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Tampa Florida Temple
Planning and approval phase; site location announced; exterior rendering released; former law school building demolished; groundbreaking not announced
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Announcement:
3 April 2022Site:
12 acres | 4.9 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central towerOrdinance Rooms:
Two instruction rooms, two sealing rooms, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
29,000 square feet | 2,694 square metersElevation:
24 feet | 7 metersConstruction Status
The Tampa Florida Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.
Temple Rendering
On March 20, 2023, an exterior rendering of the Tampa Florida Temple was released to the public.1
Temple Site
On April 22, 2024, a new location for the Tampa Florida Temple was announced as a 12-acre site located at 9445 Camden Fields Parkway, Riverview, Florida. The single-story temple will be approximately 29,000 square feet.2 The previous location for the temple was announced on October 31, 2022, as a 16.2-acre site adjacent to an existing meetinghouse at 4806 Bell Shoals Road in Valrico.3
Temple Announcement
On April 3, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Tampa Florida Temple at the April 2022 General Conference. Located in Central Florida, the Tampa Florida Temple will be the state’s fourth. There are more than 160,000 Latter-day Saints and some 260 congregations in the state. Other temples in operation or under construction at the time of the announcement were the Orlando Florida Temple, Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple, and Tallahassee Florida Temple.4
- "Temple News from North and Central America," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 20 Mar. 2023.
- "Sites Released for Three Temples in Florida and Utah," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 22 Apr. 2024.
- "Locations Announced for Six Temples in the Americas," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 31 Oct. 2022.
- "President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Apr. 2022.
