Maceio Brazil Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
3 April 2022

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
TBA

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
TBA

DEDICATED
date

DEDICATED BY
person and title

DEDICATION ORDER
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LOCATION
Av. Durval de Góes Monteiro
Jardim Petropolis
Maceió–AL
Brazil

PHONE
phone link

Additional Facts

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Description

Maceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. Many tourists visit this port city to see its natural attractions and enjoy its cultural diversity. There are 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in Brazil in more than 2,100 congregations.

History

Announcement

On April 3, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Maceio Brazil Temple at the April 2022 General Conference. It was announced in conjunction with 16 other temples.[1]”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022

Brazil Temples at Announcement

Announced

Under Construction

Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
271

Date2022 04 03
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Cusco Peru
Followed by Santos Brazil⮞

Location Announcement

On March 6, 2023, the location of the Maceió Brazil Temple was announced. The 19,000-square-foot temple will be constructed on Avenida Durval de Góes Monteiro in the Jardim Petropolis neighborhood of Maceió.[2]”News for Temples in Idaho and Brazil,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 6 Mar. 2023.

Render Released

On December 19, 2022, the official rendering of the Maceió Brazil Temple was publicly released.[3]”Three Temple Sites Announced in the Americas,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 19 Dec. 2022.

Render of the Maceió Brazil Temple. Copyright Intellectual Reserve.

Details

Location

Maceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The Temple will be built on Avenida Durval de Góes Monteiro in the Jardim Petropolis neighborhood of Maceió

Location

Av. Durval de Góes Monteiro
Jardim Petropolis
Maceió–AL
Brazil

Latitude#
Longitude#

Phone

phone

Elevation

FeetMeters
22970

Site

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Interior

The temple is a multi-story building.

Area### f2 (## m2)
Floors above grade2
Floors below Grade1*
Baptistries1*
Initiatories#
Endowment Rooms4*
Sealing Rooms3*
*estimated

Region

TEMPLES IN BRAZIL by state

Alagoas1Maceió
Amazonas1Manaus
Bahia1Salvador
Ceará1Fortaleza
Distrito Federal1Brasília
Goiás1Goiânia
Minas Gerais1Belo Horizonte
Pará1Belém
Paraíba1João Pessoa
Paraná2Curitiba · Londrina
Pernambuco1Recife
Piauí1Teresina
Rio de Janeiro1Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte1Natal
Rio Grande do Sul1Porto Alegre
Santa Catarina1Florianópolis
São Paulo5Campinas · Ribeirão Preto · Santos · São Paulo · São Paulo East

Sources and Citations

References

References
↑1 ”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022
↑2 ”News for Temples in Idaho and Brazil,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 6 Mar. 2023.
↑3 ”Three Temple Sites Announced in the Americas,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 19 Dec. 2022.