Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Groundbreaking Ceremony

On Saturday, August 31, 2024, senior leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered alongside community and interfaith leaders to break ground for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple. Presiding at the services was Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., President of the Philippines Area. He is himself a Mindanaoan, having grown up in General Santos City. It will be the second temple constructed on the island of Mindanao, joining the Davao Philippines Temple, which is currently under construction. The two-story temple will be built on Rosario Limketkai Avenue in Cagayan de Oro City. The project will also include an ancillary building, housing an arrival center, patron housing, and a distribution center.¹

Temple Rendering

On July 8, 2024, the official exterior rendering of the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple was released to the public.²

Temple Site

On December 18, 2023, the location of the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple was announced as a 4.9-acre property located at Lot 2163-c and Lot 2163-d on Rosario Limketkai Avenue in Cagayan de Oro City. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 18,449 square feet. An ancillary building with an arrival center, patron housing, and distribution center will also be constructed.³

Temple Announcement

President Russell M. Nelson announced the construction of a fifth temple for the Philippines during his closing remarks at the Sunday Afternoon Session of General Conference on April 1, 2018. The Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple will be constructed in the southern Philippines on the island of Mindanao—the second largest island in the Philippines with a population of over 20 million. There are approximately 750,000 members in the country organized into more than 100 stakes and dozens of districts. Currently operating in the Philippines are the Manila Philippines Temple and the Cebu City Philippines Temple. The Urdaneta Philippines Temple and a second temple for the greater Manila area are in the planning and construction stages.⁴

Temple Facts

The Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple will be the seventh temple built in the Philippines and the second built in Mindanao, following the Davao Philippines Temple (under construction).