Chihuahua Mexico Temple Wiki
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Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
7 April 2024
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
GROUNDBREAKING
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GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
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DEDICATED
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Description
At the time of the announcement, Mexico was home to over 1.5 million Latter-day Saints in more than 1,875 congregations.
History
The preaching of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ began in Mexico during the 1870s. In 1961, a stake was organized in Mexico City and a temple was dedicated in 1983.
Announcement
On April 7, 2024, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Chihuahua Mexico Temple at the 194th Annual General Conference. The temple was announced in conjunction with 14 other temples.
Mexico Temples at the time of Announcement
Announced
- Queretaro Mexico
- Culican Mexico
- Mexico City Benemerito Mexico
- Cuernavaca Mexico
- Pachuca Mexico
- Toluca Mexico
- Tula Mexico
- Cancún Mexico
Under Construction
- Puebla Mexico
- Queretaro Mexico
- Torreon Mexico
- San Luis Potosi Mexico
Dedicated
- Mexico City Mexico [1983]
- Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico[ 1999]
- Ciudad Juárez Mexico [2000]
- Hermosillo Sonora Mexico [2000]
- Oaxaca Mexico [2000]
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico [2000]
- Tampico Mexico [2000]
- Villahermosa Mexico [2000]
- Mérida Mexico [2000]
- Veracruz Mexico [2000]
- Guadalajara Mexico [2001]
- Monterrey Mexico [2002]
- Tijuana Mexico [2016]
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 2024 04 07 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Uturoa French Polynesia
Followed by Florianopolis Brazil⮞
Announced 2024 04 07
Dedicated
Dedication Order
The dedicated temples in the country included the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple, Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple, Guadalajara Mexico Temple, Hermosillo Mexico Temple, Mérida Mexico Temple, Mexico City Mexico Temple, Monterrey Mexico Temple, Oaxaca Mexico Temple, Tampico Mexico Temple, Tijuana Mexico Temple, Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple, Veracruz Mexico Temple, and Villahermosa Mexico Temple. Other temples under construction or announced included the Cancún Mexico Temple, Cuernavaca Mexico Temple, Culiacán Mexico Temple, Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple, Pachuca Mexico Temple, Puebla Mexico Temple, Querétaro Mexico Temple, San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple, Toluca Mexico Temple, Torreón Mexico Temple, and Tula Mexico Temple.
Region
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 | Santiago · Santo Domingo |
| El Salvador | 1 | San Salvador · Santa Ana |
| Guatemala | 6 | Cobán · Guatemala City · Huehuetenango · Miraflores Guatemala City · Quetzaltenango · Retalhuleu |
| Haiti | 1 | Port-au-Prince · |
| Honduras | 2 | Tegucigalpa · San Pedro Sula |
| Mexico | 26 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | Managua |
| Panama | 1 | Panama City |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | San Juan |
| United States | 143 |
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 | 2 | Oaxaca · Juchitán de Zaragoza |
| Puebla | 1 | Puebla |
| Queretaro | 1 | Querétaro |
| 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 |