Oaxaca Mexico Temple

The Oaxaca Mexico Temple is the 74th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Oaxaca Mexico Temple
Number	74
Dedication	11 March 2000, by James E. Faust
Site	1.87 acres (0.76 ha)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Albuquerque New Mexico Temple Oaxaca Mexico Temple → Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple
Additional information
Announced	3 February 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	13 March 1999, by Carl B. Pratt
Open house	28 February – 4 March 2000
Current president	Felix Alberto Martínez Decuir
Designed by	Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
Location	Oaxaca City, Mexico
Geographic coordinates	17°2′29.59440″N 96°42′48.61080″W
Exterior finish	White marble from Torreón, Mexico
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
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History

In 1949, Arwel L. Pierce, then president of the church's Mexican Mission, visited the area of Oaxaca and expressed his belief that the LDS Church would flourish in that area. Since that time, Mormon missionaries have baptized 8,500 members in Oaxaca. The number of Latter-day Saints in surrounding areas that are served by the new temple totals more than 28,000.

Because of growth in the area, LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley announced in 1999 that a temple would be built in Oaxaca. After the building's completion more than 10,000 visitors toured the temple during a public open house. The dedication of the Oaxaca Mexico Temple was the first time James E. Faust, Second Counselor in the church's First Presidency, dedicated a temple. The temple was dedicated on March 11, 2000. More than 18,000 members attended the four dedicatory sessions.

The Oaxaca Mexico Temple has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

In 2020, the Oaxaca Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

See also

Cancún Juchitan de Zaragoza Mérida Oaxaca Pachuca Puebla Tuxtla Gutiérrez Veracruz Villahermosa Temples in Southeast Mexico () Northwestern Mexico Temples Ciudad Juárez Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Tijuana Temples in Northwestern Mexico () Northeastern Mexico Temples Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Culiacán Guadalajara Monterrey Querétaro San Luis Potosí Tampico Torreón Temples in Northeastern Mexico () Central Mexico Temples Mexico City Benemérito Mexico City Cuernavaca Pachuca Puebla Toluca Tula Temples in Central Mexico () Mexico Map Temples in Mexico () = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily Closed ()

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• 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 Mexico

External links

• Oaxaca Mexico Temple Official site
• Oaxaca Mexico Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org