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Cali Colombia Temple
Exterior cladding underway; structural walls erected for the ancillary building
Under Construction
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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
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Cali Colombia Temple on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Elder Jorge T. Becerra, South America Northwest Area President, presided over the event and offered the site dedicatory prayer. Church leaders, local authorities, and community members were in attendance including the mayor of Cali, Alejandro Eder. "On this day of dedication," said Elder Becerra in his dedicatory prayer, "we ask Thee to help each of us to become renewed in our efforts to become true followers of Jesus Christ. Help us to live the gospel and more fully become converted to Thy Son."1
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.2
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.3
- "Ground Broken for Cali Colombia Temple," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 3 Mar. 2025.
- "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.
