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

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cuernavaca Mexico Temple will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Elder Moisés Villanueva, General Authority Seventy, will preside at the event. The temple will rise on a 5.36-acre site at the southeast corner of Calle Hernán Cortes and Calle Santa Prisca in the Colonia Vista Hermosa neighborhood of Cuernavaca. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 19,000 square feet.

The official exterior rendering for the Cuernavaca Mexico Temple has been released. The temple will be constructed on a 5.36-acre site at the southeast corner of Calle Hernán Cortes and Calle Santa Prisca in the Colonia Vista Hermosa neighborhood of Cuernavaca. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 19,000 square feet. The temple was announced by President Russell M. Nelson at the October 2022 general conference.

The location of the Cuernavaca Mexico Temple has been announced as a 5.36-acre site located southeast of the intersection of Calle Hernán Cortes and Calle Santa Prisca in the Colonia Vista Hermosa neighborhood of Cuernavaca. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 19,000 square feet. President Russell M. Nelson announced plans for the temple at the October 2022 general conference.