Eket Nigeria Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
2 October 2022

ANNOUNCED BY
President Russell M. Nelson

GROUNDBREAKING
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GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
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DEDICATED
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DEDICATED BY
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DEDICATION ORDER
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LOCATION
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PHONE
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Description

Eket is an industrial city in southeastern Nigeria. There are more than 211,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 750 congregations in Nigeria.[1]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2022-general-conference-new-temples. The country is home to nearly 625,000 Latter-day Saints spread throughout 780 congregations.

History

Announced

On October 2, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Eket Nigeria Temple at the October 2022 General Conference.[2]”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2022-general-conference-new-temples. The temple was announced concurrently with 17 others.

Nigeria Temples at the time of Announcement

Announced

Under Construction

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Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
286

Date2 October 2022
ByRussell M. Nelson
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Santiago Philippines
Followed by Chiclayo Peru⮞

Announced 2 October 2022

  • Busan Korea
  • Naga Philippines
  • Santiago Philippines
  • Eket Nigeria
  • Chiclayo Peru
  • Buenos Aires City Center Argentina
  • Londrina Brazil
  • Ribeirão Prêto Brazil
  • Huehuetenango Guatemala
  • Jacksonville Florida
  • Grand Rapids Michigan
  • McKinney Texas (as Prosper Texas)
  • Lone Mountain Nevada
  • Tacoma Washington
  • Cuernavaca Mexico
  • Pachuca Mexico
  • Toluca Mexico
  • Tula Mexico

Details

Region

TEMPLES IN SOUTH AMERICA by country

Argentina7Bahía Blanca · Buenos Aires Argentina · Buenos Aires City Center · Córdoba · Mendoza · Rosario · Salta
Bolivia3Cochabamba · La Paz · Santa Cruz
Brazil23Belém · 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
Chile5Antofagasta · Concepción · Santiago · Santiago West · Viña del Mar
Colombia3Barranquilla · Bogotá · Cali
Equador2Guayaquil · Quito
Paraguay1Asunción
Peru9Arequipa · Chiclayo · Cusco · Huancayo · Iquitos · Lima · Lima Los Olivos · Piura · Trujillo
Uruguay1Montevideo
Venezuela2Caracas · Maricaibo

Sources and Citations

References

References
↑1, ↑2 ”The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/october-2022-general-conference-new-temples.