Modesto California Temple
Fort Worth Texas Temple
Torreón Mexico Temple
Preparing for public open house beginning 22 October 2026
Public Open House
© Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
Announcement:
4 April 2021Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
10 December 2022 by Hugo MontoyaPublic Open House:
22 October–7 November 2026 | 16 daysDedication:
22 November 2026 by Gary E. StevensonSite:
0.89 acres | 0.4 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central towerOrdinance Rooms:
One instruction room, one sealing room, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
10,000 square feet | 929 square metersElevation:
3,726 feet | 1,136 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
On Saturday, December 10, Elder Hugo Montoya, president of the Mexico Area, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for Torreón Mexico Temple at its location in the neighboring city of Gómez Palacio. Attendees at the event included government officials, journalists, Church members, and special guests such as the Mujeres Salvando Mujeres (Women Saving Women) organization. A young man with pioneer roots in the area shared his testimony saying, "What a grand blessing that the construction of this holy place is…because I will be able to be closer to my Heavenly Father in my youth."1
Temple Rendering
On September 23, 2021, an official exterior rendering of the Torreón Mexico Temple was released.
Temple Site
The Torreón Mexico Temple will be constructed on a 0.89-acre site at the corner of Paris and Amsterdam Streets across the street from an existing meetinghouse in the city of Gómez Palacio. The single-story temple will be approximately 10,000 square feet.2 Plans also call for an ancillary building to house patron accommodations, a distribution center, and a residence for the temple president and matron. The meetinghouse will also be expanded to house an arrival center.
Temple Announcement
On April 4, 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Torreón Mexico Temple at the 191st Annual General Conference. This will be Mexico’s 16th temple. Torreón is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila with a population of about 635,000 people. The other temples in Mexico at the time of the announcement included 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, Querétaro Mexico Temple, Tampico Mexico Temple, Tijuana Mexico Temple, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 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 1875.3
- "Ground Broken for the Torreón Mexico Temple," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 12 Dec. 2022.
- "Temple Site Locations Announced in Four Latin American Countries," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Sept. 2021.
- 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.
