◀ 2021
END OF YEAR SUMMARY
FOR YEAR
| Announced | 35 | Dedicated | 5 |
| Groundbreakings | 16 | Moroni Placed | 6 |
Total
| Awaiting Groundbreaking | 76 | Under Renovation | 4 |
| Under Construction | 57 | In Operation | 171 |
| Dedicated | 175 | Total Moroni | 173 |
| Total Temples | 300 |
Announcements
April 3
Wellington New Zealand
Brazzaville ROC
Barcelona Spain
Birmingham England
Cusco Peru
Maceió Brazil
Santos Brazil
San Luis Potosí Mexico
Mexico City Benemerito Mexico
Tampa Florida
Knoxville Tennessee
Cleveland Ohio
Wichita Kansas
Austin Texas
Missoula Montana
Montpelier Idaho
Modesto California
October 2
Busan Korea
Naga Philippines
Santiago Philippines
Eket Nigeria
Chiclayo Peru
Buenos Aires City Center Argentina
Londrina Brazil
Riberão Prêto Brazil
Huehuetenango Guatemala
Jacksonville Florida
Grand Rapids Michigan
Prosper Texas
Lone Mountain Nevada
Tacoma Washington
Cuernavaca Mexico
Pachuca Mexico
Toluca Mexico
Tula Mexico
Awaiting Groundbreaking
Russia
Cagayan de Oro Philippines
Lagos Nigeria
Budapest Hungary
Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
Benin City Nigeria
Shanghai People’s Republic of China
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Tarawa Kiribati
Port Vila Vanuatu
São Paulo Brazil East
Santa Cruz Bolivia
Belo Horizonte Brazil
Cali Colombia
Cape Town South Africa
Singapore
Oslo Norway
Brussels Belgium
Vienna Austria
Kumasi Ghana
Beira Mozambique
Teton River Idaho
Kaohsiung Taiwan
Tacloban City Philippines
Monrovia Liberia
Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo
Antananarivo Madagascar
Culiacán Mexico
Vitória Brazil
La Paz Bolivia
Santiago Chile West
Tula Mexico
Fort Worth Texas
Cody Wyoming
Montpelier Idaho
Modesto California
Wellington New Zealand
Brazzaville Republic of the Congo
Barcelona Spain
Birmingham England
Cusco Peru
Maceió Brazil
Santos Brazil San
Luis Potosí Mexico
Mexico City Benemérito Mexico
Tampa Florida
Knoxville Tennessee
Cleveland Ohio
Wichita Kansas
Austin Texas
Missoula Montana
Busan Korea
Naga Philippines
Santiago Philippines
Eket Nigeria
Chiclayo Peru
Buenos Aires City Center Argentina
Londrina Brazil
Ribeirão Preto Brazil
Huehuetenango Guatemala
Jacksonville Florida
Grand Rapids Michigan
Prosper Texas
Lone Mountain Nevada
Tacoma Washington
Cuernavaca Mexico
Pachuca Mexico
Toluca Mexico
Groundbreakings
Freetown Sierra Leon
Farmington New Mexico
Lindon Utah
Bahía Blanca Argentina
Elko Nevada
Grand Junction Colorado
Yorba Linda California
Burley Idaho
Smithfield Utah
Lubumbashi DRC
Ephraim Utah
Willamette Valley Oregon
Heber Valley Utah
Managua Nicuragua
Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala
Torreón Mexico
Under Construction
San Juan Puerto Rico
Abidjan Ivory Coast
Urdaneta Philippines
Bangkok Thailand
Lima Peru Los Olivos
Saratoga Springs Utah
Puebla Mexico
Richmond Virginia
Layton Utah
Alabang Philippines
Auckland New Zealand
Feather River California
Orem Utah
San Pedro Sula Honduras
Brasília Brazil
Moses Lake Washington
Taylorsville Utah
Salta Argentina
Bentonville Arkansas
Red Cliffs Utah
Cobán Guatemala
Davao Philippines
McAllen Texas
Antofagasta Chile
Bengaluru India
Okinawa Japan
Harare Zimbabwe
Mendoza Argentina
Deseret Peak Utah
Tallahassee Florida
Syracuse Utah
Helena Montana
Salvador Brazil
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Nairobi Kenya
Neiafu Tonga
Phnom Penh Cambodia
Casper Wyoming
Pago Pago American Samoa
Bacolod Philippines
Freetown Sierra Leone
Bahía Blanca Argentina
Grand Junction Colorado
Lindon Utah
Farmington New Mexico
Elko Nevada
Burley Idaho
Smithfield Utah
Yorba Linda California
Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ephraim Utah
Heber Valley Utah
Managua Nicaragua
Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala
Torreón Mexico
Under Renovation
Colombus Ohio
Manti Utah
Angel Moroni Placements
Urdanetta Philippines
Puebla Mexico
Salta Argentina
Dedications
Rio de Janiero Brazil
Yigo Guam
Praia Cape Verde
ReDedications
Washington D.C.
Tokyo Japan
Hamilton New Zealand
Scheduled for Groundbreaking
Scheduled for Renovation
Kona Hawaii
Stockholm Sweden
Provo Utah
2022
January
| 4 | Global | Phase 1: 1 Phase 2: 0 Phase 2-B: 4 Phase 3: 155 Phase 4: 0 Paused: 1 Closed: 10 |
| 12 | Yigo Guam | Dedication Announced[1]“Dedication Date Announced for the Yigo Guam Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 12 Jan. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/dedication-date-announced-for-the-yigo-guam-temple. |
| 25 | Global | Phase 1: 1 Phase 2: 0 Phase 2-B: 3 Phase 3: 156 Phase 4: 0 Paused: 1 Closed: 11 |
| 28 | Washington D.C. | Open House Extended[2]“First Presidency Extends Washington D.C. Temple Open House.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 28 Jan. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/washington-dc-temple-rededication-date-change. |
| 31 | Farmington New Mexico | Groundbreaking Announced[3]“Groundbreakings Announced for Temples in New Mexico and Utah.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 31 Jan. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreakings-announced-for-temples-in-new-mexico-and-utah. |
| 31 | Lindon Utah | Groundbreaking Announced[4]“Groundbreakings Announced for Temples in New Mexico and Utah.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 31 Jan. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreakings-announced-for-temples-in-new-mexico-and-utah. |
February
| 1 | Global | Phase 1: 1 Phase 2: 0 Phase 2-B: 3 Phase 3: 158 Phase 4: 0 Paused: 0 Closed: 10 |
| 8 | Global | Phase 1: 1 Phase 2: 0 Phase 2-B: 3 Phase 3: 158 Phase 4: 0 Paused: 0 Closed: 10 |
| 9 | Bahai Blanca Argentina | Groundbreaking Announced, Location Announced, Render released[5]“Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple Groundbreaking.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 9 Feb. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreaking-announced-for-the-bahia-blanca-argentina-temple. |
| 9 | Feather River California | Angel Moroni Statue Placed[6]Feather River Temple News & Events. Angel Moroni Is Installed atop the Temple. Yuba City California, 9 Feb. 2022. Image Link: https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/assets/img/temples/feather-river-california-temple/feather-river-california-temple-24959.jpg |
| 25 | Elko Nevada | Groundbreaking Announced[7]“Groundbreaking Dates Set for Temples in Nevada and Colorado.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 25 Feb. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreaking-dates-set-for-temples-in-nevada-and-colorado. |
| 25 | Grand Junction Colorado | Groundbreaking Announced[8]“Groundbreaking Dates Set for Temples in Nevada and Colorado.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 25 Feb. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreaking-dates-set-for-temples-in-nevada-and-colorado. |
March
| 1 | Global | Phase 1: 1 Phase 2: 0 Phase 2-B: 1 Phase 3: 159 Phase 4: 0 Paused: 0 Closed: 10 |
| 3 | Praia Cabo Verde | Open House, Dedication Announced[9]“Praia Cape Verde Temple Dedication.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/event/praia-cape-verde-temple-dedication. |
| 4 | Yorba Linda California | Groundbreaking Announced[10]“Temple Groundbreaking Dates Set for Three Western US States.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 4 Mar. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreaking-dates-set-for-three-western-us-states. |
| 4 | Burley Idaho | Groundbreaking Announced[11]“Temple Groundbreaking Dates Set for Three Western US States.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 4 Mar. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreaking-dates-set-for-three-western-us-states. |
| 4 | Smithfield Utah | Groundbreaking Announced[12]“Temple Groundbreaking Dates Set for Three Western US States.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 4 Mar. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreaking-dates-set-for-three-western-us-states. |
| 4 | Ephriam Utah | Render Released[13]“Site Location Announced for a New Utah Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 22 Oct. 2021, updated 4 Mar. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/site-location-announced-for-a-new-utah-temple. |
| 8 | Global | Phase 1: 1 Phase 2: 0 Phase 2-B: 1 Phase 3: 160 Phase 4: 0 Paused: 0 Closed: 10 |
| 15 | Global | Full openings permitted again (end of weekly Phase Updates)[14]“Temples Will Begin to Return to Full Operation.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 15 Mar. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temples-full-operation. |
| 19 | Freetown Sierra Leon | Groundbreaking by Hugo E. Martinez (Seventy)[15]“Temple Groundbreaking Held in Sierra Leone.” News, 19 Mar. 2022, https://news-africa.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreaking-in-sierra-leone. |
| 23 | Tokyo Japan | Open House. Rededication Announced[16]“Open House Announced for the Tokyo Japan Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 23 Mar. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/open-house-announced-for-the-tokyo-japan-temple. |
| 26 | Rio De Janeiro Brazil | Open House Begins[17]“Rio De Janeiro Brazil Temple Opens to the Public.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 21 Mar. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/rio-de-janeiro-brazil-temple-opens-to-the-public. |
April
| 3 | Wellington New Zealand Brazzaville Republic of Congo Barcelona Spain Birmingham United Kingdom Cusco Peru Maceió Brazil Santos Brazil San Luis Potosí Mexico Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Tampa Florida Knoxville Tennessee Cleveland Ohio Wichita Kansas Austin Texas Missoula Montana Montpelier Idaho Modesto California | Announced by Russell M. Nelson (President) |
| 7 | Taylorsville Utah | Capstone (Finial) Placed |
| 9 | Bahai Blanca Argentina | Groundbreaking by Joaquin E. Costa (Seventy) |
| 11 | Hamilton New Zealand | Open House/Rededication Announced |
| 16 | Grand Junction Colorado | Groundbreaking by Chi Hong (Sam) Wong (Seventy) |
| 16 | Rio De Janiero Brazil | Open House Ends |
| 23 | Lindon Utah | Groundbreaking by Kevin W. Pearson (Seventy) |
| 28 | Washington D. C. | Open House Begins |
| 30 | Farmington New Mexico | Groundbreaking by Anthony D. Perkins (Seventy) |
May
| 4 | Yigo Guam | Open House Begins |
| 7 | Elko Nevada | Groundbreaking by Paul B. Peiper (Seventy |
| 7 | Rio De Janiero Brazil | Youth Devotional |
Rio de Janiero Brazil
Dedicated
8 May, by Gary E. Stevensen (Apostle)
| Lubumbashi DRC | Groundbreaking Announced, Render Released | |
| 14 | Yigo Guam | Open House Ends |
| 18 | Hong Kong China | Open House, Rededication Announced |
| 20 | Montpelier Idaho | Location Announced |
| 21 | Praiai Cabo Verde | Open House Begins |
| 21 | Yigo Guam | Youth Devotional |
Yigo Guam
Dedicated
22 May, by David A. Bednar (Apostle)
| 23 | Hong Kong China | Open House Begins |
| 24 | Red Cliffs Utah | Angel Moroni Statue Placed |
| 29 | Hong Kong China | Open House Ends |
June
| 3 | Tokyo Japan | Open House Begins |
| 4 | Burley Idaho | Groundbreaking by Brent H. Neilson (Seventy) |
| 4 | Washington D. C. | Open House Ends |
| 11 | Praia Cabo Verde | Open House Ends |
| 14 | Urdanetta Philippines | Angel Moroni Installed |
| 18 | Smithfield Utah | Groundbreaking by Quentin L. Cook (Apostle) |
| 18 | Tokyo Japan | Open House Ends |
| 18 | Yorba Linda California | Groundbreaking by Mark A. Bragg (Seventy) |
| 18 | Praia Cabo Verde | Youth Devotional |
Praia Cabo Verde
Dedicated
19 June, by Neil L. Andersen (Apostle)
Hong Kong China
Rededicated
19 June, by Gerrit W. Gong (Apostle)
| 24 | Quito Ecuador | Open House, Dedication Announced |
| 24 | Belém Brazil | Open House, Dedication Announced |
| 27 | Willamette Valley Oregon | Groundbreaking Announced |
July
| 2 | Tokyo Japan | Youth Devotional |
Tokyo Japan
Rededicated
3 July, by Henry B. Eyring (Second Counselor)
August
| 13 | Washington D. C. | Youth Devotional |
Washington D.C.
Rededicated
14 August, by Russel M. Nelson (President)
| 15 | Birmingham England (Birmingham United Kingom) | Official Name Announced |
| 15 | Teton River Idaho (Rexburg Noreth) | Official Name Announced |
| 20 | Lubumbashi DRC | Groundbreaking by Matthew L. Carpenter (Seventy) |
| 26 | Hamilton New Zealand | Open House Begins |
| 27 | Ephraim Utah | Groundbreaking by Russell M. Nelson (President) |
| 29 | Kona Hawaii | Renovation Announced, Render Released |
September
| 12 | San Juan Puerto Rico | Open House, Dedication Announced |
| 12 | Stockholm Sweden | Renovation Announced, Render Released |
| 17 | Hamilton New Zealand | Open House Ends |
| 19 | Heber Valley Utah | Groundbreaking Announced, Location Announced, Render Released |
| 19 | Teton River Idaho | Location Announced |
October
| 2 | Busan Korea Naga Philippines Santiago Philippines Eket Nigeria Chiclayo Peru Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Londrina Brazil Riberão Prêto Brazil Huehuetenango Guatemala Jacksonville Florida Grand Rapids Michigan Prosper Texas Lone Mountain Nevada Tacoma Washington Cuernavaca Mexico Pachuca Mexico Toluca Mexico Tula Mexico | Announced by Russell M. Nelson (President) |
| 8 | Heber Valley Utah | Groundbreaking by Russell M. Nelson (President) |
| 10 | Singapore Republic of Singapore | Location announced |
| 10 | Modesto California | Location announced |
| 15 | Hamilton New Zealand | Youth Devotional |
Hamilton New Zealand
Rededicated
16 October, by Deiter F. Uchtdorf (Apostle)
| 17 | Managua Nicuragua | Render released, Location announced, Groundbreaking announced |
| 17 | Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala | Groundbreaking announced |
| 17 | Torreón Mexico | Groundbreaking announced |
| 17 | Querétaro Mexico | Groundbreaking announced |
| 22 | Belém Brazil | Open House Begins |
| 22 | Quito Ecuador | Open House Begins |
| 29 | Willamette Valley Oregon | Groundbreaking by Valeri V. Cordon (Seventy) |
| 31 | Mexico City Benemérito Mexico | Location Announced |
| 31 | San Luis Potosí Mexico | Location Announced |
| 31 | São Paulo East Brazil | Location Announced |
| 31 | Fort Worth Texas | Location Announced, Render Released |
| 31 | Knoxville Tennessee | Location Announced |
| 31 | Tampa Florida | Location Announced |
November
| 5 | Belém Brazil | Open House Ends |
| 5 | Quito Ecuador | Open House Ends |
| 7 | Grand Rapids Michigan | Location Announced |
| 14 | Columbus Ohio | Open House and Rededication Announced |
| 14 | Richmond Virginia | Open House and Dedication Announced |
| 18 | Puebla Mexico | Angel Moroni Statue Placed |
Belém Brazil
Dedicated
20 November, by Quentin L. Cook (Apostle)
Quito Ecuador
Dedicated
20 November, by Dale G. Renlund (Apostle)
| 21 | Saratoga Springs Utah | Open House and Dedication Announced |
| 24 | Salta Argentina | Last Angel Moroni Statue Placed |
| 26 | Managua Nicuragua | Ground broken by Taylor G. Godoy (Sevent) |
| 28 | Kaohsiung Taiwan | Location Announced |
| 28 | Ribeirão Prêto Brazil | Location Announced |
| 28 | Santos Brazil | Location Announced |
| 28 | Londrina Brazil | Location Announced |
| 28 | Santa Cruz Bolivia | Location Announced |
| 28 | Wellington New Zealand | Location Announced |
December
| 1 | San Juan Puerto Rico | Open House Begins |
| 3 | Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala | Groundbreaking by Patricio M. Giuffra (Seventy) |
| 10 | Torreón Mexico | Groundbreaking by Hugo Montoya (Seventy) |
| 12 | Lone Mountain Nevada | Location Announced |
| 17 | San Juan Puerto Rico | Open House Ends |
| 19 | Santiago West Chile | Location Announced |
| 19 | Cleveland Ohio | Location Announced |
| 19 | Austin Texas | Location Announced |
| 19 | Kaohsiung Taiwan | Render Released |
| 19 | Singapore Republic of Singapore | Render Released |
| 19 | Knoxville Tennessee | Render Released |
| 19 | Modesto California | Render Released |