Cusco Peru Temple Wiki
Quick Facts
ANNOUNCED
3 April 2022
ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson
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Description
The country is home to approximately 625,000 Latter-day Saints spread throughout more than 775 congregations. Cusco is in the southeastern part of the country and was the capital of the Inca Empire.
History
The first missionaries arrived in the country in 1956. More than 32 million people live in Peru.
Announcement
On April 3, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Cusco Peru Temple at the April 2022 General Conference. It was announced in conjunction with 16 other temples.[1]”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022
Peru Temples at the time of Announcement
Announced
- –
Under Construction
- Lima Peru Los
Dedicated
- Lima Peru [1986]
- Trujillo Peru [2015]
- Arequipa Peru [2019]
ANNOUNCED ORDER
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| Date | 2022 04 03 |
| By | Russell M. Nelson |
| Role | President |
| Via | General Conference |
⮜Preceded by Birmingham England
Followed by Maceio Brazil⮞
Announced 2022 04 03
- Wellington New Zealand
- Brazzaville Republic of the Congo
- Barcelona Spain
- Birmingham United Kingdom
- Cusco Peru
- Maceió Brazil
- Santos Brazil
- San Luis Potosí Mexico
- Mexico City Benemérito Mexico
- Tampa Florida
- Knoxville Tennessee
- Cleveland Ohio
- Wichita Kansas
- Austin Texas
- Missoula Montana
- Montpelier Idaho
- Modesto California
Location Announcement
On January 29, 2024, the location of the Cusco Peru Temple was announced as a 2.48-acre site located at Avenida Arcopata 452 in Cusco. Plans call for a building of approximately 9,950 square feet.[2]”Two New Temple Sites in Peru,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 29 Jan. 2024.
Details
Location
Cusco is in the southeastern part of the country. the location of the Cusco Peru Temple was announced as a 2.48-acre site located at Avenida Arcopata 452 in Cusco.
Location
Avenida Arcopata 452
Cusco
Peru
| Latitude | # |
| Longitude | # |
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Elevation
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 11,333 | 3,454 |
Site
| Acres | Hectares |
|---|---|
| 2.48 | 1.0 |
Interior
The temple is a building of about 9,950square feet.
| Area | 9,950 f2 (924 m2) |
| Floors above grade | 1 |
| Floors below Grade | 0* |
| Baptistries | 1* |
| Initiatories | 4* |
| Endowment Rooms | 1* |
| Sealing Rooms | 1* |
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 | 23 | Belém · Belo Horizonte · Brasília · Campinas · 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 |
| Ecquador | 2 | Guayaquil · Quito |
| Paraguay | 1 | Asunción |
| Peru | 9 | Arequipa · Chiclayo · Cusco · Huancayo · Iquitos · Lima · Lima Los Olivos · Piura · Trujillo |
| Uruguay | 1 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | 2 | Caracas · Maricaibo |
Sources and
References
| ↑1 | ”President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-new-temples-april-2022 |
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| ↑2 | ”Two New Temple Sites in Peru,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 29 Jan. 2024. |