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Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
4 April 2021

ANNOUNCED BY
Presidend Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
7 January 2023

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
Elder Adrián Ochoa

DEDICATED
TBA

DEDICATED BY
TBA


DEDICATION ORDER
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LOCATION
Prolongación Tecnológico Norte 150
Colonia San Pablo
76130 Querétaro, Querétaro
Mexico

PHONE
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Additional Facts

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Description

Torreón is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila with a population of about 635,000 people. The metropolitan area of Torreón straddles the border that separates the Mexican states of Coahuila and Durango

History

Announcement

Plans to construct the Querétaro Mexico Temple were announced by President Russell M. Nelson on 4 April 2021, at the 191st Annual General Conference.[1]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.

This will be Mexico’s 15th temple

Mexico Temples at the time of Announcement

Announced

Under Construction

Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
241

Date2021 04 04
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Cali Colombia
Followed by Torreon Mexico

Location Announced

On December 7, 2021, the location of the Querétaro Mexico Temple was announced as a 3.58-acre site at Prolongación Tecnológico Norte 150 in the Colonia San Peblo neighborhood of Querétaro.[2]“Renderings for Two Temples in Mexico and South Africa.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 Dec. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/cape-town-queretaro-temples?filter=leadership?filter=leadership.

Render Released

Also on December 7, 2021, the official exterior rendering of the Querétaro Mexico Temple was released.[3]“Renderings for Two Temples in Mexico and South Africa.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 Dec. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/cape-town-queretaro-temples.

Groundbreaking Announced

On 17 October 2022 it was announced that Elder Adrián Ochoa, first counselor in the Mexico Area presidency, will preside at the groundbreaking services for the Querétaro Mexico Temple on Saturday, 7 January 2023.[4]”Groundbreaking Dates Announced for Four Temples in Latin America,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 17 Oct. 2022.

Groundbreaking

The groundbreaking of the Querétaro Mexico Temple was presided over by Elder Adrián Ochoa, second counselor in the Mexico Area presidency, on Jan. 7, 2023. The closest temples to Querétaro before this temple announcement had been the Mexico City Mexico and Guadalajara Mexico temples.

During the Querétaro temple’s groundbreaking ceremony, Elder Ochoa quoted this statement from President Gordon B. Hinckley, said during the dedication ceremony of the Guadalajara temple in 2001: “When the Lord builds a temple somewhere, it’s not only because He wants to bless the members of the Church but because He wants to bless an entire town.”[5]“Construction Begins on the Querétaro Mexico Temple.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 9 Jan. 2023, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/construction-begins-on-the-queretaro-mexico-temple..

GROUNDBREAKING ORDER
231

Date2022 12 10
ByHugo Montoya
RoleSeventy
Attendees#

⮜Preceded by Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala
Followed by Querétaro Mexico

Details

Location

A 3.58-acre site at Prolongación Tecnológico Norte 150 in the Colonia San Peblo neighborhood of Querétaro has been chosen as the location for the temple.

Location

Prolongación Tecnológico Norte 150
Colonia San Pablo
76130 Querétaro, Querétaro
Mexico

Latitude#
Longitude#

Phone

phone

Elevation

FeetMeters
5,9541,815

Site

AcresHectares
3.581.4

Interior

Plans call for a two-story building of approximately 27,500 square feet.

Area27,500 f2 (2,555 m2)
Floors above grade2
Floors below Grade1
Baptistries1
Initiatories#
Endowment Rooms2
Sealing Rooms2
*estimated

Region

Baja California 1Tijuana 
Chiapas 1Tuxtla Gutierrez 
Chihuahua3Chihuahua · Ciudad Juárez · Colonia Juárez
Coahuila 1Torreon
Hidalgo 2Pachuca · Tula
Jalisco 1Guadalajara 
Mexico City2Mexico City Benemerito · Mexico City
Morelos 1Cuernavaca 
New Lion 1Monterrey 
Oaxaca 2Oaxaca · Juchitán de Zaragoza
Puebla 1Puebla 
Queretaro 1Querétaro 
Quinta Roo1Cancún
San Luis Potosi 1San Luis Potosi 
Sinaloa 1Culiacan 
Sonora 1Hermosillo Sonora
State of Mexico 1Toluca 
Tabasco 1Villahermosa
Tamaulipas 1Tampico 
Veracruz 1Veracruz 
Yucatan 1Merida 
Canada11Calgary · Cardston · Edmonton · Halifax · Lethbridge · Montreal · Regina · Toronto · Vancouver · Victoria · Winnipeg
Costa Rica1San José
Dominican Republic1Santiago · Santo Domingo
El Salvador1San Salvador · Santa Ana
Guatemala6Cobán · Guatemala City · Huehuetenango · Miraflores Guatemala City · Quetzaltenango · Retalhuleu
Haiti1Port-au-Prince ·
Honduras2Tegucigalpa · San Pedro Sula
Mexico26
Nicaragua1Managua
Panama1Panama City
Puerto Rico1San Juan
United States143

Sources and Citations

References

References
1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed,” 4 Apr. 2021.
2 “Renderings for Two Temples in Mexico and South Africa.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 Dec. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/cape-town-queretaro-temples?filter=leadership?filter=leadership.
3 “Renderings for Two Temples in Mexico and South Africa.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 7 Dec. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/cape-town-queretaro-temples.
4 ”Groundbreaking Dates Announced for Four Temples in Latin America,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 17 Oct. 2022.
5 “Construction Begins on the Querétaro Mexico Temple.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 9 Jan. 2023, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/construction-begins-on-the-queretaro-mexico-temple..