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Santiago West Chile Temple
Groundbreaking ceremony held on 17 August 2024; full-scale construction pending
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Announcement:
3 October 2021Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
17 August 2024 by Alan R. WalkerArchitectural Features:
Single attached central towerTotal Floor Area:
12,500 square feet | 1,161 square metersElevation:
1,579 feet | 481 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
Elder Alan R. Walker, First Counselor in the South America South Area presidency, presided at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Santiago West Chile Temple on Saturday, August 17, 2024. Approximately 200 Church members and friends were in attendance along with invited guests that included civic, community, and religious leaders. Elder Walker said: "This temple will stand as a beacon of light, a place of peace and a refuge from the world, inviting all to come to Christ and receive His saving ordinances."1
Temple Rendering
On June 24, 2024, the official exterior rendering for the Santiago West Chile Temple was released to the public.2
Temple Site
On December 19, 2022, the location of the Santiago West Chile Temple was announced as a corner lot located at Primo de Rivera 1551 in the Comuna de Maipu neighborhood of Santiago. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 12,500 square feet.3
Temple Announcement
Chile's fourth temple, the Santiago West Chile Temple, was announced at the October 2021 General Conference by President Russell M. Nelson. The Santiago Chile Temple was dedicated 1983, and the Concepción Chile Temple was dedicated 2018. Ground was broken for the Antofagasta Chile Temple in 2020. There are more than 600,000 Latter-day Saints in Chile in over 500 congregations. Santiago is the capital and largest city in Chile with a population of nearly 7 million residents.4
Temple Facts
The Santiago West Chile Temple will be the fourth temple built in Chile, following the Santiago Chile Temple (1983), the Concepción Chile Temple (2018), and the Antofagasta Chile Temple (under construction).
The Santiago West Chile Temple will be the seventh temple built in the same city as another operating temple, the Santiago Chile Temple (1983), making Santiago, Chile, the seventh city in the world to have more than one temple, following South Jordan, Utah; Provo, Utah; Lima, Peru; St. George, Utah; Guatemala City, Guatemala; and Rexburg, Idaho.
The Santiago West Chile Temple will be the fifth temple built outside of the United States in the same metropolitan area as another operating temple, making the Santiago Metropolitan Region the fifth metropolitan area outside of the United States with more than one temple, following the Lima metropolitan area in Peru, the Greater Manila Area in the Philippines, the Guatemala City metropolitan area in Guatemala, and Greater São Paulo in Brazil.
The Santiago West Chile Temple was announced in the 38th anniversary year of the Santiago Chile Temple.
- "Milestones Reached for Temples in South America and the US," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 19 Aug. 2024.
- "Milestones Reached for Temples in South America and the US," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 24 Jun. 2024.
- "Three Temple Sites Announced in the Americas," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 19 Dec. 2022.
- "At the October 2021 General Conference, the Prophet Says the Church Will Build 13 More Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Oct. 2021.
