Concepción Chile Temple |
Awaiting site announcement; groundbreaking pending (awaiting announcement) |
Location: Concepción, Chile.
Announcement: 3 October 2009 Temple Announcement
Chilean Saints couldn't hold back their tears, cheers, and embraces of joy and gratitude at the announcement of the Concepción Chile Temple given by President Thomas S. Monson during the Saturday morning session of General Conference, on October 3, 2009. This temple will be Chile's second. The nation's other temple—the Santiago Chile Temple—currently serves 105 stakes and districts from Chile and Argentina. President Monson noted that 83 percent of Church members now live within 200 miles of a temple.1
Temple Facts
The Concepción Chile Temple will be the second temple built in Chile, following the Santiago Chile Temple (1983).
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, "Five New Temples Announced," 3 Oct. 2009.
