Cebu City Philippines Temple |
Scaffolding removed; palm trees planted; stairs and walkways poured; to be dedicated on June 13, 2010 |
Site: 11.6 acres.
Total Floor Area: 29,556 square feet.
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 14 November 2007 by Dallin H. Oaks
Public Open House: 21 May–5 June 2010
Dedication: 13 June 2010
The First Presidency has announced that the Cebu City Philippines Temple open house will be held Friday, May 21 through Saturday, June 5, 2010 (except Sundays). The temple will be dedicated in three sessions at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 13, 2010, with a cultural celebration held the evening before at the Cebu Coliseum. The temple opens for ordinance work on Monday, June 14, 2010.
On Thursday, November 5, 2009, a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni was placed atop the beautiful Cebu City Philippines Temple under construction in Lahug. Installation of the exterior granite is nearing completion. At the end of September, practice runs were taken placing an unfinished angel Moroni statue atop the spire.
On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the temple complex in Lahug, Cebu City. The 29,556-square-foot temple will support a single central spire and share its 11-acre site with a building for patron housing, a meetinghouse, residences for both the temple and mission presidents, and a mission office.1
In a letter to Filipino priesthood leaders dated April 18, 2006, the First Presidency announced construction of a second temple for the Philippines in Cebu City. The new temple will cut travel time and expenses for many of the saints living in the southern and central islands. The letter extended an invitation to members who would like to contribute financially to do so as their circumstances allow.2
Church membership in the Philippines has grown dramatically over the past 25 years. The nation is home to over a half million Church members organized into more than 80 stakes.3
The Cebu City Philippines Temple will be the second temple built in the Philippines, following the Manila Philippines Temple (1984).
The gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni was placed atop the Cebu City Philippines Temple on November 5, 2009.
1. Cherry Baluyot, "Cebu temple — Groundbreaking in Philippines," Church News 17 Nov. 2007: 5.
2. "Temple announced: Cebu, Philippines, will be site for sacred edifice," Church News 29 Apr. 2006: 2.
3. Gerry Avant, ed. "Worldwide Church: Philippines," 2004 Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2004) 370.
