Naga Philippines Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
2 October 2022

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
TBA

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
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DEDICATED
TBA

DEDICATED BY
TBA

DEDICATION ORDER
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LOCATION
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PHONE
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Additional Facts

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Description

Naga City is located about 250 miles southeast of Manila. There are more than 833,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 1,250 congregations in the Philippines. Since the country officially opened for missionary work in 1961, Church growth has been among the fastest in the world.[1]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2022-general-conference-new-temples. The country is home to nearly 625,000 Latter-day Saints spread throughout 780 congregations.

History

Announced

On October 2, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Santiago Philippines Temple at the October 2022 General Conference.[2]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2022-general-conference-new-temples. The temple was announced concurrently with 17 others.

Philippines Temples at the time of Announcement

Announced

Under Construction

Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
284

Date2 October 2022
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Busan Korea
Followed by Santiago Philippines⮞

Location Announced

Render Released

On 23 February 2026, in conjunction with the location announcement, the render was released for the Naga Philippines Temple.

The Naga Philippines Temple will be built on a 9.11-acre site on Lot 1045-A-1-A in Barangay Concepcion Grande, located in the city of Naga, Bicol, Philippines. Plans call for a one-story temple of approximately 18,850 square feet, as well as an ancillary building and a meetinghouse.[3]“News for Temples in Brazil, the Philippines, Texas and South Dakota.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 23 Feb. 2026, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/news-fortemples-in-brazil-thephilippines-texasand-south-dakota.

OFFICIAL RENDER

Official Render for the Naga Philippines Temple.

Details

Region

TEMPLES IN ASIA by country

Cambodia1Phnom Penh
China2Hong Kong · Shanghai
India1Bengaluru
Indonesia1Jakarta
Japan4Fukuoka · Okinawa · Osaka · Sapporo · Tokyo
Mongolia1Ulaanbaatar
Philippines14Alabang · Bacolod · Cagayan de Oro · Cebu City · Davao · Iloilo · Laoag · Manila · Naga · San Jose del Monte · Santiago · Tacloban City · Tuguegarao City · Urdaneta
Singapore1Singapore
South Korea1Seoul · Busan
Taiwan2Kaohsiung · Taipei
Thailand1Bangkok

Sources and Citations

References

References
↑1, ↑2 ”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2022-general-conference-new-temples.
↑3 “News for Temples in Brazil, the Philippines, Texas and South Dakota.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 23 Feb. 2026, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/news-fortemples-in-brazil-thephilippines-texasand-south-dakota.

Last updated on: 23 February 2026