Durban South Africa Temple
The Church is building temples at an increasingly rapid rate. There was a big surge in the late 1990's and early 2000's when the Church built 49 mini-temples patterned after the Monticello Utah Temple. Things slowed down for a while after that but recently have started to really pick up again. Just during President Russell M. Nelson's time as Prophet he has announced dozens of temples. As with other posts, temples that are announced but not yet under construction are in bold while temples that are under construction are in italics.
President Gordon B. Hinckley
A Church News article from 6 October 2000 says: “President Gordon B. Hinckley has said he eventually wants to see a temple available "within a day's journey" of every Latter-day Saint."
President Thomas S. Monson
In his April 2011 Conference address “The Holy Temple—a Beacon to the World” President Thomas S. Monson stated that “Eighty-five percent of the membership of the Church now live within 200 miles (320 km) of a temple…” At that time there were 134 dedicated temples (Temple List). Now the Church has 201 dedicated temples, 66 more than when he made that statement.
Elder Gary E. Stevenson and President Russell M. Nelson at the Dedication of the Deseret Peak Utah Temple.
At the dedication of the Deseret Peak Utah Temple Elder Gary E. Stevenson said “[President Nelson] invites us to attend the temple as our circumstances permit. Now, with 367 temples around the world [operating, under construction or announced], members of the Church have circumstances that are going to allow them to attend the temple. When those temples are completed, 95% of the members of the Church will live within 2 hours or 200km of the temple. That is something that to me is an indication of Heavenly Father's love for his children and President Nelson's love for each one of us.”
Oakland California Temple
California was the first state outside Utah with more than one temple (Los Angeles California in 1956 and Oakland California in 1964) (Temple List).
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
The following US states, have more than one temple operating, under construction or announced (Temple List):
Utah 23+8 (Syracuse, Lindon, Smithfield, Ephraim, Heber Valley, West Jordan, Lehi, Price)
California 8+4 (Yorba Linda, Modesto, San Jose, Bakersfield)
Idaho 6+4 (Burley, Montpelier, Teton River, Coeur d’Alene)
Arizona 6+2 (Yuma, Queen Creek)
Texas 5+5 (Fort Worth, Austin, Prosper, Houston South, El Paso)
Florida 2+3 (Tallahassee, Tampa, Jacksonville)
Colorado 2+2 (Grand Junction, Colorado Springs)
Nevada 2+2 (Elko, Lone Mountain)
Missouri 2+1 (Springfield)
Montana 2+1 (Missoula)
Oregon 2+1 (Willamette Valley)
Tennessee 2+1 (Knoxville)
Illinois 2
New York 2
Ohio 1+2 (Cleveland, Cincinnati)
Pennsylvania 2+1 (Harrisburg)
Virginia 1+2 (Winchester, Roanoke)
Wyoming 2+1 (Cody)
Alabama 1+1 (Huntsville)
Alaska 1+1 (Fairbanks)
Michigan 1+1 (Grand Rapids)
New Mexico 1+1 (Farmington)
North Carolina 1+1 (Charlotte)
Oklahoma 1+1 (Tulsa)
There are operating temples in 38 US states with temples under construction or announced in 4 more (Wichita Kansas, Des Moines Iowa, Milwaukee Wisconsin, Summit New Jersey) (Temple List).
The following 8 US states do not have a temple operating, under construction or announced (Temple List):
Mississippi, 4 stakes (Mississippi - Statistics and Church Facts)
West Virginia, 4 stakes (West Virginia - Statistics and Church Facts)
New Hampshire, 3 stakes (New Hampshire - Statistics and Church Facts)
Delaware, 2 stakes (Delaware - Statistics and Church Facts)
Maine, 2 stakes (Maine - Statistics and Church Facts)
South Dakota, 2 stakes (South Dakota - Statistics and Church Facts)
Rhode Island, 1 stake (Rhode Island - Statistics and Church Facts)
Vermont, 1 stake (Vermont - Statistics and Church Facts)
Frankfurt Germany Temple
Canada was the first country outside the US to have a second temple (Cardston Alberta in 1923 and Toronto Ontario on 27 August 1990) (Temple List). Germany was the second country with more than one temple outside the US by six weeks when West and East Germany reunited on 3 October 1990 (Wikipedia: German reunification). However, both of Germany’s temples were dedicated several years before Toronto (Freiberg Germany in 1985 and Frankfurt Germany in 1987) (Temple List). Canada was also the first country outside the US to have a third, fourth and fifth temple (Halifax Nova Scotia, Regina Saskatchewan and Edmonton Alberta all in 1999) (Temple List).
Hong Kong China Temple
The following countries have more than one temple operating, under construction or announced (Temple List):
US 96+43 (Tallahassee Florida, Syracuse Utah, Grand Junction Colorado, Lindon Utah, Farmington New Mexico, Elko Nevada, Burley Idaho, Yorba Linda California, Smithfield Utah, Ephraim Utah, Heber Valley Utah, Willamette Valley Oregon, Montpelier Idaho, Modesto California, Fort Worth Texas, Knoxville Tennessee, Teton River Idaho, Cleveland Ohio, Austin Texas, Wichita Kansas, Cody Wyoming, Tampa Florida, Missoula Montana, San Jose California, Bakersfield California, Springfield Missouri, Charlotte North Carolina, Winchester Virginia, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Yuma Arizona, Houston Texas South, Des Moines Iowa, Cincinnati Ohio, Honolulu Hawaii, West Jordan Utah, Lehi Utah, Coeur d’Alene Idaho, Queen Creek Arizona, El Paso Texas, Huntsville Alabama, Milwaukee Wisconsin, Summit New Jersey, Price Utah)
Mexico 14+12 (Torreón, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Culiacán, Mexico City Benemérito, Cuernavaca, Pachuca, Toluca, Tula, Cancún, Chihuahua, Juchitán de Zaragoza)
Brazil 11+12 (Belo Horizonte, Ribeirão Prêto, Londrina, São Paulo East Brazil, Vitória, Maceió, Santos, Teresina, Natal, Goiânia, João Pessoa, Florianópolis)
Canada 9+2 (Lethbridge, Victoria)
Australia 5+1 (Brisbane South)
Japan 4+1 (Osaka)
Philippines 3+10 (Davao, Alabang, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Tacloban City, Naga, Santiago, Tuguegarao City, Iloilo, Laoag)
Argentina 4+3 (Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires City Center, Rosario)
Guatemala 2+4 (Cobán, Miraflores Guatemala City, Huehuetenango, Retalhuleu)
Chile 2+4 (Antofagasta, Santiago West, Viña del Mar, Puerto Montt)
United Kingdom 2+2 (Birmingham, Edinburgh)
South Africa 2+1 (Cape Town)
Germany 2+1 (Hamburg)
Ecuador 2
Honduras 2
Nigeria 1+5 (Lagos, Benin City, Eket, Calabar, Abuja)
DR of the Congo 1+3 (Lubumbashi, Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi)
Bolivia 1+2 (Santa Cruz, La Paz)
Ghana 1+2 (Kumasi, Cape Coast)
New Zealand 1+2 (Auckland, Wellington)
China 1+1 (Shanghai)
Dominican Republic 1+1 (Santiago)
El Salvador 1+1 (Santa Ana)
French Polynesia 1+1 (Uturoa)
Italy 1+1 (Milan)
Mozambique 1+1 (Maputo)
South Korea 1+1 (Busan)
Taiwan 1+1 (Kaohsiung)
Tonga 1+1 (Neiafu)
Venezuela 1+1 (Maracaibo)
With 201 dedicated temples there are operating temples in 51 countries and overseas territories with temples under construction or announced in 27 more (Abidjan Ivory Coast, Bengaluru India, Harare Zimbabwe, Nairobi Kenya, Phnom Penh Cambodia, Pago Pago American Samoa, Freetown Sierra Leone, Managua Nicaragua, Port Moresby Papua New Guinea, Port Vila Vanuatu, Tarawa Kiribati, Russia, Budapest Hungary, Dubai United Arab Emirates, Oslo Norway, Brussels Belgium, Vienna Austria, Beira Mozambique, Singapore Republic of Singapore, Monrovia Liberia, Antananarivo Madagascar, Brazzaville Republic of the Congo, Jakarta Indonesia, Luanda Angola, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, Dublin Ireland, Kampala Uganda) (Temple List).
Edmonton Alberta Temple
Alberta Canada was the first administrative subdivision (province) outside the US with more than one temple (Cardston Alberta in 1923 and Edmonton Alberta in 1999) (Temple List).
Manila Philippines Temple
The following administrative subdivisions (provinces, states, etc.) outside the US have more than one temple operating, under construction or announced (Temple List):
Canadian Province of Alberta 3+1 (Lethbridge)
Brazilian State of São Paulo 2+3 (Ribeirão Prêto, São Paulo Brazil East, Santos)
Mexican State of Chihuahua 2+1 (Chihuahua)
United Kingdom Constituent Country of England 2+1 (Birmingham)
Peruvian Province of Lima 2
Philippines Region of Ilocos 1+2 (Santiago, Laoag)
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Argentina 1+1 (Buenos Aires City Center)
Australian State of Queensland 1+1 (Brisbane South)
Brazilian State of Paraná 1+1 (Londrina)
Canadian Province of British Columbia 1+1 (Victoria)
Guatemalan Department of Guatemala 1+1 (Miraflores Guatemala City)
Mexican District of Ciudad de México 1+1 (Mexico City Benemérito)
Philippine National Capital Region (NCR) 1+1 (Alabang)
Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile 1+1 (Santiago West)
Brazilian State of Bahia 1+1 (Vitória)
Mexican State of Hidalgo 0+2 (Pachuca, Tula)
Philippines Region of Western Visayas 0+2 (Bacolod, Iloilo)
Mexico is the first country outside the United States to have multiple subdivisions with more than one announced temple. Brazil is the second, and Canada the third (Temple List).
Jordan River Utah Temple
South Jordan was the first city with more than one temple (Jordan River Utah in 1981 and Oquirrh Mountain Utah in 2009) (Temple List).
Lima Peru Temple
Lima Peru is the first city outside Utah and outside the US with more than one temple (Lima Peru in 1986 and Lima Peru Los Olivos in 2024) (Groundbreakings Announced for Two South American Temples).
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple
The following cities have more than one temple operating, under construction or announced (Groundbreaking Held for Red Cliffs Utah Temple and Peru’s Lima to become 3rd city — 1st outside of Utah — to have 2 dedicated temples). It should be noted that many temples are not within the city limits of the city they are named for (see my post on Temple Names).
South Jordan Utah (Jordan River Utah and Oquirrh Mountain Utah). Both are within the city limits of South Jordan (Temple List).
Provo Utah (Provo Utah Rock Canyon and Provo City Center). Both are within the city limits of Provo (Temple List).
Lima Peru (Lima Peru and Lima Peru Los Olivos). The city of Lima is made up of 31 districts, each with their own mayor but presided over by the Mayor of Lima. The two temples are in different districts (La Molina and Los Olivos respectively) but within the city limits of Lima (Groundbreakings Announced for Two South American Temples and Wikipedia: Lima).
St. George Utah (St. George Utah and Red Cliffs Utah). Both are within the city limits of St. George (Washington County Utah Temple Site Announced).
Manila Philippines (Manila Philippines and Alabang Philippines). While in separate cities, both are within the National Capital Region (NCR), which is similar to the District of Columbia in the US and are within the Manila metro area (Groundbreaking Dates Announced for Temples in Virginia, the Philippines and Utah).
Rexburg Idaho (Rexburg Idaho and Teton River Idaho). Both are within the city limits of Rexburg (Locations Announced for Two Temples in United States).
Guatemala City Guatemala (Guatemala City and Miraflores Guatemala City) (Prophet Announces Six New Temples at October 2020 General Conference). Both are within the city limits of Guatemala City.
Mexico City Mexico (Mexico City and Mexico City Benemérito) (President Nelson Announces 17 New Temples). Though The Church has not announced a specific site, Benemérito is the site of a Church school within the city limits of Mexico City.
Buenos Aires Argentina (Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires City Center Argentina) (The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord). The Buenos Aires Temple is in a suburb but both will be within the Buenos Aires Metro Area.
Las Vegas Nevada (Las Vegas Nevada and Lone Mountain Nevada) (Site Announced for Temple To Be Built in Las Vegas, Nevada). The Las Vegas Temple is in the Sunrise Manor neighborhood, just outside the city limits while Lone Mountain Temple will be within the city limits of Las Vegas.
Possibly São Paulo Brazil (São Paulo and São Paulo East) (Prophet Announces Six New Temples at October 2020 General Conference).
Possibly Santiago Chile (Santiago and Santiago West) (At the October 2021 General Conference, the Prophet Says the Church Will Build 13 More Temples).
Possibly Brisbane Australia (Brisbane and Brisbane South) (President Russell M. Nelson Announces 15 Temples).
Possibly Houston Texas (Houston and Houston South) (President Russell M. Nelson Announces 15 Temples).
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