Adelaide Australia Temple |
89th operating temple |
© 2005, Mark Anthony Hancock. All rights reserved.
Location: 53–59 Lower Portrush Road, Marden, South Australia, Australia.
Phone Number: (61) 8-8363-8000.
Site: 6.94 acres.
Exterior Finish: Snow white granite of Campolonghi, Italy.
Temple Design: Classic modern, single-spire design.
Number of Rooms: Two ordinance rooms and two sealing.
Total Floor Area: 10,700 square feet.
Announcement: 17 March 1999 Phone Number: (61) 8-8363-8000.
Site: 6.94 acres.
Exterior Finish: Snow white granite of Campolonghi, Italy.
Temple Design: Classic modern, single-spire design.
Number of Rooms: Two ordinance rooms and two sealing.
Total Floor Area: 10,700 square feet.
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 29 May 1999 by Vaughn J. Featherstone
Public Open House: 3–10 June 2000
Dedication: 15 June 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Temple Facts
The Adelaide Australia Temple was the second temple built in Australia, following the Sydney Australia Temple (1984).
Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone of the Seventy and president of the Australia/New Zealand Area presided at the groundbreaking services for the Adelaide Australia Temple. He requested that local saints serve willingly and joyfully in the temple. He labeled the temple a wonderful credit to the members in Adelaide who have "for years and years traveled between 15 and 20 hours each way to the Sydney temple." By demonstrating a commitment to temple attendance, the Adelaide members "surely merit a temple in their midst."1
1. Phillip Howes, "Rain, clouds in Adelaide do not dampen spirits during groundbreaking," Church News 5 Jun. 1999: 3.
