Huancayo Peru Temple Wiki
Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
1 October 2023
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
GROUNDBREAKING
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GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
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DEDICATED
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DEDICATED BY
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Additional Facts
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Description
Huancayo is located in the Peruvian highlands about 190 miles east of Lima and is the capital of Junín.
History
The first missionaries arrived in the country in 1956.
Announced
On 1 October 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Huancayo Peru Temple at the October 2023 General Conference.[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. The Temple was announced in conjunction with 19 other temples.
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 1 October 2023 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Piura Peru
Followed by Viña del Mar Chile⮞
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
Dedicatory Order
It will be the first house of the Lord in the Junín Region and the ninth in the country.
Details
Region
TEMPLES IN SOUTH AMERICA by country
| Argentina | 7 | Bahía Blanca · Buenos Aires Argentina · Buenos Aires City Center · Córdoba · Mendoza · Rosario · Salta |
| Bolivia | 3 | Cochabamba · La Paz · Santa Cruz |
| Brazil | 23 | Belém · Belo Horizonte · Brasília · Campinas · Curitiba · Florianópolis · Fortaleza · Goiânia · João Pessoa · Londrina · Maceió · Manaus · Natal · Porto Alegre · Recife · Ribeirão Preto · Rio de Janeiro · Salvador · Santos · São Paulo · São Paulo East · Teresina · Vitória |
| Chile | 5 | Antofagasta · Concepción · Santiago · Santiago West · Viña del Mar |
| Colombia | 3 | Barranquilla · Bogotá · Cali |
| Equador | 2 | Guayaquil · Quito |
| Paraguay | 1 | Asunción |
| Peru | 9 | Arequipa · Chiclayo · Cusco · Huancayo · Iquitos · Lima · Lima Los Olivos · Piura · Trujillo |
| Uruguay | 1 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | 2 | Caracas · Maricaibo |
Sources and Citations
References
| ↑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. |
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