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Cali Colombia Temple
Preparing for groundbreaking ceremony; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday, 1 March 2025
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Announcement:
4 April 2021Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
1 March 2025 by Jorge T. BecerraSite:
3.14 acres | 1.3 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central towerOrdinance Rooms:
One instruction room, one sealing room, and one baptistryTotal Floor Area:
9,500 square feet | 883 square metersElevation:
3,167 feet | 965 metersGroundbreaking Ceremony
Elder Jorge T. Becerra, president of the South America Northwest Area, will preside at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cali Colombia Temple on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The temple will be constructed on a 3.14-acre site on La Flora in Cali, Colombia. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 9,500 square feet. The temple will be Colombia's third. A fourth has been announced for Medellín.["News for Temple Groundbreakings in Michigan and Colombia," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 9 Dec. 2024.]
Temple Rendering
On September 23, 2021, an official exterior rendering of the Cali Colombia Temple was released.
Temple Site
The Cali Colombia Temple will be built on a 3.14-acre site in the La Flora neighborhood of Cali. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 9,500 square feet.1
Temple Announcement
On April 4, 2021, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Cali Colombia Temple at the 191st Annual General Conference. The Cali Colombia Temple will be the country’s third temple. Colombia is home to around 210,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 250 congregations. The Bogotá Colombia Temple was dedicated in 1999. The Barranquilla Colombia Temple was dedicated in 2018. Missionary work began in Colombia in 1966. The first members of the Church lived in Cali and Bogotá. Cali is the second largest city in Colombia.2
- "Temple Site Locations Announced in Four Latin American Countries," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Sept. 2021.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, "At April 2021 Conference, Prophet Announces 20 More Temples to Be Constructed," 4 Apr. 2021.
