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History
Newspapers in the Bahia area began circulating news of plans being developed by the Church to build a temple in Bahia as early as December 2016, 3 and a half years before it was officially announced. A graphic showing a design similar to Belém Brazil or Quito Ecuador, neither of which had a publicly released render at that point, appeared in the papers in April 2017.[1]Preita, Sergio. “Así Será El Mayor Templo Mormón De Sudamérica.” La Nueva, 24 Apr. 2017. The graphic showed a landscape plan that included support buildings, and a location. They had eventually abandoned the site for another location, but came back to it before any official announcement had been made.[2]Florin, Juan. “Nueva Inversión En Alem, Los Mormones Vuelven a Cabrera, Licitan Dasso y Cierran Las Listas.” La Nueva, 27 June 2019.
Announcement
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.
The Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple is currently in the approval phase. 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. No groundbreaking date has been announced.
Temple Site
No site location has been officially announced for the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple, but local newspaper La Nueva has been reporting for years on the efforts of the Church to build a temple, administrative offices, and housing facilities on a large parcel of land northeast of the city.
Temple Rendering
Renderings of the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple and site plan have not yet been publicly released.
Groundbreaking
Dedication
Dedication Order
The Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple will be the fifth temple built in Argentina, following the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple (1986), the Córdoba Argentina Temple (2015), the Salta Argentina Temple (under construction), and the Mendoza Argentina Temple (under construction).
Description
Location
The Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple will be the southernmost temple of the Church.
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References
| ↑1 | Preita, Sergio. “Así Será El Mayor Templo Mormón De Sudamérica.” La Nueva, 24 Apr. 2017. |
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| ↑2 | Florin, Juan. “Nueva Inversión En Alem, Los Mormones Vuelven a Cabrera, Licitan Dasso y Cierran Las Listas.” La Nueva, 27 June 2019. |
| ↑3 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, “Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at General Conference,” 5 Apr. 2020. |