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

Cebu City Philippines Temple

Cebu City Philippines Temple

133rd operating temple
Cebu City Philippines Temple

© 2012, Mark Sanders. All rights reserved.

Address

Gorordo Avenue
Barangay Lahug
6000  Cebu City, Cebu
Philippines
Telephone:  (+63) 32-230-1207

Services

Clothing rental available
NO cafeteria available
Patron housing available
Distribution center nearby

Announcement: 

18 April 2006

Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 

14 November 2007 by Dallin H. Oaks

Public Open House: 

21 May–5 June 2010

Dedication: 

13 June 2010 by Thomas S. Monson

Site: 

11.6 acres

Exterior Finish: 

Mountain grey granite from China

Ordinance Rooms: 

Two ordinance rooms (two-stage progressive) and two sealing

Total Floor Area: 

29,556 square feet

Temple Facts

The Cebu City Philippines Temple was the second temple built in the Philippines, following the Manila Philippines Temple
29th operating templeManila Philippines Temple (1984).

The Cebu City Philippines Temple was announced in a letter to Filipino priesthood leaders dated April 18, 2006.

The gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni was placed atop the Cebu City Philippines Temple on November 5, 2009.

On October 15, 2013, the 2013 Bohol earthquake shook the Cebu City Philippines Temple, causing the angel Moroni to move from facing east to facing south. The angel was repositioned to point east again on January 22, 2014.