Urdaneta Philippines Temple

The Urdaneta Philippines Temple is a planned temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to be constructed in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Urdaneta Philippines Temple
Under Construction
Number TBD
Announcement 2 October 2010
Groundbreaking 16 January 2019 by
Jeffrey R. Holland
Floor area TBD
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History

On 2 October 2010, during opening remarks at the Saturday morning session of the LDS Church's 180th Semiannual General Conference, church president Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of a temple in Urdaneta City, Philippines.[2]

The temple will be located approximately 100 miles north of Metro Manila on Luzon, the largest and most populated island in the Philippines. The Urdaneta Philippines Temple will help serve the 99 stakes and districts in the Luzon Island Group currently served by the Manila Philippines Temple.

In September 2010, ground was broken for the new mission home and office, which will be located next to the recently remodeled and expanded Urdaneta Philippines Stake Center.

In June 2011, the Philippines Baguio Mission was relocated to Urdaneta City, which offers a more central and accessible location for members and missionaries in the area.

On January 16, 2019, a groundbreaking to signify beginning of construction was held, with Jeffrey R. Holland presiding.[3][4]

The temple is expected to be completed in 2022.[5]

Temples in the Philippines

The Urdaneta Philippines Temple will be the third LDS temple built in the Philippines, following the Manila (1984) and Cebu City (2010) temples. Four more temples were announced in 2018 and 2019, which are the Alabang, Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Bacolod temples, but no dates have been set for the groundbreaking ceremonies.[6]

See also

References
  1. Taylor, Scott (October 2, 2010), "President Thomas S. Monson opens conference by announcing 5 new temples", Deseret News, retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. Deseret News: President Thomas S. Monson opens conference by announcing 5 new temples
  4. "Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Ground Broken by Church Leaders", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-01-16
  5. Johnson, Stacy. "15 Latter-day Saint temples currently under construction, now including Saratoga Springs", Provo Herald, 20 October 2019. Retrieved on 3 April 2020.
  6. "First Presidency Announces Groundbreaking Date for 4th Temple in PH", Church News, 24 January 2020. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.


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