Tampico México Temple

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The Tampico México Temple is the 83rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The first Mormon temple in Mexico was built in Mexico City in 1983. Twenty-three years later, there are a total of twelve Mormon temples in Mexico. The Tampico México temple — actually located in Ciudad Madero, part of the Tampico conurbation — was the sixth to be dedicated in the country.

Tampico itself has a population of about 212,000 and is located in the state of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. There are about 18,000 members in the city. Previous to the temple's dedication, local Mormons had to cross the Sierra Madre mountain range to reach the temple in Mexico City. Elder Call presided over the groundbreaking ceremony, which about 930 people attended on 28 November 1998.

President Thomas S. Monson, of the Mormon Church's First Presidency gave the dedicatory prayer for the Tampico Mexico Temple on 20 May 2000. The Tampico México Temple has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.