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The Tijuana Mexico Temple is a
The Tijuana Mexico Temple was constructed in southeastern Tijuana near Cerro Colorado.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held August 18, 2012, with Benjamin De Hoyos presiding and Jose L. Alonso directing. A public open house was held from 13 to 28 November 2015, excluding Sundays. The temple was formally dedicated by
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temple
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(LDS Church) in Tijuana
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México
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. Completed in 2015, the intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson
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on October 2, 2010, during the church's semi-annual general conference. It is the thirteenth temple built in Mexico.
Temple site and development
The Tijuana Mexico Temple was constructed in southeastern Tijuana near Cerro Colorado.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held August 18, 2012, with Benjamin De Hoyos presiding and Jose L. Alonso directing. A public open house was held from 13 to 28 November 2015, excluding Sundays. The temple was formally dedicated by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf (born 6 November 1940) is a German aviator, airline executive and religious leader. He is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...
on December 13, 2015. Following its dedication, Clark B. Hinckley, son of former church president Gordon B. Hinckley
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, served as the temple's first president
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until 2018.
In 2020, along with all the church's other temples, the Tijuana Mexico Temple was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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See also
* Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region *Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
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* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico
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References
External links
Tijuana Mexico Temple Official site
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples Buildings and structures in Tijuana Temples (LDS Church) in Mexico Religious buildings and structures completed in 2015 2015 establishments in Mexico 2015 in Christianity {{LDS-stub