Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple

Coordinates: 14°3′9.216″N 87°14′15.4716″W / 14.05256000°N 87.237631000°W / 14.05256000; -87.237631000
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Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple
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Number141
Dedication17 March 2013, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Site13.6 acres (5.5 ha)
Floor area28,254 sq ft (2,624.9 m2)
Height135 ft (41 m)
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Announced9 June 2006, by
Our Lady of Suyapa Basilica on adjacent land. After negotiations failed to resolve the issue, the church announced on Wednesday, 28 January 2009, that out of respect for the city officials and citizens, the church would relocate the temple.[2]
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The Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple is the 141st

Latter-day Saints in Honduras and Nicaragua. There are 168,000 Latter-day Saints in Honduras and Nicaragua in 302 congregations.[3]

History

The temple was announced in a letter to local church leaders 9 June 2006; and later in a press release published 24 June 2006.

Basilica de Suyapa, on 9 June 2007,[4] but the church later announced that the temple would be built at a new site.[5]

On 28 January 2009, the LDS Church announced that due to objections from the local government, the proposed temple would no longer be located at the previously designated site. The primary reason for the relocation was due to a belief, widely held by members of the Tegucigalpa city council, that the temple would overshadow the local basilica. The church had all the primary permits secured, but out of respect for the strong feelings of those involved, the church decided to seek a new location.[6][7] The temple was to be built adjacent to an LDS Church Institute of Religion. Excavation had begun before the church ceded to pressure to relocate the building.[8][9] Church officials decided to move the temple in order to avoid confrontation.[10][11][12]

The plans to build a temple in Tegucigalpa were announced by the LDS Church to local church leaders on June 9, 2006.

Second Quorum of the Seventy and president of the church's Central America Area.[5]

On December 11, 2012, the church announced an open house from February 9 through March 2, 2013. The temple was dedicated on March 17, 2013 by Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the church's First Presidency.[14][15]

In 2020, the Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic,[16] but is now operational again.[17]

See also

Managua
San José
Panama City

Temples in Central America (edit)
= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed

  • 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 Honduras

References

  1. ^ Satterfield, Rick, "Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple", LDSChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-30
  2. ^ Mormones ya no construirán templo en el área de Suyapa (29 January 2009). La Tribuna (an tabloide diario, independiente y pluralista, en la ciudad de Tegucigalpa). Last accessed 28 March 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^ a b "New Temple Will Be Built in Honduras". News Story. Newsroom (Report). LDS Church. 24 June 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  4. ^ Betancourth, Ramon (June 23, 2007), "Ground broken in Honduras", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-30
  5. ^ a b Satterfield, Rick, "Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, retrieved 2012-10-30
  6. Mormon Times (Deseret News
    ), retrieved 2012-10-30
  7. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher (February 6, 2009), "LDS to find a new site for Honduran temple", The Salt Lake Tribune, retrieved 2012-10-30
  8. ^ Mormones ya no construirán templo en el área de Suyapa (Spanish)[dead link]
  9. ^ Mormons to build gigantic temple in front of Marian shrine in Honduras, Catholic News Agency, January 30, 2009, retrieved 2012-10-30
  10. ^ No hubo acuerdo con la Iglesia Católica (Spanish)[dead link]
    This news story contains a letter from Nery Rodriguez, Director of Public Affairs for the LDS Church in Honduras, explaining why the church will not be building at the original site.[citation needed]
  11. ^ Mormons reverse plans to build temple near Marian shrine in Honduras, Catholic News Agency, February 4, 2009, retrieved 2012-10-30
  12. ^ Campbell, Joel (January 31, 2009). "Media distorts story about Honduras Temple". Random observations (Report). Mormon Media Observer. Mormon Times (Deseret News). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  13. ^ "Temple to be built in Honduras capital", Church News, p. 4, 24 June 2006, retrieved 2012-10-30
  14. ^ "Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple Open House, Dedication Dates Announced", News Release, LDS Church, December 11, 2012, retrieved 2012-12-12 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help).
  15. ^ Walker, Joseph (12 December 2012), "LDS Church sets dates for Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple open house, dedication", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-12-12.
  16. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Temple Temporary Closures | ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org". Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 2022-07-15.

External links

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