Cali Columbia Temple

Cali Colombia Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
4 April 2021

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
TBA

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
TBA

DEDICATED
TBA

DEDICATED BY
TBA

DEDICATION ORDER
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LOCATION
Calle 50 Norte and Avenida 4a Norte
La Flora
Cali
Colombia

PHONE
phone link

Additional Facts

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Description

Colombia is home to around 210,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 250 congregations.

History

Missionary work began in Colombia in 1966. The first members of the Church lived in Cali and Bogotá. Cali is the second largest city in Colombia.[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. Colombia is home to around 210,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 250 congregations. The Colombia Cali Mission was organized in 1975, and the first stake in the city was created in 1978.

Announcement

Plans to construct the Cali Colombia Temple were announced by President Russell M. Nelson on 4 April 2021, at the 191st Annual General Conference.[2]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.

The Cali Colombia Temple will be the country’s third temple.

Colombia Temples at Time of Announcement

Announced

  • –

Under Construction

  • –

Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
240

Date2021 04 04
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Belo Horizonte Brazil
Followed by Queretaro Mexico⮞

Location Announced

On 23 September 2021 it was announced that the Cali Colombia Temple will be built on a 3.14-acre site in the La Flora neighborhood of Cali. [3]”Temple Site Locations Announced in Four Latin American Countries,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Sept. 2021.

Render Released

Also on September 23, 2021, an official exterior rendering of the Cali Colombia Temple was released.

Render of the Cali Colombia Temple. Copyright Intellectual Reserve.

Details

Location

A 3.14-acre site in the La Flora neighborhood of Cali has been chosen as the location for the temple.

Location

Calle 50 Norte and Avenida 4a Norte
La Flora
Cali
Colombia

Latitude#
Longitude#

Phone

phone

Elevation

FeetMeters
3,167965

Site

AcresHectares
3.141.3

Interior

Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 9,500 square feet

Area9,500 f2 (883 m2)
Floors above grade3
Floors below Grade1
Baptistries2
Initiatories#
Endowment Rooms4
Sealing Rooms4
*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
Brazil23Belém · Belo Horizonte · Brasília · Campinas · 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
Ecquador2Guayaquil · Quito
Paraguay1Asunción
Peru9Arequipa · Chiclayo · Cusco · Huancayo · Iquitos · Lima · Lima Los Olivos · Piura · Trujillo
Uruguay1Montevideo
Venezuela2Caracas · Maricaibo

Sources and Citations

References

References
↑1, ↑2 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.
↑3 ”Temple Site Locations Announced in Four Latin American Countries,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Sept. 2021.