Sydney Australia Temple

Sydney Australia Temple

Number

Dedication

20 September 1984 by
Gordon B. Hinckley

Site

3 acres (1.2 hectares)

Floor area

30,677 sq ft (2,850 m²)

Preceded by

Boise Idaho Temple

Followed by

Manila Philippines Temple

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Additional information
Announcement	2 April 1980
Groundbreaking	13 August 1982 by Bruce R. McConkie
Open House	6–18 September 1984
Designed by	Emil B. Fetzer and R. Lindsay Little
Location	756 Pennant Hills Road (Corner of Pennant Hills Road and Moseley Street) Carlingford, New South Wales Australia
Exterior finish	Precast panels; white quartz finish; terra cotta roof tiles
Temple design	Modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms	2 with Movie, stationary sessions
Sealing rooms	3
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	Full services
Visitors' center	No

Coordinates: 33°46′32.22119″S 151°3′2.131199″E / 33.7756169972°S 151.05059199972°E / -33.7756169972; 151.05059199972

The Sydney Australia Temple is the 30th constructed and 28th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Construction and dedication

Located in Carlingford, a suburb in Baulkham Hills Shire north of Sydney, Australia, this was the last of the temples built with the small single spire design. The Apia Samoa, Nuku alofa Tonga, and the Santiago Chile temples all have the same basic design.

The Sydney Australia Temple was announced on 2 April 1980, and dedicated on 20 September 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) plot, has 2 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 30,677 square feet (2,850.0 m²). Due to a ruling by the local government, the temple was dedicated without a statue of the angel Moroni. The ruling was overturned about a year later, and the statue was hoisted into place atop the spire the next day, 3 September 1985.^[1]