Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple Wiki
Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
1 October 2023
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
GROUNDBREAKING
TBA
GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
TBA
DEDICATED
TBA
DEDICATED BY
TBA
Additional Facts
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Description
Mbuji-Mayi is the second largest city in the country and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province, located in the south-central area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country, dedicated for the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ in 1987, was home to more than 100,000 Latter-day Saints in around 270 congregations. The first Congolese people to join the Church of Jesus Christ did so in Europe in the 1960s. Many of them met in small groups upon returning home.[1]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples.
History
Announced
On 1 October 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Kahului Hawaii Temple at the October 2023 General Conference.[2]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples. The Temple was announced in conjunction with 19 other temples.
There was 1 dedicated, 1 under construction, and 1 announced temple in the Democratic Republic of the Cong at the time of the announcement of this temple.
Announced
- Kananga DRC
Under Construction
- Lubumbashi DRC
Dedicated
- Kinshasa DRC
The temple in Kinshasa was dedicated in 2019. At the time of the announcement, a temple in Lubumbashi was under construction and temple for Kananga had been announced in October 2021.
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 1 October 2023 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Luanda Angola
Followed by Laoag Philippines⮞
Announced 2023 10 01
- Savai’i Samoa
- Cancún Mexico
- Piura Peru
- Huancayo Peru
- Viña del Mar Chile
- Goiãnia Brazil
- João Pessoa Brazil
- Calabar Nigeria
- Cape Coast Ghana
- Luanda Angola
- Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Laoag Philippines
- Osaka Japan
- Kahului Maui Hawaii
- Fairbanks Alaska
- Vancouver Washington
- Colorado Springs Colorado
- Tulsa Oklahoma
- Roanoke Virginia
- Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
Dedication
Dedication Order
The temple will likely be the fourth house of the Lord in the country. [3]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples.
Details
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 |
Sources and Citations
References
| ↑1, ↑2, ↑3 | ”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples. |
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