Santiago Chile Temple
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The Santiago Chile Temple is the 26th constructed and 24th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the Chilean capital, Santiago, it was built with a modern single-spire design.
The LDS temple in Santiago, Chile was announced on April 2, 1980, and dedicated on September 15, 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on an 2.6 acre plot, has 2 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 20,831 square feet. The spire is 76 feet tall. The Apia Samoa Temple, Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple, and the Sydney Australia Temple all follow this temple's design. The temple was recently remodeled, and rededicated by President Hinckley on March 12, 2006.
The Santiago Chile Temple was the first Mormon temple to be built in a Spanish-speaking country and the second to be built in South America. The temple serves roughly 540,000 Latter-day Saints in the vicinity.
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in South America
- Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
- Cochabamba Bolivia Temple
- Campinas Brazil Temple
- Curitiba Brazil Temple (under construction)
- Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
- Recife Brazil Temple
- São Paulo Brazil Temple
- Santiago Chile Temple
- Bogotá Colombia Temple
- Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
- Asunción Paraguay Temple
- Lima Peru Temple
- Montevideo Uruguay Temple
- Caracas Venezuela Temple
[edit] See also
- Temple (Latter Day Saints)
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
[edit] External links
- Official LDS Santiago Chile Temple page
- Santiago Chile Temple page
- Santiago Chile Temple page with interior photos
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Official Site
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Visitors Site
- Mormon Temple Ordinances
- Mormon Temples and Secrecy
- Mormon Temple Worship - BBC Religion & Ethics
