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Since the country officially opened for missionary work in 1961, the rate of Church growth in the Philippines continued to be among the fastest in the world ^[1]”15 New Temples Announced at the 194th Semiannual General Conference,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 6 Apr. 2025.

History

This is the 14th temple announced for the country. At the time of the announcement, there were more than 880,000 Latter-day Saints in around 1,325 local congregations in the Philippines.^[2]”15 New Temples Announced at the 194th Semiannual General Conference,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 6 Apr. 2025.

Announcement

Region

TEMPLES IN AFRICA _{by country}

Angola	1	Luanda
Cabo Verde	1	Praia
DRC	4	Kananga · Kinshasa · Lubumbashi · Mbuji-Mayi
Ghana	3	Accra · Cape Coast · Kumasi
Ivory Coast	1	Abidjan
Kenya	1	Nairobi
Liberia	1	Monrovia
Madagascar	1	Antananarivo
Mozambique	1	Beira · Maputo
Nigeria	7	Aba · Abuja · Benin City · Calabar · Eket · Lagos · Uyo
ROC	1	Brazzaville
Sierra Leone	1	Freetown
South Africa	3	Cape Town · Durban · Johannesburg
Uganda	1	Kampala
United Arab Emirates	1	Dubai
Zimbabwe	1	Harare

Total: 29

Last updated on: 21 August 2025