Toluca Mexico Temple Wiki

On October 2, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Toluca Mexico 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.

After announcing 14 locations during his closing address at October 2022 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson shared a rare insight into the reason for the final four locations he would then announce. President Nelson described an emerging concern regarding members’ access to temples.

“We are also planning to build multiple temples in selected large metropolitan areas where travel time to an existing temple is a major challenge,” he said. “Therefore, I am pleased to announce four additional locations near Mexico City where new temples will be built.”

The four Temples announced, Pachuca, Tula, Toluca and Cuernavaca, will each be within 30 miles of the center of Mexico City, the country’s capital and largest temple.^[3]Jensen, Ryan. “People in Mexico react to President Nelson announcing 4 new temples.” Church News, 10 Jan. 2024, www.thechurchnews.com/temples/2022/10/4/23384214/october-2022-general-conference-mexico-city-church-members-react-president-nelson-4-new-temples.

Mexico Temples at the time of Announcement

Announced

• Queretaro Mexico
• Torreon Mexico
• Culican Mexico
• San Luis Potosi Mexico
• Mexico City Benemerito Mexico
• Cuernavaca Mexico
• Pachuca Mexico

Under Construction

• Puebla Mexico

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]

Toluca is located about 40 miles west of Mexico City. A 4.87-acre site located at the intersection of Calle Guadalupe Victoria and Calle Uruapan in the Colonia Las Jaras neighborhood of Metepec, a suburb southeast of Toluca has been selected as the location for the temple.^[4]”Sites Announced for Two New Temples in Latin America,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 20 Nov. 2023.

Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 19,000 square feet.^[5]”Sites Announced for Two New Temples in Latin America,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 20 Nov. 2023.