Otavalo Ecuador Temple Wiki

Quick Facts

ANNOUNCED
14 May 2026

ANNOUNCED BY
Elder Juan Pablo Villar

GROUNDBREAKING
TBA

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
TBA

DEDICATED
TBA

DEDICATED BY
TBA

DEDICATION ORDER
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Details

History

Announcement

A temple for Otavalo, Ecuador, was announced on 14 May 2026 bringing another house of the Lord to the Andes region.

Elder Juan Pablo Villar of the South America Northwest Area Presidency made the announcement on behalf of the First Presidency on Thursday, May 14, 2026, during an evening devotional in Otavalo with local Latter-day Saints.

“We are pleased to announce the construction of a temple in Otavalo, Ecuador,” the First Presidency statement says. “The specific location and timing of the construction will be announced later. This is a reason for all of us to rejoice and express gratitude for such a significant blessing — one that will allow more frequent access to the ordinances, covenants and power that can only be found in the house of the Lord.”[1]“Temple Announced in Otavalo, Ecuador.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 May 2026, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-temple-otavalo-ecuador.

Ecuador Temples at Time of Announcement

Announced

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Under Construction

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Dedicated

ANNOUNCED ORDER
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Date2026 05 14
ByJuan Pablo Villar
RoleSeventy
ViaLocal Letter

⮜Preceded by Marysville Washington
Followed by TBA⮞

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
Brazil24Belém · Belo Horizonte · Brasília · Campinas · Campo Grande · 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
Chile6Antofagasta · Concepción · Puerto Montt · Santiago · Santiago West · Viña del Mar
Colombia4Barranquilla · Bogotá · Cali · Medellín
Ecuador2Guayaquil · Quito · Otavalo
Paraguay1Asunción
Peru10Arequipa · Chiclayo · Chorrillos · Cusco · Huancayo · Iquitos · Lima · Lima Los Olivos · Piura · Trujillo
Uruguay2Montevideo · Rivera
Venezuela2Caracas · Maricaibo

Total: 62

References

References
↑1 “Temple Announced in Otavalo, Ecuador.” newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org, 14 May 2026, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-temple-otavalo-ecuador.