Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Open House and Dedication

An open house for the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple will begin with a news conference held on Monday, April 28, 2025, followed by two days of tours for invited guests. The public is invited to tour the newly constructed house of the Lord from Thursday, May 1, through Saturday, May 17, 2025. The temple will be dedicated by Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time. The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units in the temple district.¹

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple on Thursday, November 8, 2018. He was accompanied by his wife Kathy. Also in attendance were Elder Marcus B. Nash, president of the Africa West Area, his wife Shelley, and Elder Edward Dube, first counselor in the Africa West Area, and his wife Naume. A multi-stake choir sung beautiful hymns for the occasion. "This house will be a blessing for the country and the members. This temple is an answer to the prayers of the Saints in Cȏte d’Ivoire," said Elder Andersen.²

Temple Rendering

The official rendering of the Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple was released on October 4, 2018.³

Temple Site

The Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple will be constructed on the site of the stake center for the Cocody Cote d'Ivoire Stake in the commune of Cocody, known for its beautiful residential districts.

Temple Announcement

On April 5, 2015, President Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of the first temple in the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) during the Sunday Morning Session of the 185th Annual General Conference. Côte d'Ivoire is home to approximately 20 million people including over 22,000 members of the Church. Missionary work officially began in Côte d'Ivoire in 1988. Church members in Abidjan, the country's largest city, currently attend temple services in Accra, Ghana, which is a twelve-hour drive. ⁴

Over the past few years, Church membership growth in Côte d'Ivoire has been among the highest in the world. The number of members and congregations has multiplied in this West African nation where 17 stakes and 17 districts operate. Fifteen of the 17 stakes are headquartered in the greater Abidjan region. In 2012, three of the five stakes in Côte d'Ivoire were among the top 25 in the Church in the percentage of adults submitting family names for temple ordinances.

Temple Facts

The Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple will be the seventh temple built in Africa, the third built in West Africa, and the first built in the Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire).