Tampico Mexico Temple

The Tampico Mexico Temple is the 83rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Tampico Mexico Temple
Temple #83, Tampico, Mexico
Number83
Dedication20 May 2000, by Thomas S. Monson
Site2.96 acres (1.20 ha)
Floor area10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
←
Cochabamba Bolivia Temple
Tampico Mexico Temple		 →
Nashville Tennessee Temple
Additional information
Announced8 July 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking28 November 1998, by Eran A. Call
Open house29 April – 6 May 2000
Current presidentJosé Vicencio Cruz
Designed byAlvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
LocationCiudad Madero, Mexico
Geographic coordinates22°15′15.34320″N 97°51′21.12839″W
Exterior finishBlanco Guardiano white marble from Torreón, Mexico
Temple designClassic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms2
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History

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.

In 2020, the Tampico Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

See also

Temples in Northern Mexico ()

Central Mexico Temples
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Southeast Mexico Temples
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Additional reading
  • "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 News

References
  1. 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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