| Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple |
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| Number | 141 |
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| Dedication | 17 March 2013, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf |
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| Site | 13.6 acres (5.5 ha) |
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| Floor area | 28,254 sq ft (2,624.9 m2) |
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| Height | 135 ft (41 m) |
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| Announced | 9 June 2006, by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Groundbreaking | 12 September 2009, by Don R. Clarke |
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| Open house | 9 February – 2 March 2013 |
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| Current president | Luis Ariel Merlo Pineda |
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| Location | Comayagüela, Honduras |
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| Geographic coordinates | 14°3′9.216″N 87°14′15.4716″W / 14.05256000°N 87.237631000°W / 14.05256000; -87.237631000 |
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| Exterior finish | Mountain gray granite from China |
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| Baptistries | 1 |
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| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) |
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| Sealing rooms | 2 |
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| Notes | Ground was broken in a small ceremony on 12 September 2009 after a new site was selected. Previously ground had been broken on 9 June 2007 by Spencer V. Jones, excavation was halted because of opposition from Tegucigalpa city officials and citizens, who felt the temple would overshadow and block the view of the Catholic Our Lady of Suyapa Basilica on adjacent land. After negotiations failed to resolve the issue, the church announced on Wednesday, 28 January 2009, that out of respect for the city officials and citizens, the church would relocate the temple. |
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The Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple is the 141st temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the first to be built in Honduras and the sixth in Central America. The Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple serves Latter-day Saints in Honduras and Nicaragua. There are 168,000 Latter-day Saints in Honduras and Nicaragua in 302 congregations.