In the lists below, please note that there will be some differences between the numbering on my list and that of the LDS Church Temples website. I have put temples that are further along higher on the list, but other than that, it's pretty well chronological.
Temple Construction Progress (current as of 5/6/16)
Current Temple
Status: 150 operating, 16 under construction (5 scheduled for dedication), 11 announced (1 had groundbreaking several years ago and construction is pending;
2 groundbreakings anticipated to be
announced soon), 4 undergoing
renovation (1 scheduled for
rededication).
Dedication scheduled:
151. Sapporo
Japan Temple: Furniture being delivered; preparing for open house; scheduled to
be dedicated Sunday August 21, 2016.
152. Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Temple: Trees planted; interior work nearing completion; scheduled
to be dedicated Sunday September 18,
2016.
153. Fort Collins Colorado Temple:
Lampposts installed on the grounds; installing art glass; painting, and laying
floor inside; scheduled to be dedicated Sunday
October 16, 2016.
154. Star Valley
Wyoming Temple: Angel Moroni placed on April 25, 2016; steeple lighting tests
underway; scheduled to be dedicated Sunday
October 30, 2016.
155. Hartford Connecticut
Temple: Exterior cladding nearing completion; concrete poured for monument sign;
interior painting and flooring underway; scheduled to be dedicated Sunday November 20, 2016.
Under Construction:
156. Paris France
Temple: Attachment of exterior stone cladding nearing completion; interior work
progressing; completion anticipated sometime between late 2016 and early 2017.
157. Rome Italy
Temple: Interior work progressing; completion anticipated sometime during late 2017.
158. Meridian
Idaho Temple: Curbing poured for parking lot; sheetrock nearing completion; completion
anticipated sometime during late 2017.
159. Cedar City
Utah Temple: Steeple framework attached; completion anticipated sometime during
late 2017.
160. Tucson Arizona Temple: Exterior panels attached; completion
anticipated sometime between late 2017
and early 2018.
161. Durban South
Africa Temple: Ground broken on Saturday April 9, 2016; completion anticipated
sometime during early 2018.
162. Concepcion
Chile Temple: Exterior walls rising; completion anticipated sometime during late 2018.
163. Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: Clearing, grading site; completion
anticipated sometime during late 2018.
164. Lisbon
Portugal Temple: Ground broken on Saturday December 5, 2015; completion
anticipated sometime during late 2018.
165. Barranquilla
Colombia Temple: Ground broken on Saturday February 20, 2016; completion
anticipated sometime between early-and-mid
2019.
168. Fortaleza
Brazil Temple: Full-scale construction pending due to government-imposed delays;
completion date TBD (To be determined).
Rededication scheduled:
33. Freiberg
Germany Temple: Closed for
renovation; adding extension; steeple covered; scheduled to be
rededicated Sunday September 4, 2016.
Undergoing Renovation:
8. Idaho Falls
Idaho Temple: Closed for renovation; reroofing underway; rededication anticipated
sometime between late 2016 and early 2017.
41. Frankfurt
Germany Temple: Closed for renovation; rededication anticipated sometime during
mid-2017.
20. Jordan River
Utah Temple: Closed for renovation; construction trailers on site; rededication
anticipated sometime during late 2017.
Announced:
166. Rio de
Janeiro Brazil Temple: Construction preparation phase; plans approved by local government;
groundbreaking date anticipated to be announced soon.
167. Arequipa Peru
Temple: Construction preparation phase; temple site rezoned; acquiring building
permits; groundbreaking date anticipated to be announced soon.
169. Winnipeg Manitoba Temple: Planning and approval
phase; groundbreaking pending.
170. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planning phase.
171. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Planning phase.
172. Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Planning and
approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
173. Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple: Planning phase;
awaiting official site announcement.
174. Quito Ecuador Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
175. Harare Zimbabwe Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
176. Belem Brazil Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
177. Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple: Planning phase;
awaiting official site announcement.
Key:
Bolded numbers and
text denote temples whose number already exists (for renovations), or is
certain due to a scheduled dedication, as well as information that is certain,
such as dedication or groundbreaking dates.
Italicized numbers
and text denote temples whose number
may change based on the order in which future dedications and groundbreakings
are scheduled.
Underlined numbers and text denote temples whose
number may change based on the order in which their future groundbreakings are
announced.
Upcoming
Temple Events:
1.
Sunday August
21—Sapporo Japan Temple Dedication (151 operating, 15 under construction, 11
announced, 4 undergoing renovation)
NOTE: Since President Uchtdorf,
being a native German, is the most likely person to preside at the rededication
of the Frankfurt Germany temple, the next temple to be dedicated or rededicated,
President Eyring will likely preside at this dedication. It would also not
surprise me if Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
accompanied whoever is presiding, since he as a member of the First Quorum of
the Seventy was serving as president of the Asia North Area, presided at the
groundbreaking.
2.
Sunday September
4—Freiberg Germany Temple Rededication (151 operating, 15 under construction, 11
announced, 3 undergoing renovation)
NOTE: Since President Uchtdorf
is a native German, and since President Eyring may preside at the previous
dedication, it would make sense if he (President Uchtdorf) presides at this
rededication.
3.
Sunday September 18—Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Temple Dedication (152 operating, 14 under construction, 11
announced, 3 undergoing renovation)
NOTE: If President Uchtdorf
presides at the previous rededication, and since President Eyring was the one
who broke ground for this temple, it would make sense if he (President Eyring)
presides at this dedication.
4.
Sunday October 16—Fort
Collins Colorado Temple Dedication (153 operating, 13 under construction, 11
announced, 3 undergoing renovation)
NOTE: If President Eyring
presides at the previous dedication, it would make sense if President Uchtdorf
is asked to preside at this dedication. It is also not unreasonable to believe
that Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will accompany
whoever the presiding authority is, as Elder Rasband originally presided over
the groundbreaking for this temple.
5.
Sunday October 30—Star
Valley Wyoming Temple Dedication (154 operating, 12 under construction, 11
announced, 3 undergoing renovation)
NOTE: If President Uchtdorf
presides at the previous dedication, it would make sense if President Eyring is
asked to preside at this dedication. It would also not surprise me if Elder
Craig C. Christensen of the Presidency of the Seventy was one of the
participants in the dedication. When this temple was originally announced,
President Monson joked that he thought he’d dedicate that one because there’s
good fishing up there, but as he hasn’t presided over a temple dedication in
two years and as he may not be in the best of health, it is more likely that
President Eyring will preside.
6.
Sunday November 20—Hartford
Connecticut Temple Dedication (155 operating, 11 under construction, 11
announced, 3 undergoing renovation)
NOTE: If President Eyring
presides at the previous temple dedication, the odds are very good that
President Uchtdorf will preside at this temple dedication. President Monson was
the one who presided at the groundbreaking, but as he is reportedly not in very
good health, President Uchtdorf will likely be asked to preside.
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