Tijuana Mexico Temple

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Tijuana Mexico Temple
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Tijuana Mexico Temple
Number149
Dedication13 December 2015, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf [1]
Site9.4 acres (3.8 ha)
Floor area33,367 sq ft (3,099.9 m2)
Height151 ft (46 m)
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Church chronology

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Tijuana Mexico Temple

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Additional information
Announced2 October 2010, by Thomas S. Monson [2]
Groundbreaking18 August 2012, by Benjamin de Hoyos [3]
Current presidentOziel Herminio González Salazar
Location Tijuana, Mexico
Geographic coordinates 32°29′20.4648″N116°55′39.198″W / 32.489018000°N 116.92755500°W / 32.489018000; -116.92755500
Exterior finishPrecast concrete cladding
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms2
NotesA public open house was held from Friday, 13 November 2015, through Saturday, 28 November 2015.
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The Tijuana Mexico Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Tijuana, México. [4] [5] Completed in 2015, the intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 2, 2010, during the church's semi-annual general conference. [6] It is the thirteenth temple built in Mexico.

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Temple site and development

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Construction of the Tijuana Mexico Temple nearly complete

The Tijuana Mexico Temple was constructed in southeastern Tijuana near Cerro Colorado.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held August 18, 2012, [7] with Benjamin De Hoyos presiding and Jose L. Alonso directing. [8] [9] A public open house was held from 13 to 28 November 2015, excluding Sundays. The temple was formally dedicated by Dieter F. Uchtdorf on December 13, 2015. [10] Following its dedication, Clark B. Hinckley, son of former church president Gordon B. Hinckley, served as the temple's first president until 2018. [11]

In 2020, along with all the church's other temples, the Tijuana Mexico Temple was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

See also

Temples in Northwestern Mexico ( edit )

Central Mexico Temples
Southeast Mexico Temples
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