- Curitiba Brazil Temple
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Thomas S. Monson during the laying of the Temple's Corner Stone. Curitiba Brazil Temple 
Number 126 Dedication 1 June 2008 by
Thomas S. MonsonSite 8.15 acres (3.3 hectares) Floor area 27,850 sq ft (2,587 m2) Height 125 ft (38 m) Preceded by Rexburg Idaho Temple Followed by Panamá City Panamá Temple Official website • News & Images Additional Information Announcement 23 August 2002 Groundbreaking 10 March 2005 by
Russell M. NelsonOpen House 10 May - 24 May 2008 Current President Jason G. Sousa (2008) Designed by Jeronimo da Cunha Lima and GSBS Location Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 3641, Mossunguê, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Phone number (55) 41-3204-6650 Exterior finish Sienna white granite over reinforced concrete; granite native to the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No Notes Temple dedicated on 1 June 2008 following an open house from 10 May to 24 May 2008.[1] Coordinates: 25°26′28.69439″S 49°20′31.69679″W / 25.4413039972°S 49.3421379972°W
Detail of Angel Moroni statue on spire Announced in 2002, the Curitiba Brazil Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was completed in early May 2008 and was dedicated June 1 by Thomas S. Monson, the president of the LDS Church. Located in Curitiba, the capital of Paraná state, it is the fifth LDS temple in Brazil. [2]
The plans to build a temple in Curitiba were announced by the LDS Church on 23 August 2002.[3] Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on 10 March 2005 by Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in 21 stakes in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina.[2]
See also
- 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)
References
- ^ Curtiba Brazil Temple, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Last accessed on 14 February 2008.
- ^ a b Curitiba Brazil Temple.
- ^ "Two new temples announced," LDS Church News, 14 Sept. 2002, 13.
External links
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