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Cape Town South Africa Temple
Preparing for groundbreaking ceremony; mission office relocated; preliminary site preparations underway; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday, 25 October 2025
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Announcement:
4 April 2021Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
25 October 2025 by Carlos A. GodoySite:
3.79 acres | 1.5 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central towerOrdinance Rooms:
One instruction room, one sealing room, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
9,500 square feet | 883 square metersElevation:
27 feet | 8 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
Elder Carlos A. Godoy, Africa South Area President, will preside at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cape Town South Africa Temple on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The single-story temple of approximately 9,500 square feet will be constructed on a 3.79-acre property, located next to the mission office in the Observatory neighborhood of Cape Town. An arrival center and meetinghouse will also be constructed on site.1
Temple Design
Plans for the Cape Town South Africa Temple call for a single-story building of approximately 9,500 square feet. A meetinghouse and arrival center will also be constructed on site.
Temple Rendering
On December 7, 2021, the official exterior rendering of the Cape Town South Africa Temple was released.
Temple Site
On December 7, 2021, the location of the Cape Town South Africa Temple was announced as a 3.79-acre site by the mission office at 3 Liesbeek Road in the Observatory neighborhood of Cape Town.
Temple Announcement
On April 4, 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Cape Town South Africa Temple at the 191st Annual General Conference. About 69,000 Latter-day Saints worship in around 195 congregations in South Africa. Cape Town is located on the shore of Table Bay. This will be the third temple in the country. The other temples in South Africa are the Johannesburg South Africa Temple and the Durban South Africa Temple. The first missionaries arrived in South Africa in 1853, and the first meetinghouse was built in Mowbray in 1916.2
Temple Facts
The Cape Town South Africa Temple will be the third temple built in South Africa, following the Johannesburg South Africa Temple (1985) and the Durban South Africa Temple (2020).
- "Groundbreaking Announced for Two Temples in Africa," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 15 Sept. 2025.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, "At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed," 4 Apr. 2021.
