Lima Peru Temple

The Lima Peru Temple is the 38th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Lima Peru Temple
Number	38
Dedication	10 January 1986, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Floor area	9,600 sq ft (890 m2)
Height	112 ft (34 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Seoul Korea Temple Lima Peru Temple → Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
Additional information
Announced	1 April 1981, by Spencer W. Kimball
Groundbreaking	11 September 1982, by Boyd K. Packer
Open house	11–28 December 1985
Designed by	Jesse M. Harris
Location	La Molina, Lima, Peru
Geographic coordinates	12°4′10.96680″S 76°56′56.02920″W
Exterior finish	Local granite, Oriental design
Temple design	Modern adaptation of six-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	4 (stationary)
Sealing rooms	3
Clothing rental	Yes
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History

Due to growth in Peru, church leaders announced in 1981 that a temple would be built in the city of Lima. The six-spired Lima Peru Temple was constructed on 2 hectares (5 acres) of undeveloped area. Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the church's First Presidency, dedicated the Lima Peru temple on January 10, 1986.

The Lima Peru Temple serves more than four hundred thousand Latter-day Saints in the country. The temple has a total floor area of 890 square metres (9,600 sq ft), four ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

On April 3, 2016, church president Thomas S. Monson announced the intent to construct a second temple in the city.^[1] This temple will be called the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple.^[1] Upon completion of this second temple, Lima will be the third city (and first outside of Utah) to have more than one temple, following the Utah cities of South Jordan and Provo.^[2]

In 2020, the Lima Peru Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[3]

See also

• LDS Church portal

Chorrillos Lima Los Olivos Peru Temples Arequipa Chiclayo Cusco Huancayo Iquitos Lima Temples Piura Trujillo La Paz Guayaquil Quito Temples in and near Peru (edit) = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily Closed

• Addison Pratt, a major figure in this mission, 1840s
• Dean L. Larsen, a former temple president
• 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 (LDS Church)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru
• Pachacamac, ancient temple site southeast of Lima