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Natal Brazil Temple
Exterior cladding underway; structural frame for steeple installed
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Announcement:
2 April 2023Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:
17 May 2025 by Mark D. EddySite:
5.53 acres | 2.2 hectaresArchitectural Features:
Single attached central spireTotal Floor Area:
19,800 square feet | 1,839 square metersElevation:
129 feet | 39 metersConstruction Status
"Here today begins the greatest spiritual transformation this city has ever seen," said Antonio Carlos Bastos Ferreira, a pioneering member of the Church in the Natal region, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Natal Brazil Temple on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Elder Mark D. Eddy, Second Counselor in the Brazil Area Presidency, presided at the event. In his site dedicatory prayer, he said: "We humbly plead with Thee to increase our desire to be personally prepared to receive this temple."1
Temple Rendering
On February 12, 2024, an official exterior rendering of the Natal Brazil Temple was released to the public.2
Temple Site
On August 28, 2023, the location of the Natal Brazil Temple was announced as a 5.53-acre site located on Av. Senador Salgado Filho (BR-101) in the Nova Parnamirim neighborhood of the suburb of Parnamirim. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 19,800 square feet.3
Temple Announcement
On April 2, 2023, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Natal Brazil Temple at the April 2023 General Conference. Natal is the capital and largest city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It is located on Brazil's northeastern coastal tip and is known for its extensive coastal sand dunes. Brazil was the third country outside the United States to have 50 organized stakes. The temple in Natal was the 20th announced temple for Brazil.4
- "Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Natal Brazil Temple," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 20 May 2025.
- "News for Temples in Wyoming, Florida, Utah and Brazil," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 12 Feb. 2024.
- "Manhattan New York Temple to Close for Renovations; Locations released for four other temples in North and South America" The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 28 Aug. 2023.
- "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 15 New Houses of the Lord," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Apr. 2023.
