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Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
3 October 2021
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
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Description
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico and has a population of around 850,000 people. Mexico is home to 1.5 million Latter-day Saints and around 1,850 congregations, more than any other country outside the United States.
History
Missionary work opened in Mexico in 1875.
Announcement
On 3 October 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Culiacán Mexico Temple. It was announced in conjunction with 12 other temples.[1]“The Prophet Announces 13 New Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 3 Oct. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2021-general-conference-new-temples.
Mexico Temples at the time of Announcement
Announced
- Queretaro Mexico
- Torreon Mexico
- Culiacan Mexico
Under Construction
Dedicated
- Mexico City Mexico [1983]
- Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico[ 1999]
- Ciudad Juárez Mexico [2000]
- Hermosillo Sonora Mexico [2000]
- Oaxaca Mexico [2000]
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico [2000]
- Tampico Mexico [2000]
- Villahermosa Mexico [2000]
- Mérida Mexico [2000]
- Veracruz Mexico [2000]
- Guadalajara Mexico [2001]
- Monterrey Mexico [2002]
- Tijuana Mexico [2016]
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 2021 10 03 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Antananarivo Madagascar
Followed by Vitoria Brazil⮞
Announced 2021 10 03
- Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Tacloban City Philippines
- Monrovia Liberia
- Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Antananarivo Madagascar
- Culiacán México
- Vitória Brazil
- La Paz Bolivia
- Santiago West Chile
- Fort Worth Texas
- Teton River Idaho,
as Rexburg North Idaho - Heber Valley Utah
- “Reconstruction” for the Provo Utah Temple.
Details
Region
TEMPLES IN MEXICO by state
| Baja California | 1 | Tijuana |
| Chiapas | 1 | Tuxtla Gutierrez |
| Chihuahua | 3 | Chihuahua · Ciudad Juárez · Colonia Juárez |
| Coahuila | 1 | Torreon |
| Hidalgo | 2 | Pachuca · Tula |
| Jalisco | 1 | Guadalajara |
| Mexico City | 2 | Mexico City Benemerito · Mexico City |
| Morelos | 1 | Cuernavaca |
| New Lion | 1 | Monterrey |
| Oaxaca | 2 | Oaxaca · Juchitán de Zaragoza |
| Puebla | 1 | Puebla |
| Queretaro | 1 | Querétaro |
| Quinta Roo | 1 | Cancún |
| San Luis Potosi | 1 | San Luis Potosi |
| Sinaloa | 1 | Culiacan |
| Sonora | 1 | Hermosillo Sonora |
| State of Mexico | 1 | Toluca |
| Tabasco | 1 | Villahermosa |
| Tamaulipas | 1 | Tampico |
| Veracruz | 1 | Veracruz |
| Yucatan | 1 | Merida |
Sources and Citations
References
| ↑1 | “The Prophet Announces 13 New Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 3 Oct. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2021-general-conference-new-temples. |
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