Teresina Brazil Temple Wiki
Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
2 April 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
The inland city of Teresina is the capital of the state of Piauí, located in Northern Brazil. The conurbation of Teresina and Timon, located in the bordering state of Maranhão, boasts a population of nearly one million residents.
History
The first known members of the Church of Jesus Christ to live in Brazil immigrated from Germany in 1913. In 1988, Brazil became the third country outside the United States to have 50 organized stakes. In April 2017, President Russell M. Nelson said, “Brazil is part of the heart of the Church.”
Announced
On 2 April 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Teresina Brazil Temple at the April 2023 General Conference.[1]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 15 New Houses of the Lord,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Apr. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2023-general-conference-new-temples. The Temple was announced in conjunction with 14 other temples.
Brazil Temples at Announcement
Announced
- São Paulo East Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Vitória Brazil
- Maceió Brazil
- Santos Brazil
- Londrina Brazil
- Ribeirão Preto Brazil
Under Construction
Dedicated
- SãoPaulo Brazil (1978)
- Recife Brazil (2000)
- Porto Alegre Brazil (2000)
- Campinas Brazil (2002)
- Curitiba Brazil (2008)
- Manaus Brazil (2012)
- Fortaleza Brazil (2019)
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil (2022)
- Belém Brazil (2022)
- Brasília Brazil (2023)
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 2 April 2023 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Iquitos Peru
Followed by Natal Brazil⮞
Announced 2023 04 02
- Retalhuleu Guatemala
- Iquitos Peru
- Teresina Brazil
- Natal Brazil
- Tuguegarao City Philippines
- Iloilo Philippines
- Jakarta Indonesia
- Hamburg Germany
- Lethbridge Alberta
- San Jose California
- Bakersfield California
- Springfield Missouri
- Winchester Virginia
- Charlotte North Carolina
- Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Location Announced
On August 28, 2023, the location of the Teresina Brazil Temple was announced as a 3.6-acre site located at the convergence of Av. Raul Lopes and Rua Des. Pedro Conde in the Noivos neighborhood of Teresina. [2]”Manhattan New York Temple to Close for Renovations; Locations released for four other temples in North and South America” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 28 Aug. 2023, https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/manhattan-new-york-temple/.
Render Released
On February 12, 2024, an official exterior rendering of the Teresina Brazil Temple was released to the public.[3]”News for Temples in Wyoming, Florida, Utah and Brazil,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 12 Feb. 2024.
Details
Location
Springfield is located in southern Missouri near the Ozark Mountains. The Springfield Missouri Temple will be built on a portion of a 38-acre site located at 2720 East Farm Road #188, Springfield, Missouri.
Location
2720 East Farm Road #188, Springfield, Missouri
| Latitude | # |
| Longitude | # |
Phone
Elevation
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 1,275 | 389 |
Site
| Acres | Hectares |
|---|---|
| 38 | 15.4 |
Interior
Plans call for a temple of approximately 25,420 square feet.
| Area | 25,420 f2 (2,362 m2) |
| Floors above grade | 2 |
| Floors below Grade | 0.5* |
| Baptistries | 1* |
| Initiatories | # |
| Endowment Rooms | 2* |
| Sealing Rooms | 2* |
Region
TEMPLES IN BRAZIL by state
| Alagoas | 1 | Maceió |
| Amazonas | 1 | Manaus |
| Bahia | 1 | Salvador |
| Ceará | 1 | Fortaleza |
| Distrito Federal | 1 | Brasília |
| Goiás | 1 | Goiânia |
| Minas Gerais | 1 | Belo Horizonte |
| Pará | 1 | Belém |
| Paraíba | 1 | João Pessoa |
| Paraná | 2 | Curitiba · Londrina |
| Pernambuco | 1 | Recife |
| Piauí | 1 | Teresina |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1 | Natal |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1 | Porto Alegre |
| Santa Catarina | 1 | Florianópolis |
| São Paulo | 5 | Campinas · Ribeirão Preto · Santos · São Paulo · São Paulo East |
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 | 6 | Antofagasta · Concepción · Puerto Montt · Santiago · Santiago West · Viña del Mar |
| Colombia | 4 | Barranquilla · Bogotá · Cali · Medellín |
| Ecquador | 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 15 New Houses of the Lord,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Apr. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2023-general-conference-new-temples. |
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| ↑2 | ”Manhattan New York Temple to Close for Renovations; Locations released for four other temples in North and South America” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 28 Aug. 2023, https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/manhattan-new-york-temple/. |
| ↑3 | ”News for Temples in Wyoming, Florida, Utah and Brazil,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 12 Feb. 2024. |