Fortaleza Brazil Temple

Coordinates: 3°44′52″S 38°27′39″W / 3.74778°S 38.46083°W

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Fortaleza Brazil Temple

Number

164

Dedication

2 June 2019, by Ulisses Soares^[4]

Site

10 acres (4.0 ha)

Floor area

36,000 sq ft (3,300 m²)

Official website • News & images

Church chronology

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Additional information

Announced

3 October 2009, by Thomas S. Monson^[1]^[2]

Groundbreaking

15 November 2011, by David A. Bednar^[3]

Open house

April 27 to May 18, 2019

Current president

Marco Antônio Rais

Location

Fortaleza, Brazil

Geographic coordinates

3°44′52″S 38°27′39″W / 3.74778°S 38.46083°W

Exterior finish

Branco Ceara granite

Baptistries

Ordinance rooms

Sealing rooms

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The Fortaleza Brazil Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Fortaleza, Brazil.

History

The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, during the church's semi-annual general conference.^[2] The temple was announced concurrently with the Brigham City Utah, Concepción Chile, Fort Lauderdale Florida and Sapporo Japan temples. At the time, they brought the total number of temples worldwide to 151. At the time of its dedication, it was the church's 164th temple and the seventh in Brazil.

As of May 2014, government approval had been granted for the temple's redesigned plans, with permission to begin construction. A general contractor was being hired to commence with full-scale operations. Although a groundbreaking ceremony, presided over by David A. Bednar,^[3]^[5] was held in November 2011, the original double-tower design of the temple was denied due to nonconformance to the city plan, leading to the decision to redesign.^[6]

On January 10, 2019, the LDS Church announced that a public open house is scheduled to be held from April 27 through May 19, 2019, excluding Sundays.^[7] The temple was dedicated by Ulisses Soares on June 2, 2019.^[4]

In 2020, the Fortaleza Brazil Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[8]

References

^ "President Thomas S. Monson: 'Welcome to Conference'", Deseret News, October 3, 2009, retrieved 2012-11-06.
^ ^a ^b Talor, Scott (October 4, 2009), "Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-11-06.
^ ^a ^b "Ground Broken for Fortaleza Brazil Temple", Newsroom (News Release), LDS Church, November 15, 2011, retrieved 2012-11-06
^ ^a ^b "Elder Ulisses Soares Dedicates Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Temple is the 7th in the country, 164th worldwide". Newsroom. LDS Church. 2 June 2019.
^ Garcia, Nei; Weaver, Sarah Jane (November 19, 2011), "Work begins in Fortaleza, Brazil", Church News, retrieved 2012-11-06
^ "Fortaleza Brazil Temple". churchofjesuschristtemples.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "Brazil Temple Nearly Ready for Open House Visits: Fortaleza Brazil Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-01-10
^ 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.

External links

Media related to Fortaleza Brazil Temple at Wikimedia Commons
Fortaleza Brazil Temple Official site (Official in English)
Templo de Fortaleza Brasil Official site (Official in Portuguese)
Fortaleza Brazil Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

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