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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Major Updates to Temple Construction Progress Report

As I have before mentioned, I have been getting some excellent comments and insights from people in response to my work, and that feedback has come both in public (posted comments) and privately (through various means). Based on the information I have received, I now feel confident in venturing a revised timeline (for the temple in Winnipeg) and an initial theory about how long construction might last for the temples in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and Arequipa Peru, which will both have their groundbreaking ceremonies on the first Saturday in March. In regards to those two temples, I feel I can say without fear of contradiction that we will likely have two different representatives from the Church Temple Department at these two events (as I had before shared my belief that it could be possible for one brother to be in attendance at both events, depending on the timing of them. The odd thing there is that we have a specific time for the Rio event (10:00 am Brazil time), but no indication of the time for the one in Arequipa (Peruvian time). That is far from unheard of, however. It is common to only have a groundbreaking time announced within those units which the district of the temple in question will cover.

With that noted, I don't believe I have mentioned this before, but the Facebook page for the Oakland California Temple (the 13th Church temple dedicated, which happened over 50 years ago, in 1964, well into the presidency of 9th Church President David O. McKay) reports that the temple will close in February of next year for extensive renovation that will make it necessary for the temple to have another open house and dedication. The renovation, which will last a minimum of a year, is appearing for the first time on this report.

This report will hopefully be followed up very shortly by yet another revision for my estimates of the timeline by which future temple-related events might be scheduled and subsequently take place. It all depends on how fast I am able to get that done. That said, for what it's worth, you will find my updated progress report below. I welcome any and all feedback. Thanks so much for taking time to read (and comment, if you feel so inclined). I look forward to being able to report on all temple-related developments as I might hear of them. Thanks again.

Temple Construction Progress Update (current as of 2/19/17)
Current Temple Status: 155 operating; 4 scheduled for dedication; 8 under construction; 2 groundbreakings scheduled; 1 scheduled for rededication; 2 undergoing renovation; 1 renovation scheduled; 8 announced. NOTE: In addition to the two groundbreakings already scheduled this year, the chances are very good that we will see several others also have a groundbreaking in 2017.

Dedication scheduled:
156. Paris France Temple: Accepting reservations for public open house beginning Monday February 27; dedication scheduled for Sunday May 21, 2017.
157. Tucson Arizona Temple: Desert landscaping progressing; exterior architectural details gilded; installing interior art glass and millwork; dedication scheduled for Sunday August 13, 2017.
158. Meridian Idaho Temple: Interior painting and millwork underway; dedication scheduled for Sunday November 19, 2017.
159. Cedar City Utah Temple: Installing art glass windows; hanging drywall on interior; dedication scheduled for Sunday December 10, 2017.

Under Construction:
160. Rome Italy Temple: Interior work progressing; completion anticipated sometime between early and mid-2018.
161. Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: Applying waterproofing membrane to exterior walls; setting rebar; roughing in plumbing; completion anticipated sometime between early and mid-2018.
162.  Barranquilla Colombia Temple: Concrete walls poured for steeple; attaching waterproofing membrane to exterior walls; completion anticipated sometime during mid-2018.
163. Concepcion Chile Temple: Exterior cladding going up on north wall; framing the interior walls; completion anticipated sometime during mid-to-late 2018.
164. Durban South Africa Temple: Backfilling foundation; preparing for ground floor; missionary housing walls poured; completion anticipated sometime during mid-to-late 2018.
165. Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Parapet poured; some scaffolding coming down; preparing to pour tower base; completion anticipated sometime during 2019.
166.  Lisbon Portugal Temple: Excavation underway for temple; structural framing going up for meetinghouse; completion anticipated sometime during 2019.

Construction pending:
167. Winnipeg Manitoba Temple: Groundbreaking held Saturday December 3, 2016; awaiting full-scale operations; if construction commences in April or May, it could be completed somewhere around early 2019.

Groundbreaking Scheduled:
168. Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Preparing for groundbreaking; environmental license issued in November 2016; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday March 4, 2017; taking into account any delays, it seems safe to say that construction there might be completed around late 2019.
169. Arequipa Peru Temple: Preparing for groundbreaking; erecting construction barrier; clearing and leveling site; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday March 4, 2017; given what is known about how quickly construction might progress, it seems safe to say that construction will be completed sometime around late 2019.

Rededication Scheduled:
8. Idaho Falls Idaho Temple: Closed for renovation; finish work underway; rededication scheduled for Sunday June 4, 2017.

Undergoing Renovation:
20. Jordan River Utah Temple: Closed for renovation; rededication anticipated sometime between early-and-mid 2018.
41. Frankfurt Germany Temple: Closed for renovation; some exterior stone removed; foundation exposed; old meetinghouse razed; rededication anticipated sometime between early-and mid-2018.

Renovation Scheduled:
13. Oakland California Temple: Scheduled to close for renovation in February 2018; renovation may be completed around mid-to-late 2019.

Announced:
170. Harare Zimbabwe Temple: Approval and construction preparation phase; site announcement anticipated sometime later this year, with a groundbreaking to take place a short time after the site announcement. (This is according to a report from a Church leader in the area.)
171. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planning and design phase; awaiting official site announcement. NOTE: According to member reports, a potential site has been identified but has yet to be confirmed.
172. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement. NOTE: Some reports have indicated that a Church office building may be redesigned and renovated as a multi-purpose building that will not only continue to house Church offices but also a meetinghouse in addition to a temple.
173. Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement. NOTE: Even though this was the last of the four temples that was announced most recently, and in spite of the fact that an official site has not yet been announced, the announced name for this second temple in Lima seems to indicate that it will be constructed somewhere in the Los Olivos District. For that reason, it seems appropriate to put this temple ahead of the others.
174. Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement.
175. Quito Ecuador Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement.
176. Belem Brazil Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement.
177. Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Stalled in planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement. NOTE: Even though this temple is technically ahead of the temples listed above in terms of its status, because it is unclear why progress has been stalled or how long those delays might last, we could see any or all of the temples above have their constructions commence before anything gets resolved with this one.

Key:
Bolded numbers and text denote temples whose numbers 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 numbers may change based on the order in which future dedications and groundbreakings are scheduled.
Underlined numbers and text denote temples whose numbers may change based on progress towards planning, approval, and groundbreaking.
Red text denotes changes from the last posted temple progress report. 
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