), Fortaleza (2019), Manaus (2012), Porto Alegre (2000), Recife (2000) and Sao Paulo (1978; 2004).
Brazilian temples are currently under construction in Belem, Brasilia and San Salvador. A temple has also been announced for East Sao Paulo.
The Cali Colombia Temple will be located on a 3.14-acre site on La Flora in Cali, Colombia. Plans are calling for a single story temple of roughly 9,500 square feet.
This will be the third temple in Colombia. Others are located in Barranquilla (2018) and Bogota (1999).
The Greater Guatemala City Temple will be built on a 1.5-acre site located at the intersection of 13 Calle and 5-56 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 30,000 square feet.
This new temple will be the fourth in Guatemala. Others are located at Guatemala City (1984) and Quetzaltenango (2011). There is a temple under construction at Coban, Guatemala.
The Torreon Mexico Temple will be built on an 0.89-acre site at the corner of Paris and Amsterdam Streets at Gomez Palacio, Mexico. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet.
This will be Mexico’s 16th temple. Other Mexican temples are located in Ciudad Juarez (2000), Colonia Juarez (1999), Guadalajara (2001), Hermosillo (2000), Merida (2000), Mexico City (1983; 2015), Monterrey (2002), Oaxaca (2000), Tampico (2000), Tijuana (2015), Tuxtla Gutierrez (2000), Veracruz (2000) and Villahermosa (2000).
Temples at Puebla and Queretaro, Mexico have been announced.
