Cancún Mexico Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
1 October 2023

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
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GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
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DEDICATED
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LOCATION
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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 Cancún Mexico 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.

Mexico Temples at the time of Announcement

Announced

  • Queretaro Mexico
  • Culican Mexico
  • Mexico City Benemerito Mexico
  • San Luis Potosi Mexico
  • Cuernavaca Mexico
  • Pachuca Mexico
  • Toluca Mexico
  • Tula Mexico

Under Construction

Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
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Date1 October 2023
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Savai’i Samoa
Followed by Piura Peru⮞

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 1Tijuana 
Chiapas 1Tuxtla Gutierrez 
Chihuahua3Chihuahua · Ciudad Juárez · Colonia Juárez
Coahuila 1Torreon
Hidalgo 2Pachuca · Tula
Jalisco 1Guadalajara 
Mexico City2Mexico City Benemerito · Mexico City
Morelos 1Cuernavaca 
New Lion 1Monterrey 
Oaxaca 2Oaxaca · Juchitán de Zaragoza
Puebla 1Puebla 
Queretaro 1Querétaro 
Quinta Roo1Cancún
San Luis Potosi 1San Luis Potosi 
Sinaloa 1Culiacan 
Sonora 1Hermosillo Sonora
State of Mexico 1Toluca 
Tabasco 1Villahermosa
Tamaulipas 1Tampico 
Veracruz 1Veracruz 
Yucatan 1Merida 

TEMPLES IN NORTH AMERICA (EXCEPT US & MEXICO) by country

Canada11Calgary · Cardston · Edmonton · Halifax · Lethbridge · Montreal · Regina · Toronto · Vancouver · Victoria · Winnipeg
Costa Rica1San José
Dominican Republic1Santiago · Santo Domingo
El Salvador1San Salvador · Santa Ana
Guatemala6Cobán · Guatemala City · Huehuetenango · Miraflores Guatemala City · Quetzaltenango · Retalhuleu
Haiti1Port-au-Prince ·
Honduras2Tegucigalpa · San Pedro Sula
Mexico26
Nicaragua1Managua
Panama1Panama City
Puerto Rico1San Juan
United States143

Sources and Citations

References

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.