Lisbon Portugal Temple

38.779°N 9.103°W / 38.779; -9.103

Lisbon Portugal Temple

Lisbon Portugal Temple
Number 166
Dedicated 15 September 2019 (15 September 2019) by
Neil L. Andersen
Site 4.6 acres (1.9 hectares)
Floor area 23,730 sq ft (2,205 m2)
Preceded by Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
Followed by Arequipa Peru Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information
Announced 2 October 2010
Groundbreaking 5 December 2015[1] by
Patrick Kearon
Open House 17-31 August 2019
Designed by Simão Silva, ACS Architects
Location Av. Dom João II, Parque das Nações, 1990-364 Moscavide
Clothing rental Yes
Visitors' center Yes

The Lisbon Portugal Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the civil parish of Moscavide e Portela, in the Portuguese municipality of Loures.[2] It is the first and only LDS temple constructed in Portugal.[3]

History
Lisbon Portugal Temple

The intent to construct a temple in the Portuguese capital was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on 2 October 2010, during the church's semi-annual general conference.

On 22 October 2015 the church announced that the temple would be constructed in the Parque das Nações area of Lisbon, along Avenida Dom João II. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, took place on 5 December 2015, with Patrick Kearon presiding.[4] The groundbreaking was broadcast live to local church meetinghouses.[4]

On 4 March 2019 the church announced a public open house to be held from 17 to 31 August 2019, excluding Sundays.[5] On 29 August 2019 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the president of the Portuguese Republic, visited the temple's open house.[6]

The temple was dedicated on 15 September 2019 by Neil L. Andersen.[7]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Lisbon Portugal Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

See also
Overhead view of Lisbon Temple in Moscavide

References
  1. "Groundbreaking Held for the First Temple in Portugal". Newsroom, United Kingdom. LDS Church. 5 December 2015.
  2. "Five New Temples Announced". Newsroom. LDS Church. 2 October 2010.
  3. "Latest News on the Lisbon Portugal Temple | ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org". Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  4. "Groundbreaking Announced for Lisbon Portugal Temple". Newsroom. LDS Church. 22 October 2015.
  5. "Public Invited to Tour Lisbon Portugal Temple: Open House and Dedication Dates Announced", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-03-04
  6. "President of Portugal visits the Lisbon Portugal Temple open house". Church News. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  7. "Elder Neil L. Andersen Dedicates Lisbon Portugal Temple: Temple is the 14th in Europe, 166th worldwide", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-09-15
  8. 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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