Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple Wiki

On April 5, 2020, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple at the closing session of the 190th Annual General Conference. Bahía Blanca is a major port city of Argentina, located on the Napostá Grande River, just upstream from the Atlantic Ocean bay for which it is named. The temple will be the fifth to be constructed in the nation of Argentina and will help reach Church members living in the southern half of the country. There are more than 450,000 Argentinian members organized into over 100 stakes and districts.^[3]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at General Conference,” 5 Apr. 2020, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-temples-april-2020-general-conference. The temple was announced in conjunction with 7 other temples.

Church architectural engineers visited the property in June 2021 to finalize plans for the complex. Government approvals and permits are being secured with the hopes of beginning construction before the end of 2021.

On February 9, 2022, an official exterior rendering was released for the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple.^[5]”Groundbreaking Announced for the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 9 Feb. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/groundbreaking-announced-for-the-bahia-blanca-argentina-temple

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple was held on Saturday, 9 April 2022. The special event was attended by several community members, including local civic leaders and was by invitation only. Ground was broken on the 8.14-acre site at Aldea Romana over Cabrera Avenue on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Elder Joaquín E. Costa of the Quorum of the Seventy and second counselor in the Church’s South America South Area presidency presided at the groundbreaking ceremony.

As part of the dedicatory prayer, Elder Joaquín E. Costa, said, “We thank the authorities of the different governments through the many years that the gospel has been shared here. We are grateful for the tolerance and openness to receive missionaries, allow construction, and provide a safe environment for the Restored Church of Jesus Christ to grow in Bahía Blanca and southern Argentina.”^[7]“Construction Begins for Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 9 Apr. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/construction-begins-for-bah-iacute-a-blanca-argentina-temple.

An 8.14-acre parcel located northeast of the city in the Aldea Romana neighborhood at the intersection of Avenida Alberto Pedro Cabrera and Luis Vera has been chosen as the location for the temple.

Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 19,000 square feet