Belém Brazil Temple

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.

Belém Brazil Temple
Under Construction
Number TBD
Announcement 3 April 2016
Groundbreaking 17 August 2019 by
Marcos A. Aidukaitis[1]

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

References
  1. Groundbreaking for the Belém Brazil Temple, Newsroom, 17 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. Toone, Trent (3 April 2016). "President Monson announces 4 new temples at Sunday morning session". Deseret News..
  3. "Four New Temples Announced by President Monson: Temples to be built in Africa and South America", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2016-04-03
  4. Weaver, Sarah Jane (3 April 2016). "LDS Church has rich history in cities of newly announced temples". Deseret News.
  5. "Groundbreaking for the Belém Brazil Temple: Latter-day Saint and community leaders participate". Newsroom. LDS Church. 17 August 2019.


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