The Papeete Tahiti Temple is the 27th constructed and 25th operating

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. Located in the city of

Papeete Papeete (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Papeʻetē'', pronounced ; old name: ''Vaiʻetē''Personal communication with Michael Koch in ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the France, French Republic in the Pacific ...

on the island of

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, it was built with a modern single-spire design.

History

The Papeete Tahiti Temple was announced on April 2, 1980, then dedicated on October 27, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley, a counselor in the

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. The temple was built on a plot, has 2

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s and 2

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s, and has a total floor area of . The temple underwent renovations and was rededicated on November 12, 2006, by L. Tom Perry a member of the

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. An estimated 10,000 Tahitians participated in the rededication, held at the temple and broadcast to local stake centers, downtown Salt Lake City, New Caledonia, and the

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campus in Laie, Hawaii. In 2020, like all others in the church, the Papeete Tahiti Temple was closed for time in response to the

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.Stack, Peggy Fletcher
"All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus"
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'', 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

References

External links

Papeete Tahiti Temple Official sitePapeete Tahiti Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

20th-century Latter Day Saint temples Papeete Religious buildings and structures in French Polynesia Temples (LDS Church) completed in 1983 Temples (LDS Church) in Oceania The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in French Polynesia 1980s establishments in French Polynesia 1983 establishments in Oceania Religious organizations based in French Polynesia {{FrenchPolynesia-stub

History

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