Houston Texas South Temple
Russia Temple
Piura Peru Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released; groundbreaking not announced
© Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
Announcement:
1 October 2023Site:
2.6 acres | 1.1 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central towerOrdinance Rooms:
One instruction room, two sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
18,850 square feet | 1,751 square metersElevation:
113 feet | 35 metersConstruction Status
The Piura Peru Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.
Temple Rendering
On October 27, 2025, the official exterior rendering for the Piura Peru Temple was released to the public.
Temple Site
On October 27, 2025, the location of the Piura Peru Temple was announced as a 2.6-acre site located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Avenida Tallanes and Avenida Prolongación in Piura, Peru. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 18,850 square feet and an accompanying ancillary building.1
Temple Announcement
On October 1, 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Piura Peru Temple at the October 2023 General Conference. Piura is the capital of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru. The temple will be the first house of the Lord in that region and the eighth in Peru. At the time of the announcement, Peru was home to around 630,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 775 congregations. Other temples in the country included the Arequipa Peru Temple, Chiclayo Peru Temple, Cusco Peru Temple, Iquitos Peru Temple, Lima Peru Temple, Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple, and Trujillo Peru Temple.2
- "Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Lindon Utah Temple," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 27 Oct. 2025.
- "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 1 Oct. 2023.
