Antanarivo Madagascar Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

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Description

There are nearly 13,000 Church members in more then 40 congregations on the island nation of Madagascar. The temple in Antananarivo will be the country’s first temple. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, and the capital of Antananarivo is home to more than 1.4 million people.

History

The Church has been established in Madagascar since 1993.

Announcement

Location Announced

On December 11, 2023, the location of the Antananarivo Madagascar Temple was announced as a 9.8-acre site next to a U.S. Embassy on Lalana Général Andrimahazo where the meetinghouse for the Ambohijanahary and Ambohimanarina Wards is located. The property is situated in Fokontany Andranoro, Commune Ambohibao, Antehiroka in Antananarivo. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet with patron housing and arrival facilities.^[2]”Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for Temples in Mexico, the Philippines and Utah,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 11 Dec. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/open-house-and-dedication-dates-announced-for-temples-in-mexico-philippines-utah

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Details

Location

Interior

Region

TEMPLES IN AFRICA _{by country}

Angola	1	Luanda
Cabo Verde	1	Praia
DRC	4	Kananga · Kinshasa · Lubumbashi · Mbuji-Mayi
Ghana	3	Accra · Cape Coast · Kumasi
Ivory Coast	1	Abidjan
Kenya	1	Nairobi
Liberia	1	Monrovia
Madagascar	1	Antananarivo
Mozambique	1	Beira · Maputo
Nigeria	5	Aba · Abuja · Benin City · Calabar · Eket · Lagos
ROC	1	Brazzaville
Sierra Leone	1	Freetown
South Africa	3	Cape Town · Durban · Johannesburg
Uganda	1	Kampala
United Arab Emirates	1	Dubai
Zimbabwe	1	Harare

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