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Updates on the 133 temples announced by President Nelson?

Since becoming President of the Church in January 2018, President Russell M. Nelson has announced locations for 133 temples, beginning with seven identified during the April 2018 general conference and on through the 15 locations announced in the concluding session of April 2023 general conference. 

Of the 133 temples he has announced, the breakdown in current status is:

  • 7 temples dedicated
  • 4 temples scheduled for dedication
  • 43 temples under construction
  • 2 temples scheduled for groundbreaking
  • 39 temples with site locations identified
  • 38 announced temples still in planning and design

Below is a list of all 133 temples and each’s status as of the end of September 2023 — from dedicated and operational to scheduled for dedication, from under construction to scheduled for groundbreaking, and from those with site locations announced to those still in planning and design. Also noted are temples that have been renamed from the original city locations as announced.

For temples still under preliminary design and development, only the announced city is listed.

Temple dedications and groundbreakings where a member of the First Presidency or Quorum of the Twelve Apostles presided are noted.

April 2018 general conference

President Nelson announced seven temples on April 1, 2018, in the closing session of April 2018 general conference, the first temple locations he announced as President of the Church.

At the end of September 2023, one is an operating, dedicated temple, with four others under construction and two still in planning and design.

October 2018 general conference

In the second general conference of his first year as President of the Church, President Nelson announced 12 new temple locations on Oct. 7, 2018, in the conference’s Sunday afternoon session. With those 12, he had announced 19 new temple locations in 2018.

At the end of September 2023, three of the 12 temples have been dedicated and are operating, with a fourth scheduled for dedication. Seven temples are under construction, with the remaining one still in planning.

April 2019 general conference

On April 7, 2019, President Nelson closed general conference for the third straight time by announcing new temples — eight, giving him 27 total that he had personally announced to that point.

At the end of September 2023, one of the eight temples announced in April 2019 has been dedicated and is operating, with a second scheduled for dedication. Five temples are under construction, and the eighth temple is still in planning.

October 2019 general conference

For the second general conference held in 2019, President Nelson announced eight new temple locations — this time with the Oct. 5 Saturday evening women’s session of general conference being the setting. The eight new temples made for 35 total temples that he had announced up to then.

At the end of September 2023, one temple has been dedicated and is operating, two more are scheduled for their dedications, with the remaining five in various stages of construction.

April 2020 general conference

For the third time in as many general conferences, President Nelson announced eight new temple locations, with the April 5, 2020, announcement returning to the Sunday afternoon closing session. Those eight increased President Nelson’s total of announced temples to 43.

At the end of September 2023, five of the eight temples are under construction, with the other three in planning and development.

October 2020 general conference

In his sixth general conference since becoming President of the Church, President Nelson announced six new temple locations on Oct. 4, 2020, in the final session of general conference, bringing the total of temples he had announced to 49.

At the end of September 2023, three of the six are under construction, and the other three have site locations identified.

April 2021 general conference

The most new temple locations announced by the Church at one time — 20 — came from President Nelson on April 4, 2021, at the concluding session of general conference. He had by then announced 69 new temples as President of the Church.

At the end of September 2023, one of the 20 temples has been dedicated, with 11 more under construction. Five others have had their respective site location released, with the remaining three still in planning and development.

May 2021

President Nelson has announced only one new temple location outside of a general conference session, and that came on May 1, 2021, as he spoke about restoration efforts with the historic Manti Utah Temple and announced a new temple for nearby Ephraim, Utah. The announcement made for 70 temples announced by the President of the Church since the January 2018 start of his tenure.

October 2021 general conference

New temples announcements returned to general conference, with President Nelson’s Oct. 2, 2021, announcement of 13 temples coming in the Sunday afternoon session of general conference. The announcement increased the total temples announced by President Nelson to 83.

At the end of September 2023, one of the 13 temples is under construction, another has a date set for its groundbreaking, six have their site locations identified, and the remaining five are in planning and design.

April 2022 general conference

President Nelson reached 100 total temples he had announced with the 17 locations he released April 3 in the Sunday afternoon concluding session of general conference.

At the end of September 2023, one is under construction, another has a groundbreaking scheduled for next month, 11 have site locations identified, and the four announced temples others are in development.

October 2022 general conference

In the conference’s final session on Oct. 2, President Nelson announced 18 new temple locations, including four for the metro Mexico City area. The 18 new temples increased the total he had announced to that date 118.

At the end of September 2023, five of the 18 temples have an identified site, with the other 13 still in initial planning and design.

  • Busan, Korea
  • Naga, Philippines
  • Santiago, Philippines
  • Eket, Nigeria
  • Chiclayo, Peru
  • Buenos Aires City Center, Argentina
  • Londrina Brazil Temple  — Site location was released Nov. 28, 2022.
  • Ribeirão Preto Brazil Temple — Site location was released Nov. 28, 2022.
  • Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple — Site location was released March 20, 2023.
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Grand Rapids Michigan Temple — Site location was released Nov. 7, 2022.
  • Prosper, Texas
  • Lone Mountain Nevada Temple — Site location was released Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Tacoma, Washington
  • Cuernavaca, Mexico
  • Pachuca, Mexico
  • Toluca, Mexico
  • Tula, Mexico

April 2023 general conference

In the closing moments of Sunday afternoon session of April 2023 general conference on April 2, President Nelson announced the locations of the 15 newest temples. That put the total number of temples announced by President Nelson in five years at 133.

At the end of September 2023, six months later, six of the 15 temples have an identified site, with the other nine still in initial planning and design.

  • Retalhuleu, Guatemala
  • Iquitos, Peru
  • Teresina Brazil Temple – Site location was released Aug. 28, 2023.
  • Natal Brazil Temple – Site location was released Aug. 28, 2023.
  • Tuguegarao City, Philippines
  • Iloilo, Philippines
  • Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Hamburg, Germany
  • Lethbridge Alberta Temple — Site location was released Sept. 5, 2023.
  • San Jose California Temple — Site location was released Aug. 28, 2023.
  • Bakersfield California Temple — Site location was released July 25, 2023.
  • Springfield, Missouri
  • Winchester, Virginia
  • Charlotte North Carolina Temple — Site location was released May 30, 2023.
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 

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Fernande Dalal

Update: 2024-07-26

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