Cali Colombia Temple Wiki
Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
4 April 2021
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
GROUNDBREAKING
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GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
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DEDICATED
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DEDICATED BY
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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
- Bogotá Colombia [1999]
- Barranquilla Colombia [2018]
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 2021 04 04 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Belo Horizonte Brazil
Followed by Queretaro Mexico⮞
Announced 2021 04 04
- Oslo Norway
- Brussels Belgium
- Vienna Austria
- Kumasi Ghana
- Beira Mozambique
- Cape Town South Africa
- Singapore Republic of Singapore
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Cali Colombia
- Querétaro México
- Torreón México
- Helena Montana
- Casper Wyoming
- Grand Junction Colorado
- Farmington, New Mexico
- Burley Idaho
- Willamette Valley Oregon
as Eugene Oregon - Elko Nevada
- Yorba Linda California
- Smithfield Utah
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.
Open House/Groundbreaking Announced
It was announced on 9 December 2024 that the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cali Colombia Temple will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Elder Jorge T. Becerra, President of the Church’s South America Northwest Area, will preside at the event.
Attendance will be by invitation only. Additional details will be communicated as the date of the groundbreaking approaches.[4]“News for Temple Groundbreakings in Michigan and Colombia.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 9 Dec. 2024, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreakings-michigan-colombia-tacloban-city-philippines-rendering.
Groundbreaking
Ground was broken for the Cali Colombia Temple on March 1, 2025, with Elder Jorge T. Becerra — a General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s South America Northwest Area — presiding. Among the civic leaders and community members in attendance was Cali Mayor Alejandro Eder, who spoke on the freedom of religion and the local impact this temple will have.
In his dedicatory prayer on the site and construction process, Elder Becerra prayed: “We ask Thee to help each of us to become renewed in our efforts to become true followers of Jesus Christ. Help us to live the gospel and more fully become converted to Thy Son.”
GROUNDBREAKING ORDER
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| Date | 2025 03 01 |
| By | Jorge T. Becerra |
| Role | Seventy |
| Attendees | # |
⮜Preceded by Tacloban City Philippines
Followed by Antananarivo Madagascar⮞
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
Elevation
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 3,167 | 965 |
Site
| Acres | Hectares |
|---|---|
| 3.14 | 1.3 |
Interior
Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 9,500 square feet
| Area | 9,500 f2 (883 m2) |
| Floors above grade | 3 |
| Floors below Grade | 1 |
| Baptistries | 2 |
| Initiatories | # |
| Endowment Rooms | 4 |
| Sealing Rooms | 4 |
Region
TEMPLES IN SOUTH AMERICA by country
| Argentina | 7 | Bahía Blanca · Buenos Aires Argentina · Buenos Aires City Center · Córdoba · Mendoza · Rosario · Salta |
| Bolivia | 3 | Cochabamba · La Paz · Santa Cruz |
| Brazil | 24 | Belém · Belo Horizonte · Brasília · Campinas · Campo Grande · 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 |
| Chile | 6 | Antofagasta · Concepción · Puerto Montt · Santiago · Santiago West · Viña del Mar |
| Colombia | 4 | Barranquilla · Bogotá · Cali · Medellín |
| Ecuador | 2 | Guayaquil · Quito |
| Paraguay | 1 | Asunción |
| Peru | 10 | Arequipa · Chiclayo · Chorrillos · Cusco · Huancayo · Iquitos · Lima · Lima Los Olivos · Piura · Trujillo |
| Uruguay | 2 | Montevideo · Rivera |
| Venezuela | 2 | Caracas · Maricaibo |
Total: 61
Sources and Citations
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. |
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| ↑3 | ”Temple Site Locations Announced in Four Latin American Countries,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Sept. 2021. |
| ↑4 | “News for Temple Groundbreakings in Michigan and Colombia.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 9 Dec. 2024, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/temple-groundbreakings-michigan-colombia-tacloban-city-philippines-rendering. |
Last updated on: 6 October 2025