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 180
Announcement 3 April 2016
Groundbreaking 17 August 2019 by
Marcos A. Aidukaitis[1]
Site 6.71 acres (2.7 hectares)
Official website • News & images
Additional information
Location Belém, Brazil

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.[2][3] 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.[2]

As of April 2016, the church reported there are more than 1.3 million church members in Brazil.[3] The church's ninth to be built in Brazil, the temple's groundbreaking was held on August 17, 2019.[4]

See also
Temples in Brazil

Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovations

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


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