Fortaleza Brazil Temple
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| Number | TBD | ||||||||||
| Announcement | 3 October 2009 | ||||||||||
| Groundbreaking | 15 November 2011 by David A. Bednar | ||||||||||
| Floor area | TBD | ||||||||||
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The Fortaleza Brazil Temple is a planned temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to be constructed in Fortaleza, Brazil. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 3, 2009, during the church's semi-annual general conference.[4] The temple was announced concurrently with the Brigham City Utah, Concepción Chile, Fort Lauderdale Florida and Sapporo Japan temples. At the time, they brought the total number of temples worldwide to 151 and this will be the seventh temple in Brazil.
As of May 2014, government approval has been granted for the temple's redesigned plans, with permission to begin construction. A general contractor was being hired to commence with full-scale operations. Although a groundbreaking ceremony, presided over by David A. Bednar,[5][6] was held in November 2011, the original double-tower design of the temple was denied due to nonconformance to the city plan, leading to the decision to redesign. New Design of the Fortaleza Temple
See also
- Comparison 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
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil
References
- ↑ "President Thomas S. Monson: 'Welcome to Conference'", Deseret News, October 3, 2009, retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ↑ Talor, Scott (October 4, 2009), "Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ↑ "Ground Broken for Fortaleza Brazil Temple", Newsroom (News Release) (LDS Church), November 15, 2011, retrieved 2012-11-06
- ↑ Talor, Scott (October 4, 2009), "Brigham City among five new locales for LDS temples", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-11-06
- ↑ "News Release", Newsroom (LDS Church), November 15, 2011, retrieved 2012-11-06
|contribution=ignored (help) - ↑ Garcia, Nei; Weaver, Sarah Jane (November 19, 2011), "Work begins in Fortaleza, Brazil", Church News, retrieved 2012-11-06
External links
- Fortaleza Brazil Temple (official)
- Templo de Fortaleza Brasil at MormonTemples.org (Official in Portuguese)
- Fortaleza Brazil Temple at LDSChurchTemples.com
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