The first LDS Church temple in Mexico was built in Mexico City in 1983. Twenty-three years later, there are twelve LDS Church temples in Mexico. The Tampico Mexico Temple—actually located in Ciudad Madero, part of the Tampico conurbation—was the sixth to be dedicated in the country.
Tampico itself has a population of about 212,000 and is located in the state of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. There are about 18,000 church members in the city. Previous to the temple's dedication, local Latter-day Saints had to cross the Sierra Madre mountain range to reach the temple in Mexico City. A groundbreaking ceremony, which about 930 people attended, was held on 28 November 1998.
Thomas S. Monson, of the LDS Church's First Presidency gave the dedicatory prayer for the Tampico Mexico Temple on May 20, 2000. The Tampico Mexico Temple has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
^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.
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Tampico Mexico Temple Official site
Tampico Mexico Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
May 02, 2024
tampico, mexico, temple, 83rd, operating, temple, church, jesus, christ, latter, saints, church, temple, tampico, mexiconumber83dedication20, 2000, thomas, monsonsite2, acres, floor, area10, height71, official, website, news, imageschurch, chronology, cochabam. The Tampico Mexico Temple is the 83rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church Tampico Mexico TempleTemple 83 Tampico MexicoNumber83Dedication20 May 2000 by Thomas S MonsonSite2 96 acres 1 20 ha Floor area10 700 sq ft 990 m2 Height71 ft 22 m Official website News amp imagesChurch chronology Cochabamba Bolivia Temple Tampico Mexico Temple Nashville Tennessee TempleAdditional informationAnnounced8 July 1998 by Gordon B HinckleyGroundbreaking28 November 1998 by Eran A CallOpen house29 April 6 May 2000Current presidentJose Vicencio CruzDesigned byAlvaro Inigo and Church A amp E ServicesLocationCiudad Madero MexicoGeographic coordinates22 15 15 34320 N 97 51 21 12839 W 22 2542620000 N 97 8558689972 W 22 2542620000 97 8558689972Exterior finishBlanco Guardiano white marble from Torreon MexicoTemple designClassic modern single spire designBaptistries1Ordinance rooms2 two stage progressive Sealing rooms2 edit Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Additional reading 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe first LDS Church temple in Mexico was built in Mexico City in 1983 Twenty three years later there are twelve LDS Church temples in Mexico The Tampico Mexico Temple actually located in Ciudad Madero part of the Tampico conurbation was the sixth to be dedicated in the country Tampico itself has a population of about 212 000 and is located in the state of Tamaulipas on the Gulf of Mexico There are about 18 000 church members in the city Previous to the temple s dedication local Latter day Saints had to cross the Sierra Madre mountain range to reach the temple in Mexico City A groundbreaking ceremony which about 930 people attended was held on 28 November 1998 Thomas S Monson of the LDS Church s First Presidency gave the dedicatory prayer for the Tampico Mexico Temple on May 20 2000 The Tampico Mexico Temple has a total floor area of 10 700 square feet 990 m2 two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms In 2020 the Tampico Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic 2 See also edit nbsp LDS Church portal nbsp nbsp Chihuahua nbsp Ciudad Juarez nbsp Colonia Juarez Chihuahua nbsp Culiacan nbsp Guadalajara nbsp Monterrey nbsp nbsp Queretaro nbsp San Luis Potosi nbsp Tampico nbsp Torreon nbsp Temples in Northeastern Mexico edit Northwest Mexico Temples nbsp nbsp nbsp Ciudad Juarez nbsp Colonia Juarez Chihuahua nbsp Culiacan nbsp Hermosillo Sonora nbsp Tijuana Temples in Northwestern Mexico edit Central Mexico Temples nbsp nbsp Mexico City Benemerito nbsp Mexico City nbsp Cuernavaca nbsp Pachuca nbsp Puebla nbsp Toluca nbsp Tula Temples in Central Mexico edit Southeast Mexico Temples nbsp nbsp Cancun nbsp Merida nbsp Oaxaca nbsp Pachuca nbsp Puebla nbsp Tuxtla Gutierrez nbsp Veracruz nbsp Villahermosa Temples in Southeast Mexico edit Mexico Map nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Temples in Mexico edit nbsp Operating nbsp Under construction nbsp Announced nbsp Temporarily Closed edit dd dd dd dd 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 MexicoAdditional reading edit Dates announced for dedications open houses of Mexico temples Church News Jan 22 2000 Temple dates announced postponed Church News March 11 2000 Facts and figures Tampico Mexico Temple Church News May 27 2000 Swensen Jason May 27 2000 Sacred hill now site of Tampico temple Church NewsReferences edit Several dozen temples built from identical plans 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 External links editTampico Mexico Temple Official site Tampico Mexico Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tampico Mexico Temple amp oldid 1195933781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
