Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple

Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple
Number	72
Dedication	27 February 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	1.54 acres (0.62 ha)
Floor area	10,769 sq ft (1,000.5 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple → Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
Additional information
Announced	20 July 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	5 December 1998, by Eran A. Call
Open house	15–19 February 2000
Current president	Alfonso Arturo Rodríguez Ibañez
Designed by	Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
Location	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Geographic coordinates	29°6′9.039599″N 110°56′49.04519″W
Exterior finish	White marble veneer
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
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The Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple is the 72nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Hermosillo, capital of the northern state of Sonora, was one of the first areas in Mexico to have Mormon missionaries.

History

The church announced the building of the temple in Hermosillo on 20 July 1998. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple on February 27, 2000. The temple has a total floor area of 10,769 square feet (1,000.5 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

See also

Ciudad Juárez Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Culiacán Hermosillo Sonora Tijuana Temples in Northwestern Mexico () Northeast Mexico Temples Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Culiacán Guadalajara Monterrey Querétaro San Luis Potosí Tampico Torreón Temples in Northeastern Mexico () Central Mexico Temples Mexico City Benemérito Mexico City Cuernavaca Pachuca Puebla Toluca Tula Temples in Central Mexico () Southeast Mexico Temples Cancún Juchitan de Zaragoza Mérida Oaxaca Pachuca Puebla Tuxtla Gutiérrez Veracruz Villahermosa Temples in Southeast Mexico () Mexico Map Temples in Mexico () = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily Closed ()

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico

Additional reading

• "Hermosillo temple dates announced", Church News, Jan 8, 2000
• Hart, John L. (March 4, 2000), "Impact on lives begins even before completion of Hermosillo Temple", Church News
• "President Hinckley presides at rites for 50th temple", Church News, March 4, 2000

External links

• Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple Official site
• Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org