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Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
3 October 2021
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
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Description
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico and has a population of around 850,000 people. Mexico is home to 1.5 million Latter-day Saints and around 1,850 congregations, more than any other country outside the United States.
History
Missionary work opened in Mexico in 1875.
Announcement
On 3 October 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Culiacán Mexico Temple. It was announced in conjunction with 12 other temples.[1]“The Prophet Announces 13 New Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 3 Oct. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2021-general-conference-new-temples.
Mexico Temples at the time of Announcement
Announced
- Queretaro Mexico
- Torreon Mexico
- Culiacan Mexico
Under Construction
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 | 2021 10 03 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Antananarivo Madagascar
Followed by Vitoria Brazil⮞
Announced 2021 10 03
- Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Tacloban City Philippines
- Monrovia Liberia
- Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Antananarivo Madagascar
- Culiacán México
- Vitória Brazil
- La Paz Bolivia
- Santiago West Chile
- Fort Worth Texas
- Teton River Idaho,
as Rexburg North Idaho - Heber Valley Utah
- “Reconstruction” for the Provo Utah Temple.
Location Announced
On 18 February 2025 The First Presidency of The Church released the location of the Culiacán Mexico Temple. The Culiacán Mexico Temple will be built on an approximately 5-acre site located off of Avenida Milenium in the Colonia Country Tres Rios, between the cross streets of Miguel Tamayo Espinoza de los Monteros and Boulevard José María Figueroa Díaz.
Details
Location
An approximately 5-acre parcel located off of Avenida Milenium in the Colonia Country Tres Rios, between the cross streets of Miguel Tamayo Espinoza de los Monteros and Boulevard José María Figueroa Díaz has been chosen as the location for the temple. An adjacent patron housing building.
Interior
Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet.
| Area | 10,000 f2 (929 m2) |
| Floors above grade | 1 |
| Floors below Grade | 0 |
| Baptistries | 1* |
| Initiatories | 4* |
| Endowment Rooms | 1* |
| Sealing Rooms | 1* |
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 | 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 |
Sources and Citations
References
| ↑1 | “The Prophet Announces 13 New Temples.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 3 Oct. 2021, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2021-general-conference-new-temples. |
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