Goiânia Brazil Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

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Description

Goiânia, which has a population of around 2.9 million people, is the capital and largest city of Goiás, a state in the central-west region of Brazil.^[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. Goiânia has a city population of about 1.5 million, the 10th largest in Brazil, and a metro area population of around 2.9 million people, the 12th largest. It is the capital and largest city of Goiás, a state in the central-west region of Brazil. The state has about 7.2 million residents. Goiás surrounds the national capital of Brasília, which is not part of Goiás.

History

There are three Latter-day Saint stakes in Goiânia and six total in Goiás. The first of those was organized in 1987.

At the time of announcement, Goiânia was in the temple district of the Brasília Brazil Temple, about a three-hour drive to the northeast.^[2]Schneider, David, “Learn about the areas of the 3 most recently announced temples in Brazil,” The Church Nes, Deseret NEws, 31 August 2024. https://www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2024/08/31/latter-day-saint-temples-in-brazil-goiania-joao-pessoa-florianopolis/

Announced

Dedication

Dedication Order

The temple will likely be the 21st temple in the country.^[4]”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.

Details

Region

TEMPLES IN BRAZIL _{by state}

Alagoas	1	Maceió
Amazonas	1	Manaus
Bahia	1	Salvador
Ceará	1	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	1	Brasília
Goiás	1	Goiânia
Minas Gerais	1	Belo Horizonte
Pará	1	Belém
Paraíba	1	João Pessoa
Paraná	2	Curitiba · Londrina
Pernambuco	1	Recife
Piauí	1	Teresina
Rio de Janeiro	1	Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte	1	Natal
Rio Grande do Sul	1	Porto Alegre
Santa Catarina	1	Florianópolis
São Paulo	5	Campinas · Ribeirão Preto · Santos · São Paulo · São Paulo East

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

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