San Salvador El Salvador Temple
| San Salvador El Salvador Temple | ||||
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The Temple in late April 2011 | ||||
| Number | 135 | |||
| Dedication | 21 August 2011, by Henry B. Eyring | |||
| Site | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 27,986 sq ft (2,600.0 m2) | |||
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| Additional information | ||||
| Announced | 18 November 2007, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | 20 September 2008, by Don R. Clarke | |||
| Open house | 1-23 July 2011 | |||
| Current president | Emigdio Tiberio Santos Jimenez | |||
| Location | Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 13°41′0.0492″N 89°14′48.5592″W / 13.683347000°N 89.246822000°W | |||
| Exterior finish | Branco Sienna Granite from Brazil | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
| Notes | Announced in a letter dated 7 November 2007 from the First Presidency to priesthood leaders. The public open house was held from Friday, 1 July 2011, until Saturday, 23 July 2011, following which the temple was dedicated on Sunday, 21 August 2011, in three sessions. | |||
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The San Salvador El Salvador Temple is the 135th temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the fourth temple to be built in Central America and the first in El Salvador. The intent to build the temple was announced on November 18, 2007, in a statement from the church's First Presidency.
This temple was designed by VCBO Architecture. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on September 20, 2008, conducted by Don R. Clarke.