San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple

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San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple
Under construction
San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple
Number195
Site8.56 acres (3.46 ha)
Floor area30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2)
Official website News & images
Additional information
Announced7 April 2019, by Russell M. Nelson [1]
Groundbreaking5 September 2020, by José Hernández [2] [3]
Location San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Geographic coordinates 15°31′22″N88°02′13″W / 15.5228°N 88.0369°W / 15.5228; -88.0369
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms4
Sealing rooms3
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The San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under construction in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. [4]

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History

The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson on April 7, 2019. The San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple was announced concurrently with 7 other temples. [5] At the time, the number of operating or announced temples was 162. [6]

On 5 September 2020, a groundbreaking to signify beginning of construction was held, with Elder José Bernardo Hernandez Orellana, an area seventy, presiding. [4] This will be the second temple in Honduras. [7]


See also

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Temples in Central America ( edit )
ButtonRed.svg = Operating
ButtonBlue.svg = Under construction
ButtonYellow.svg = Announced
ButtonBlack.svg = Temporarily Closed

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References

  1. "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 April 2019
  2. Hernández, whose full name is José Bernardo Hernandez Orellana, is an area seventy of the Church.
  3. 1 2 "A complete list of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" Deseret News , Date=Dec 14, 2020, Retrieved 2021-01-06
  4. The Pago Pago American Samoa, Okinawa Japan, Neiafu Tonga, Deseret Peak Utah, Moses Lake Washington, Antofagasta Chile, and Budapest Hungary temples.
  5. "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 April 2019
  6. "San Pedro Sula Honduras", churchofjesuschristtemples.org, Accessdate=15 April 2021.