Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

The Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Pétionville, Haiti.[2] It is located adjacent to an existing meetinghouse at the intersection of Route de Frères (Delmas 105) and Impasse Saint-Marc (Frères 23).

Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
Number 165
Dedicated 1 September 2019 (1 September 2019) by
David A. Bednar
Floor area 10,042 sq ft (933 m2)
Preceded by Fortaleza Brazil Temple
Followed by Lisbon Portugal Temple
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History

The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on April 5, 2015, during the Sunday morning session of the church's general conference.[3][4] The Abidjan Ivory Coast and Bangkok Thailand temples were announced at the same time.

At a stake conference in Port-au-Prince on March 12, 2017, apostle Neil L. Andersen announced that a location for the temple had been selected and acquired.[5][6] On October 28, 2017, a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the beginning of construction took place, with Walter F. González presiding.[7]

In August 2018, the LDS Church announced that Fritzner A. Joseph, a former president of the Haiti Port-au-Prince Mission, would serve as the temple's first president following its dedication.[8]

On November 14, 2018, the LDS Church originally announced that the temple was scheduled for dedication on May 19, 2019.[9] On January 18, 2019, the church provided new dates, announcing the public open house that was held from August 3 through August 17, 2019, excluding Sundays.[10] The temple was dedicated on September 1, 2019 by David A. Bednar.[11]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[12]

Temple district

At the time of its dedication, the temple district includes the five stakes and four districts in Haiti,[13] in which approximately 24,000 members reside.[14]

See also

References
  1. Walch, Tad (5 April 2015). "3 new LDS temples to be built in Ivory Coast, Haiti and Thailand, President Monson announces". Deseret News. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. "Church Leaders Break Ground for Mormon Temple in Haiti: Second temple in the Caribbean", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2017-10-28
  3. "Monson announces 3 new Mormon temples". Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  4. Thomas S. Monson, "Blessings of the Temple", Liahona, May 2015.
  5. "Elder Neil L. Andersen invites the saints in Haiti to be ready to enter the temple". Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. "Temple Site". Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  7. Caldwell, Tiffany. "Mormon church breaks ground on long-awaited Haiti temple", The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 October 2017. Retrieved on 5 April 2020.
  8. New Temple President Called to Serve in Haiti, LDS Church, 2018-08-27
  9. "Public Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Haiti Temple" (PDF), Newsroom, LDS Church, 2018-11-14
  10. "Public Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the Haiti Temple", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-01-18
  11. "First Haitian Temple Is Dedicated: 166th in the Church", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2019-09-01
  12. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
  13. "Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple District". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  14. "Facts and Statistics - Haiti". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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