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Chihuahua Mexico Temple

Planning and approval phase; site location unknown; groundbreaking not announced

Location

Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Mexico

Announcement: 

7 April 2024

Construction Status

The Chihuahua Mexico Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.


Temple Rendering

An official rendering of the Chihuahua Mexico Temple has not yet been released to the public.


Temple Site

No site location has been officially announced for the Chihuahua Mexico Temple.


Temple Announcement

On April 7, 2024, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Chihuahua Mexico Temple at the 194th Annual General Conference. It will be the 25th temple in Mexico. At the time of the announcement, Mexico was home to over 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in more than 1,875 congregations. The dedicated temples in the country included the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple, Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple, Guadalajara Mexico Temple, Hermosillo Mexico Temple, Mérida Mexico Temple, Mexico City Mexico Temple, Monterrey Mexico Temple, Oaxaca Mexico Temple, Tampico Mexico Temple, Tijuana Mexico Temple, Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple, Veracruz Mexico Temple, and Villahermosa Mexico Temple. Other temples under construction or announced included the Cancún Mexico Temple, Cuernavaca Mexico Temple, Culiacán Mexico Temple, Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple, Pachuca Mexico Temple, Puebla Mexico Temple, Querétaro Mexico Temple, San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple, Toluca Mexico Temple, Torreón Mexico Temple, and Tula Mexico Temple. The preaching of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ began in Mexico during the 1870s. In 1961, a stake was organized in Mexico City and a temple was dedicated in 1983.1


  1. "President Russell M. Nelson Announces 15 Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 7 Apr. 2024.

Cancún Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple
71st dedicated temple in operation
Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple
55th dedicated temple in operation
Cuernavaca Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced
Culiacán Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Guadalajara Mexico Temple
105th dedicated temple in operation
Mérida Mexico Temple
92nd dedicated temple in operation
Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced
Mexico City Mexico Temple
26th dedicated temple in operation
Monterrey Mexico Temple
110th dedicated temple in operation
Oaxaca Mexico Temple
74th dedicated temple in operation
Pachuca Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; no site location announced
Puebla Mexico Temple
191st dedicated temple in operation
Querétaro Mexico Temple
Heavy framing underway
San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple
Modules and glass windows installed
Tampico Mexico Temple
83rd dedicated temple in operation
Tijuana Mexico Temple
149th dedicated temple in operation
Toluca Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced
Torreón Mexico Temple
Structural framing underway
Tula Mexico Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location unknown
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple
75th dedicated temple in operation
Veracruz Mexico Temple
93rd dedicated temple in operation
Villahermosa Mexico Temple
85th dedicated temple in operation