Córdoba Argentina Temple

The Córdoba Argentina Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Villa Belgrano neighborhood of Cordoba, Argentina.

Córdoba Argentina Temple

Location of construction site.
Number 145
Dedicated 17 May 2015 (17 May 2015) by
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Floor area 34,369 sq ft (3,193 m2)
Preceded by Phoenix Arizona Temple
Followed by Payson Utah Temple
Official website News & images

History

The temple was completed in 2015. Its planned construction was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 4, 2008, during the church's 178th Semiannual General Conference .[4] A later press release indicated that the temple will be built adjacent to the Argentina Córdoba Mission headquarters.[5] The Córdoba temple is the second in Argentina, after the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple.

The groundbreaking was October 30, 2010, presided over by Neil L. Andersen, who was accompanied by Walter F. Gonzalez, Mervyn B. Arnold, and Marcos A. Aidukaitis.[6] A public open house was held April 17 through May 2, 2015, excluding Sundays. The temple was formally dedicated by Dieter F. Uchtdorf on May 17, 2015.[3]

In 2020, the Córdoba Argentina Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[7]

See also

References

  1. Mikita, Carole (October 4, 2008). "LDS Church plans temples in Rome, 4 other locations". KSL. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. "New Temples To Open in 2015", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2014-12-12
  3. "Church Dedicates Córdoba Argentina Temple: The second temple in Argentina and 145th in the World", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2015-05-17
  4. Dougherty, James M (October 5, 2008), "Rome LDS temple, four others announced", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-10-29
  5. "New Temple Site Locations Announced", Newsroom (Press release), LDS Church, October 7, 2008, retrieved 2012-10-29
  6. Swensen, Jason (November 2, 2010), "Ground is broken for Cordoba Argentina Temple", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-29
  7. 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.
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