Bacolod Philippines Temple wiki

The Bacolod Philippines Temple, the country’s seventh, was announced by President Russell M. Nelson on October 5, 2019, at the 189th Semiannual General Conference.^[2]”President Nelson Announces Eight New Temples During General Conference,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 5 Oct. 2019.

Philippines Temples at Time of Announcement

Announced

• Davao Philippines [groundbreaking scheduled]
• Alabang Philippines
• Cagayan de Oro Philippines

Under Construction

• Urdaneta Philippines

Dedicated

• Cebu City Philippines [2010]
• Manila Philippines [1984]

An official exterior render was released for the Bacolod Philippines Temple on 6 October 2021. ^[4]“Groundbreaking Date Set for the Bacolod Philippines Temple.” Newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 6 Oct. 2021.

Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Philippines Area, led the groundbreaking ceremony for a temple in Bacolod, Philippines, on Dec. 11, 2021.

In the dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Wakolo said that this temple will “stand not only as a symbol of our membership in the Church, but as a sign of our faith in life after death and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families.”

Accompanying Elder Wakolo at the ceremony was Elder Yoon Hwan Choi, a General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the Philippines Area presidency. “May the Lord continue to accept your dedicated part and help you to prepare to be more ready to receive all the blessings of the temple when it is built,” Elder Choi told the congregation at the groundbreaking. “I want you to know that the blessings will be given even before the temple is physically completed.”^[6]Rappleye, Christine. “Ground Broken for New Temple in the Philippines — the Bacolod Philippines Temple.” Church News, 11 Jan. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/2021/12/11/23218245/bacolod-philippines-temple-groundbreaking-ceremony.

A 12.3-acre site located on Bacolod Airport Access Road, north of Buri Road. An 18,000-square-foot ancillary building will also be constructed housing patron accommodations, an arrival center, and a distribution center.