Temple Construction Progress (current as of 1/21/16)
Current Temple Status: 149 operating, 14 under construction, 10 announced, 4 undergoing renovation.
Dedication scheduled:
150. Provo City Center Temple: Public open house tours underway; scheduled to be dedicated Sunday March 20, 2016.
151. Sapporo Japan Temple: Exterior floodlighting operational; work progressing on interior; scheduled to be dedicated Sunday August 21, 2016.
152. Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple: Angel Moroni installed on December 30, 2015; scheduled to be dedicated Sunday September 18, 2016.
Under Construction:
153. Fort Collins Colorado Temple: Sod laying and landscaping continues; completion anticipated in late 2016.
154. Hartford Connecticut Temple: Angel Moroni installed on December 11, 2015; attaching stone cladding; completion anticipated in late 2016.
155. Rome Italy Temple: Spire framework attached to both towers; completion anticipated in late 2016—early 2017.
156. Paris France Temple: Attachment of exterior stone cladding nearing completion; completion anticipated in late 2016—early 2017.
157. Star Valley Wyoming Temple: Steeple assembly installed; attaching exterior cladding; completion anticipated in late 2016—early 2017.
158. Meridian Idaho Temple: Installing windows; work progressing on interior; completion anticipated in mid-to-late 2017.
159. Cedar City Utah Temple: Structural framing rising; completion anticipated in late 2017.
160. Tucson Arizona Temple: Foundation walls going up; completion anticipated in late 2017—early 2018.
161. Concepcion Chile Temple: Laying foundation; completion anticipated in late 2018.
162. Lisbon Portugal Temple: Ground broken on Saturday December 5, 2015; completion anticipated in late 2018.
163. Fortaleza Brazil Temple: Full-scale construction pending; completion date TBD (To be determined).
Groundbreaking scheduled:
164. Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: Preparing for groundbreaking ceremony; groundbreaking scheduled for Friday February 12, 2016.
165. Barranquilla Colombia Temple: Preparing for groundbreaking ceremony; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday February 20, 2016.
Rededication scheduled:
91. Suva Fiji Temple: Closed for renovation; scheduled to be rededicated Sunday February 21, 2016.
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; interior remodeling underway; rededication anticipated in late 2016.
41. Frankfurt Germany Temple: Closed for renovation; rededication anticipated in mid-2017.
Renovation scheduled:
20. Jordan River Utah Temple: Scheduled to close for renovation on February 15, 2016.
Announced:
166. Arequipa Peru Temple: Construction preparation phase; groundbreaking pending.
167. Winnipeg Manitoba Temple: Planning and approval phase; groundbreaking pending.
168. Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Planning and approval phase; groundbreaking pending.
169. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planning phase.
170. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Planning phase.
171. Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
172. Durban South Africa Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official site announcement.
173. Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement.
Temple
Construction Progress Report (current as of 12/31/16)
Current
Temple Status: 155 operating; 1 scheduled for
dedication; 11 under construction; 1 scheduled
1 scheduled for rededication; 2 undergoing renovation; 10 announced;
(NOTE: Up to 3 additional
temples may soon have a groundbreaking announced).
Dedication
scheduled:
156. Paris France Temple: Exterior lighting system
operating; interior work underway; scheduled to be dedicated on Sunday May 21, 2017.
Under
Construction:
157. Meridian Idaho
Temple: Light fixtures hung; interior trim underway; completion
anticipated sometime in late 2017.
158. Cedar City Utah
Temple: Fencing progressing; entrance plaza created; landscaping
areas defined; hanging drywall; completion anticipated sometime in late
2017.
159. Tucson Arizona
Temple: Pouring walkways; erecting fencing; installing art glass windows; hanging
drywall; completion anticipated sometime in late 2017.
160. Rome Italy Temple:
Interior work progressing; completion anticipated sometime in early-to-mid
2018.
161. Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: Building the exterior
walls; completion anticipated sometime in early-to-mid 2018.
162. Concepcion Chile
Temple: Attaching building wrap to exterior walls; adding landscaping
structures; completion anticipated sometime in mid-2018.
163. Durban South
Africa Temple: Pouring temple foundation; setting rebar for missionary housing
walls; palm trees planted along entrance road; completion anticipated sometime
in mid-2018.
164. Barranquilla
Colombia Temple: Pouring walls for steeple base; completion anticipated
sometime between late 2018 and early 2019.
165. Winnipeg Manitoba
Temple: Groundbreaking held Saturday December 3, 2016; completion anticipated
sometime between late 2018 and early 2019.
166. Fortaleza Brazil
Temple: Pouring the second floor exterior walls; completion
anticipated sometime in 2019.
167. Lisbon Portugal
Temple: Excavating
for temple underway; structural framing continues for meetinghouse; excavation
continues on maintenance building; completion anticipated sometime
in 2019.
Scheduled
for rededication:
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 late 2017 and early 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.
Announced:
168. Harare Zimbabwe Temple: Approval and construction
preparation phase; official site announcement anticipated in early 2017, with
the groundbreaking anticipated to take place shortly following the site
announcement.
169.
Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple: Governmental
approval phase; preliminary environmental license issued in November 2016;
groundbreaking pending.
170. Arequipa Peru Temple: General contractor selected;
groundbreaking pending.
171. Urdaneta Philippines Temple: Planning and approval
phase; awaiting official site announcement.
172. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple: Planning and approval
phase; awaiting official site announcement.
173. Bangkok Thailand Temple: Planning and approval phase;
awaiting official site announcement.
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. Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple: Planning phase; awaiting
official site announcement.
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.