Since becoming President of the Church in January 2018, President Russell M. Nelson has announced locations for 133 temples, beginning with seven identified during the April 2018 general conference and on through the 15 locations announced in the concluding session of April 2023 general conference. 

Of the 133 temples he has announced, the breakdown in current status is:

• 7 temples dedicated
• 4 temples scheduled for dedication
• 43 temples under construction
• 2 temples scheduled for groundbreaking
• 39 temples with site locations identified
• 38 announced temples still in planning and design

Below is a list of all 133 temples and each’s status as of the end of September 2023 — from dedicated and operational to scheduled for dedication, from under construction to scheduled for groundbreaking, and from those with site locations announced to those still in planning and design. Also noted are temples that have been renamed from the original city locations as announced.

For temples still under preliminary design and development, only the announced city is listed.

Temple dedications and groundbreakings where a member of the First Presidency or Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided are noted.

President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, looks over the Richmond Virginia Temple in Richmond on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

April 2018 general conference

President Nelson announced seven temples on April 1, 2018, in the closing session of April 2018 general conference, the first temple locations he announced as President of the Church.

At the end of September 2023, one is an operating, dedicated temple, with four others under construction and two still in planning and design.

Presiding Bishopric Gérald Caussé and his counselors — Bishop W. Christopher Waddell and Bishop L. Todd Budge — tour the Layton Utah Temple in Layton on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

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• Richmond Virginia Temple — Operating since its May 7, 2023, dedication by President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency.
• Layton Utah Temple — Under construction since its May 23, 2020, groundbreaking.
• Salta Argentina Temple — Under construction since its Nov. 4, 2020, groundbreaking.
• Bengaluru India Temple — Under construction since its Dec. 2, 2020, groundbreaking.
• Managua Nicaragua Temple — Under construction since its Nov. 26, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
• A major city yet to be determined in Russia

Rendering of the Bengaluru India Temple.

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October 2018 general conference

In the second general conference of his first year as President of the Church, President Nelson announced 12 new temple locations on Oct. 7, 2018, in the conference’s Sunday afternoon session. With those 12, he had announced 19 new temple locations in 2018.

At the end of September 2023, three of the 12 temples have been dedicated and are operating, with a fourth scheduled for dedication. Seven temples are under construction, with the remaining one still in planning.

The sun sets on the eve of the Yigo Guam Temple dedication in Yigo, Guam, on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

• Yigo Guam Temple — Operating since its May 22, 2022, dedication by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
• Praia Cape Verde Temple — Operating since its June 19, 2022, dedication by Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
• San Juan Puerto Rico Temple — Operating since its Jan. 15, 2023, dedication by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
• Auckland New Zealand Temple — Under construction since its June 13, 2020, groundbreaking.
• Feather River California Temple — Scheduled for an Oct. 8 dedication in Yuba City, California, with Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to preside.
• Red Cliffs Utah Temple — Temple announced for Washington County, Utah, is St. George’s second and given the Red Cliffs name. Under construction since its Nov. 7, 2020, groundbreaking, where Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided.
• Davao Philippines Temple — Under construction since its Nov. 14, 2020, groundbreaking.
• Mendoza Argentina Temple — Under construction since its Dec. 17, 2020, groundbreaking.
• Salvador Brazil Temple — Under construction since its Aug. 7, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple — Site location and exterior rendering were released by President Nelson on Nov. 19, 2019, in Phnom Penh as part of his Southeast Asia ministry. Under construction since its Sept. 18, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Puebla Mexico Temple — Under construction since its Nov. 30, 2019, groundbreaking.
• Lagos, Nigeria – Site location released Sept. 11, 2023.

Beatriz Lima, who was the first Relief Society president in Cabo Verde, walks past the Praia Cape Verde Temple after she and other long-time members attended a meeting with Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Praia, Cabo Verde, on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

April 2019 general conference

On April 7, 2019, President Nelson closed general conference for the third straight time by announcing new temples — eight, giving him 27 total that he had personally announced to that point.

At the end of September 2023, one of the eight temples announced in April 2019 has been dedicated and is operating, with a second scheduled for dedication. Five temples are under construction, and the eighth temple is still in planning.

From left, Elder Mark A. Bragg, General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s North America West Area, and his wife, Sister Yvonne Bragg; Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Mary Cook; and Elder Shayne M. Bowen, General Authority Seventy and counselor in the Church’s North America Southeast Area, and his wife, Sister Lynette Bowen, pose on the grounds of the Moses Lake Washington Temple in Moses Lake, Washington, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Brian Nicholson, for the Deseret News

• San Pedro Sula Honduras Temple — Under construction since its Sept. 5, 2020, groundbreaking.
• Moses Lake Washington Temple — Operating since its Sept. 17, 2023, dedication by Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
• Antofagasta Chile Temple — Under construction since its Nov. 27, 2020, groundbreaking.
• Okinawa Japan Temple — Temple name simplified after location was announced for Okinawa City, Okinawa. Scheduled for a Nov. 12, 2023, dedication, with Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to preside.
• Deseret Peak Utah Temple — Temple renamed after its originally announced Tooele Valley location. Under construction since its May 15, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Neiafu Tonga Temple — Under construction since its Sept. 11, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Pago Pago American Samoa Temple — Under construction since its Oct. 31, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Budapest, Hungary

The Okinawa Japan Temple.

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October 2019 general conference

For the second general conference held in 2019, President Nelson announced eight new temple locations — this time with the Oct. 5 Saturday evening women’s session of general conference being the setting. The eight new temples made for 35 total temples that he had announced up to then.

At the end of September 2023, one temple has been dedicated and is operating, two more are scheduled for their dedications, with the remaining five in various stages of construction.

Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, center, are joined by Elder Vern P. Stanfill, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s North American Southeast Area and his wife, Sister Alicia Stanfill, left; and Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, a General Authority Seventy, and his wife, Sister Olufunmilayo Ojediran, right, at the Bentonville Arkansas Temple in Bentonville, Arkansas, on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

• Orem Utah Temple — Scheduled for a Jan. 21, 2024, dedication.
• Taylorsville Utah Temple — Under construction since its Oct. 31, 2020, groundbreaking, where Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided.
• Bentonville Arkansas Temple — Operating since its Sept. 17, 2023, dedication by Elder Bednar.
• Cobán Guatemala Temple — Under construction since its Nov. 14, 2020, groundbreaking.
• McAllen Texas Temple — Scheduled for an Oct. 8, 2023, dedication, with Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to preside.
• Bacolod Philippines Temple — Under construction since its Dec. 11, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Freetown Sierra Leone Temple — Under construction since its March 19, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple — Under construction since its April 22, 2023, groundbreaking.

Elder Peter F. Meurs and Sister Maxine Meurs join with His Excellency, Sir Bob Dadae, Governor General of Papua New Guinea and Tauvasa Tanuvasa Chou-Lee, Solicitor General, to break ground for the Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple on April 22, 2023.

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April 2020 general conference

For the third time in as many general conferences, President Nelson announced eight new temple locations, with the April 5, 2020, announcement returning to the Sunday afternoon closing session. Those eight increased President Nelson’s total of announced temples to 43.

At the end of September 2023, five of the eight temples are under construction, with the other three in planning and development.

Elder Kevin R. Duncan, a General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Temple Department, speaks during groundbreaking for the Syracuse Utah Temple on Saturday, June 12, 2021.

Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

• Tallahassee Florida Temple — Under construction since its June 5, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Syracuse Utah Temple — Under construction since its June 12, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple — Under construction since its Aug. 21, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple — Under construction since its April 9, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple — Under construction since its Aug. 22, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Benin City, Nigeria – Site location released Sept. 11, 2023.
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Invited attendees of the Saturday, April 9, 2022, groundbreaking ceremony for the Bahía Blanca Argentina Temple help turn dirt at the site.

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October 2020 general conference

In his sixth general conference since becoming President of the Church, President Nelson announced six new temple locations on Oct. 4, 2020, in the final session of general conference, bringing the total of temples he had announced to 49.

At the end of September 2023, three of the six are under construction, and the other three have site locations identified.

Lindon Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

• Lindon Utah Temple — Under construction since its April 23, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Miraflores Guatemala City Guatemala Temple — Originally announced as a temple for Greater Guatemala City and renamed in July 2022, it has been under construction since its Dec. 3, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Tarawa Kiribati Temple — Site location and exterior rendering were released on May 19, 2021.
• Port Vila Vanuatu Temple — Under construction since its April 8, 2023, groundbreaking.
• São Paulo East Brazil Temple — Site location was announced Oct. 31, 2022
• Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple — Site location was released Nov. 28, 2022.

A child holds the printed program for the Port Vila Vanuatu Temple groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, April 8, 2023.

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April 2021 general conference

The most new temple locations announced by the Church at one time — 20 — came from President Nelson on April 4, 2021, at the concluding session of general conference. He had by then announced 69 new temples as President of the Church.

At the end of September 2023, one of the 20 temples has been dedicated, with 11 more under construction. Five others have had their respective site location released, with the remaining three still in planning and development.

Latter-day Saints depart the Helena Montana Temple between dedication sessions on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Helena, Montana.

Colter Peterson, for the Deseret News

• Helena Montana Temple — Operating since its June 18, 2023, dedication by Elder Stevenson.
• Casper Wyoming Temple — Under construction since its Oct. 9, 2021, groundbreaking.
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple — Under construction since its April 16, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Farmington New Mexico Temple — Under construction since its April 30, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Elko Nevada Temple — Under construction since its May 8, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Burley Idaho Temple —Under construction since its June 4, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Smithfield Utah Temple — Under construction since its June 18, 2022, groundbreaking, with Elder Cook presiding and Elder Stevenson participating.
• Yorba Linda California Temple — Under construction since its June 18, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Willamette Valley Oregon Temple — The temple — announced for Eugene, Oregon, but given a new name — has been under construction since its Oct. 29, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Torreón Mexico Temple — Under construction since its Dec. 10, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Querétaro Mexico Temple – Under construction since its Jan. 7, 2023, groundbreaking.
• Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple — Under construction since its June 17, 2023, groundbreaking.
• Cali Colombia Temple — Site location and exterior rendering were released Sept. 23, 2021.
• Cape Town South Africa Temple – Site location and exterior rendering were released Dec. 7, 2021.
• Singapore Temple – For the temple announced for Singapore, Republic of Singapore, the site location and a simplified name for the temple were announced Oct. 10, 2022, followed by an exterior rendering released Dec. 19, 2022.
• Oslo Norway Temple — Site location and exterior rendering were released May 1, 2023.
• Brussels, Belgium
• Vienna, Austria
• Kumasi Ghana Temple — Site location was released May 1, 2023.
• Beira, Mozambique

Elder Quentin L. Cook, center, and Elder Gary E. Stevenson, second from left, both of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and their wives, Sister Mary Cook and Sister Lesa Stevenson, attend the groundbreaking for the Smithfield Utah Temple in Smithfield on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

May 2021

President Nelson has announced only one new temple location outside of a general conference session, and that came on May 1, 2021, as he spoke about restoration efforts with the historic Manti Utah Temple and announced a new temple for nearby Ephraim, Utah. The announcement made for 70 temples announced by the President of the Church since the January 2018 start of his tenure.

• Ephraim Utah Temple — Under construction since its Aug. 27, 2022, groundbreaking, with President Nelson presiding.

President Russell M. Nelson turns the first soil at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ephraim Utah Temple in Ephraim on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. With President Nelson are his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, third from left, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, left, and his wife Abby Cox, second from left. Second from right is Elder Walter F. González, General Authority Seventy, and his wife, Sister Zulma González.

Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

October 2021 general conference

New temples announcements returned to general conference, with President Nelson’s Oct. 2, 2021, announcement of 13 temples coming in the Sunday afternoon session of general conference. The announcement increased the total temples announced by President Nelson to 83.

At the end of September 2023, one of the 13 temples is under construction, another has a date set for its groundbreaking, six have their site locations identified, and the remaining five are in planning and design.

• Heber Valley Utah Temple — Under construction since President Nelson presided at its Oct. 8, 2022, groundbreaking.
• Teton River Idaho Temple — The Teton River name was given to the temple announced for Rexburg North. The site location was released Sept. 19, 2022.
• Fort Worth Texas Temple — Scheduled for an Oct. 28, 2023, groundbreaking.
• Cody Wyoming Temple — Site location was announced March 13, 2023, with the exterior rendering released on March 27, 2023.
• Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple — Site location was announced Nov. 28, 2022, followed by exterior rendering released Dec. 19, 2022.
• Tacloban City, Philippines
• Monrovia, Liberia
• Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Antananarivo, Madagascar
• Culiacán, México
• Vitória Brazil Temple — Site location was announced Feb. 27, 2023.
• La Paz Bolivia Temple — Site location was released Aug. 28, 2023.
• Santiago West Chile Temple — Site location was released Dec. 19, 2022.

April 2022 general conference

President Nelson reached 100 total temples he had announced with the 17 locations he released April 3 in the Sunday afternoon concluding session of general conference.

At the end of September 2023, one is under construction, another has a groundbreaking scheduled for next month, 11 have site locations identified, and the four announced temples others are in development.

An open area near the Mexico Missionary Training Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pictured on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at approximately the site of the new Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple.

Ravell Call, Deseret News

• Montpelier Idaho Temple – Under construction since its June 17, 2023, groundbreaking.
• Modesto California Temple – Scheduled for an Oct. 7, 2023, groundbreaking.
• Birmingham England Temple — The First Presidency amended the name for the temple announced for Birmingham, United Kingdom, to align with the London England and Preston England temples.
• San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple — Site location was announced Oct. 31, 2022.
• Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple — Site location was announced Oct. 31, 2022.
• Wellington New Zealand Temple — Site location was released Nov. 28, 2022.
• Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
• Barcelona Spain Temple — Site location was announced Jan. 9, 2023.
• Cusco, Peru
• Maceió Brazil Temple — Site location was released March 2, 2023.
• Santos Brazil Temple — Site location was released Nov. 28, 2022.
• Tampa Florida Temple — Site location announced Oct. 31, 2022, and exterior rendering released March 20, 2023.
• Knoxville Tennessee Temple — Site location was announced Oct. 31, 2022, and exterior rendering released Dec. 19, 2022.
• Cleveland Ohio Temple — Site location was announced Dec. 19, 2022, and its exterior rendering was released July 25, 2023.
• Wichita Kansas Temple — Site location was announced June 20, 2023.
• Austin Texas Temple — Site location was announced Dec. 19, 2022, and its exterior rendering was released Sept. 5, 2023.
• Missoula, Montana

Asher Lyman, left, and other Primary children participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Montpelier Idaho Temple on Saturday, June 17, 2023.

Eli Lucero, Herald Journal

October 2022 general conference

In the conference’s final session on Oct. 2, President Nelson announced 18 new temple locations, including four for the metro Mexico City area. The 18 new temples increased the total he had announced to that date 118.

At the end of September 2023, five of the 18 temples have an identified site, with the other 13 still in initial planning and design.

Site location map for the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple.

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• Busan, Korea
• Naga, Philippines
• Santiago, Philippines
• Eket, Nigeria
• Chiclayo, Peru
• Buenos Aires City Center, Argentina
• Londrina Brazil Temple  — Site location was released Nov. 28, 2022.
• Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple — Site location was released Nov. 28, 2022.
• Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple — Site location was released March 20, 2023.
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Grand Rapids Michigan Temple — Site location was released Nov. 7, 2022.
• Prosper, Texas
• Lone Mountain Nevada Temple — Site location was released Dec. 12, 2022.
• Tacoma, Washington
• Cuernavaca, Mexico
• Pachuca, Mexico
• Toluca, Mexico
• Tula, Mexico

This map of the area surrounding Mexico City shows the locations of the current operating temple in Mexico City, the construction site of a temple in Puebla, and five additional cities where temples will be built. President Russell M. Nelson announced 18 new temple locations, including four in the Mexico City area, during the Sunday afternoon session of the October 2022 general conference on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

Aaron Thorup, for the Church News

April 2023 general conference

In the closing moments of Sunday afternoon session of April 2023 general conference on April 2, President Nelson announced the locations of the 15 newest temples. That put the total number of temples announced by President Nelson in five years at 133.

At the end of September 2023, six months later, six of the 15 temples have an identified site, with the other nine still in initial planning and design.

• Retalhuleu, Guatemala
• Iquitos, Peru
• Teresina Brazil Temple – Site location was released Aug. 28, 2023.
• Natal Brazil Temple – Site location was released Aug. 28, 2023.
• Tuguegarao City, Philippines
• Iloilo, Philippines
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• Hamburg, Germany
• Lethbridge Alberta Temple — Site location was released Sept. 5, 2023.
• San Jose California Temple — Site location was released Aug. 28, 2023.
• Bakersfield California Temple — Site location was released July 25, 2023.
• Springfield, Missouri
• Winchester, Virginia
• Charlotte North Carolina Temple — Site location was released May 30, 2023.
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 

Site location map for the Lethbridge Alberta Temple.

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