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Exterior cladding completed; preparing to install cupola panels; landscaping and interior finish work underway
Under Construction
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Announcement:
4 April 2021Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
7 January 2023 by Adrián OchoaSite:
3.58 acres | 1.4 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central towerOrdinance Rooms:
Two instruction rooms, two sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
27,500 square feet | 2,555 square metersElevation:
5,954 feet | 1,815 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
On Saturday, January 7, dozens of Church leaders, members, and special guests gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Querétaro Mexico Temple on the 3.58-acre site on Prolongación Tecnológico Norte where the two-story building will be constructed. Elder Adrián Ochoa of the Mexico Area Presidency presided at the event and offered the site dedicatory prayer. He was accompanied by two other general authorities, Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela and Elder Benjamín De Hoyos, and their wives. In his remarks, Elder Ochoa said, "God wants to bless this town and all the people who live in the cities that will make up the district of this temple."1
Temple Rendering
On December 7, 2021, the official exterior rendering of the Querétaro Mexico Temple was released.
Temple Site
On December 7, 2021, the location of the Querétaro Mexico Temple was announced as a 3.58-acre site at Prolongación Tecnológico Norte 150 in the Colonia San Peblo neighborhood of Querétaro. Plans for the Querétaro Mexico Temple call for a two-story building of approximately 27,500 square feet.
Temple Announcement
On April 4, 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Querétaro Mexico Temple at the 191st Annual General Conference. This will be Mexico’s 15th temple. Querétaro (officially known as Santiago de Querétaro) is a city about 135 miles northwest of Mexico City in the state of Querétaro in central Mexico. Querétaro has a population of about one million residents. The other temples in Mexico include the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple, Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple, Guadalajara Mexico Temple, Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple, Mérida Mexico Temple, Mexico City Mexico Temple, Monterrey Mexico Temple, Oaxaca Mexico Temple, Puebla Mexico Temple, Tampico Mexico Temple, Tijuana Mexico Temple, Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple, Torreón Mexico Temple, Veracruz Mexico Temple, and Villahermosa Mexico Temple. The country is home to approximately 1.5 million Latter-day Saints, more than any other country outside the United States, and 1,800 congregations. Missionary work began in Mexico in 1875.2
- "Construction Begins on the Querétaro Mexico Temple," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 9 Jan. 2023.
- 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.
