San Salvador El Salvador Temple

The San Salvador El Salvador Temple is the 135th temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the fourth temple to be built in Central America and the first in El Salvador.[5]

San Salvador El Salvador Temple
The Temple in late April 2011
Number135
Dedication21 August 2011, by Henry B. Eyring
Site6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Floor area27,986 sq ft (2,600.0 m2)
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Church chronology
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Kyiv Ukraine Temple
San Salvador El Salvador Temple		 →
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Additional information
Announced7 November 2007, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking20 September 2008, by Don R. Clarke
Open house1-23 July 2011
Current presidentEmigdio Tiberio Santos Jimenez
LocationAntiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Geographic coordinates13°41′0.0492″N 89°14′48.5592″W
Exterior finishBranco Sienna Granite from Brazil
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms2
NotesAnnounced in a letter dated 7 November 2007 from the First Presidency to priesthood leaders.[1][2] The public open house was held from Friday, 1 July 2011, until Saturday, 23 July 2011,[3] following which the temple was dedicated on Sunday, 21 August 2011, in three sessions.[4]
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History

Announced in 2007, construction began on the temple in September 2008. On 20 September, ground was broken and the site was dedicated by Don R. Clarke, of the Seventy and president of the church's Central America Area.

The temple is in Antiguo Cuscatlán, an affluent district southwest of San Salvador. The San Salvador volcano provides a background for the temple grounds and the three-story building.

A public open house was scheduled for 1–23 July 2011.[3] The temple was dedicated on 21 August 2011, in three dedicatory sessions.[4]

In 2020, the San Salvador El Salvador Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[6]

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    July 2011
  • July 2011
    July 2011
  • July 2011
    July 2011

See also

Temples in Central America ()
= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed

References
  1. Morales, Chris (November 24, 2007), "New temple for El Salvador", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-15
  2. Satterfield, Rick, "San Salvador El Salvador Temple", LDS ChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-15
  3. "Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the San Salvador El Salvador Temple", Newsroom (News Release), LDS Church, February 9, 2011, retrieved 2012-10-15
  4. "San Salvador El Salvador Temple Dedicated", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2011-08-11
  5. "Ground broken for El Salvador temple". Church News. Deseret News. September 27, 2008. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  6. 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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