Cancún Mexico Temple Wiki
Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
1 October 2023
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
GROUNDBREAKING
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DEDICATED
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Description
Mexico is home to nearly 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in more than 1,800 congregations.
History
Missionary work began in Mexico in 1875.
Announced
On 1 October 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Kahului Hawaii Temple at the October 2023 General Conference.[1]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples. The Temple was announced in conjunction with 19 other temples.
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 1 October 2023 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Savai’i Samoa
Followed by Piura Peru⮞
Announced 2023 10 01
- Savai’i Samoa
- Cancún Mexico
- Piura Peru
- Huancayo Peru
- Viña del Mar Chile
- Goiãnia Brazil
- João Pessoa Brazil
- Calabar Nigeria
- Cape Coast Ghana
- Luanda Angola
- Mbuji-Mayi Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Laoag Philippines
- Osaka Japan
- Kahului Maui Hawaii
- Fairbanks Alaska
- Vancouver Washington
- Colorado Springs Colorado
- Tulsa Oklahoma
- Roanoke Virginia
- Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
Dedication
Dedicatory Order
It will be the first temple built in the state of Quintana Roo. The Cancún Mexico Temple will be the 24th house of the Lord in the country. At the time of the announcement, dedicated temples in Mexico were found in Ciudad Juárez, Colonia Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Tampico, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz and Villahermosa. There were also temples under construction or announced in Cuernavaca, Culiacán, Mexico City Benemérito, Pachuca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Toluca, Torreón and Tula.
Firsts
The Kahului Hawaii Temple will be the first temple on the island of Maui.
Details
Location
Cancún is located on the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and has a metro population of more than 1 million people.
Region
TEMPLES IN MEXICO by state
| Baja California | 1 | Tijuana |
| Chiapas | 1 | Tuxtla Gutierrez |
| Chihuahua | 3 | Chihuahua · Ciudad Juárez · Colonia Juárez |
| Coahuila | 1 | Torreon |
| Hidalgo | 2 | Pachuca · Tula |
| Jalisco | 1 | Guadalajara |
| Mexico City | 2 | Mexico City Benemerito · Mexico City |
| Morelos | 1 | Cuernavaca |
| New Lion | 1 | Monterrey |
| Oaxaca | 1 | Oaxaca |
| Puebla | 1 | Puebla |
| Queretaro | 1 | Queretaro |
| Quinta Roo | 1 | Cancún |
| San Luis Potosi | 1 | San Luis Potosi |
| Sinaloa | 1 | Culiacan |
| Sonora | 1 | Hermosillo Sonora |
| State of Mexico | 1 | Toluca |
| Tabasco | 1 | Villahermosa |
| Tamaulipas | 1 | Tampico |
| Veracruz | 1 | Veracruz |
| Yucatan | 1 | Merida |
TEMPLES IN NORTH AMERICA (EXCEPT US & MEXICO) by country
| Canada | 11 | Calgary · Cardston · Edmonton · Halifax · Lethbridge · Montreal · Regina · Toronto · Vancouver · Victoria · Winnipeg |
| Costa Rica | 1 | San José |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | Santo Domingo |
| El Salvador | 1 | San Salvador |
| Guatemala | 6 | Cobán · Guatemala City · Huehuetenango · Miraflores Guatemala City · Quetzaltenango · Retalhuleu |
| Haiti | 1 | Port-au-Prince · |
| Honduras | 2 | Tegucigalpa · San Pedro Sula |
| Mexico | 25 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | Managua |
| Panama | 1 | Panama City |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | San Juan |
| United States | 143 |
Sources and Citations
References
| ↑1 | ”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2023-general-conference-temples. |
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