Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

The Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Pétionville, Haiti.[1] It is located adjacent to an existing meetinghouse at the intersection of Route de Frères (Delmas 105) and Impasse Saint-Marc (Frères 23).

Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
Number 165
Dedicated 1 September 2019 (1 September 2019) by
David A. Bednar
Site 2.75 acres (1.1 hectares)
Floor area 10,396 sq ft (966 m2)
Preceded by Fortaleza Brazil Temple
Followed by Lisbon Portugal Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information
Announced 5 April 2015
Groundbreaking 28 October 2017 by
Walter F. González
Open House 3–17 August 2019
Location Pétion-Ville, Haiti
Cafeteria No
Visitors' center No

History

The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 5, 2015, during the Sunday morning session of the church's general conference.[2][3] The Abidjan Ivory Coast and Bangkok Thailand temples were announced at the same time.

At a stake conference in Port-au-Prince on March 12, 2017, apostle Neil L. Andersen announced that a location for the temple had been selected and acquired.[4][5] On October 28, 2017, a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the beginning of construction took place, with Walter F. González presiding.[6]

In August 2018, the LDS Church announced that Fritzner A. Joseph, a former president of the Haiti Port-au-Prince Mission, would serve as the temple's first president following its dedication.[7]

On November 14, 2018, the LDS Church originally announced that the temple was scheduled for dedication on May 19, 2019.[8] On January 18, 2019, the church provided new dates, announcing the public open house that was held from August 3 through August 17, 2019, excluding Sundays.[9] The temple was dedicated on September 1, 2019 by David A. Bednar.[10]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[11]

Temple district

At the time of its dedication, the temple district includes the five stakes and four districts in Haiti,[12] in which approximately 24,000 members reside.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Church Leaders Break Ground for Mormon Temple in Haiti: Second temple in the Caribbean", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2017-10-28
  2. "Monson announces 3 new Mormon temples". Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  3. Thomas S. Monson, "Blessings of the Temple", Liahona, May 2015.
  4. "Elder Neil L. Andersen invites the saints in Haiti to be ready to enter the temple". Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  5. "Temple Site". Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. Caldwell, Tiffany. "Mormon church breaks ground on long-awaited Haiti temple", The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 October 2017. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.
  7. New Temple President Called to Serve in Haiti, LDS Church, 2018-08-27
  8. "Public Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Haiti Temple" (PDF), Newsroom, LDS Church, 2018-11-14
  9. "Public Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Haiti Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-01-18
  10. "First Haitian Temple Is Dedicated: 166th in the Church", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-09-01
  11. 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.
  12. "Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple District". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  13. "Facts and Statistics - Haiti". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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