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Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
3 October 2021

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
Avenida Los Sauces and Calle 8 de Calacoto
Calacoto
La Paz
Bolivia

PHONE
phone link

Additional Facts

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Description

There are more than 212,000 members Bolivia.

History

Announcement

On 3 October 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the La Paz Bolivia Temple. It was announced in conjunction with 12 other temples.[1]“The Prophet Announces 13 New Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 3 Oct. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2021-general-conference-new-temples.

Bolivia Temples at Time of Announcement

Announced

Under Construction

  • –

Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
260

Date2021 10 03
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Vitoria Brazil
Followed by Santiago West Chile⮞

Location Announcement

On August 28, 2023, the location of the La Paz Bolivia Temple was announced as a 3.8-acre site located near Avenida Los Sauces and Calle 8 de Calacoto in the Calacoto neighborhood of La Paz. Plans call for a temple of approximately 18,850 square feet.[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..

Render Released

On January 22, 2024, the official exterior rendering for the La Paz Bolivia Temple was released to the public[3]”La Paz Bolivia Temple Rendering Released,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 22 Jan. 2024.

Official Render of the La Paz Bolivia Temple. Copyright Intellectual Reserve.

Details

Location

A 3.8-acre site located near Avenida Los Sauces and Calle 8 de Calacoto in the Calacoto neighborhood of La Paz has been chosen as the location fot the temple.

Location

Avenida Los Sauces and Calle 8 de Calacoto
Calacoto
La Paz
Bolivia

Latitude#
Longitude#

Phone

phone

Elevation

FeetMeters
10,6803,255

Site

AcresHectares
3.81.5

Interior

The temple is a single story building of about 18,850 square feet.

Area18,850 f2 (1,751 m2)
Floors above grade1
Floors below Grade0*
Baptistries1*
Initiatories4*
Endowment Rooms1*
Sealing Rooms2*
*estimated

Region

TEMPLES IN SOUTH AMERICA by country

Argentina7Bahía Blanca · Buenos Aires Argentina · Buenos Aires City Center · Córdoba · Mendoza · Rosario · Salta
Bolivia3Cochabamba · La Paz · Santa Cruz
Brazil24Belém · Belo Horizonte · Brasília · Campinas · Campo Grande · 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
Chile6Antofagasta · Concepción · Puerto Montt · Santiago · Santiago West · Viña del Mar
Colombia4Barranquilla · Bogotá · Cali · Medellín
Ecuador2Guayaquil · Quito
Paraguay1Asunción
Peru10Arequipa · Chiclayo · Chorrillos · Cusco · Huancayo · Iquitos · Lima · Lima Los Olivos · Piura · Trujillo
Uruguay2Montevideo · Rivera
Venezuela2Caracas · Maricaibo

Total: 61

Sources and Citations

References

References
↑1 “The Prophet Announces 13 New Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 3 Oct. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2021-general-conference-new-temples.
↑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..
↑3 ”La Paz Bolivia Temple Rendering Released,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 22 Jan. 2024.

Last updated on: 21 September 2024