Fortaleza Brazil Temple

The Fortaleza Brazil Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Fortaleza Brazil Temple
Number	164
Dedicated	2 June 2019 (2 June 2019) by Ulisses Soares[1]
Floor area	36,000 sq ft (3,300 m^2)
Preceded by	Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple
Followed by	Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
Official website• News & images
Additional information Announced 3 October 2009 Groundbreaking 15 November 2011 by David A. Bednar Open House April 27 to May 18, 2019 Location Av. Santos Dumont, 7553 - Manoel Dias Branco, Fortaleza - CE, 60177-415, Brazil Notes Announced by Thomas S. Monson in General Conference, 3 October 2009.[2][3] Ground was broken on the seventh temple in Brazil by David A. Bednar on November 15, 2011.[4]

History

The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, during the church's semi-annual general conference.[3] The temple was announced concurrently with the Brigham City Utah, Concepción Chile, Fort Lauderdale Florida and Sapporo Japan temples. At the time, they brought the total number of temples worldwide to 151. At the time of its dedication, it was the church's 164th temple and the seventh in Brazil.

As of May 2014, government approval had been granted for the temple's redesigned plans, with permission to begin construction. A general contractor was being hired to commence with full-scale operations. Although a groundbreaking ceremony, presided over by David A. Bednar,[4][5] was held in November 2011, the original double-tower design of the temple was denied due to nonconformance to the city plan, leading to the decision to redesign.[6]

On January 10, 2019, the LDS Church announced that a public open house is scheduled to be held from April 27 through May 19, 2019, excluding Sundays.[7] The temple was dedicated by Ulisses Soares on June 2, 2019.[1]

In 2020, the Fortaleza Brazil Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

See also

• 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

References

1. "Elder Ulisses Soares Dedicates Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Temple is the 7th in the country, 164th worldwide". Newsroom. LDS Church. 2 June 2019.
2. "President Thomas S. Monson: 'Welcome to Conference'", Deseret News, October 3, 2009, retrieved 2012-11-06.
3. Talor, Scott (October 4, 2009), "Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-11-06.
4. "Ground Broken for Fortaleza Brazil Temple", Newsroom (News Release), LDS Church, November 15, 2011, retrieved 2012-11-06
5. Garcia, Nei; Weaver, Sarah Jane (November 19, 2011), "Work begins in Fortaleza, Brazil", Church News, retrieved 2012-11-06
6. "Fortaleza Brazil Temple". churchofjesuschristtemples.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
7. "Brazil Temple Nearly Ready for Open House Visits: Fortaleza Brazil Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-01-10
8. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

External links

• Fortaleza Brazil Temple Official site (Official in English)
• Templo de Fortaleza Brasil Official site (Official in Portuguese)
• Fortaleza Brazil Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org