Montreal Quebec Temple

Montreal Quebec Temple
Number	86
Dedication	4 June 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Floor area	11,550 sq ft (1,073 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Villahermosa Mexico Temple Montreal Quebec Temple → San José Costa Rica Temple
Additional information
Announced	6 August 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	9 April 1999, by Gary J. Coleman
Open house	20–27 May 2000
Rededicated	22 November 2015, by Henry B. Eyring
Current president	E. Paul Arsenault
Designed by	Andrij Serbyn, Fichten Soiferman and Church A&E Services
Location	Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Geographic coordinates	45°33′48.00600″N 73°29′26.21760″W
Exterior finish	Bethel white granite from northern Vermont
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
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The Montreal Quebec Temple is the 86th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History

The temple was announced on August 6, 1998, and was the sixth temple to be built in Canada. It was also one of the temples announced with a long list of others, which LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley hoped to have completed by the end of 2000 in order to have 100 operating temples throughout the world.

Gary J. Coleman, of the Seventy, presided at a site dedication and groundbreaking ceremony held on April 9, 1999. The temple sits on a 2.4-acre (0.97 ha) plot in the city of Longueuil. The temple was open to the public for tours of the interior May 20–27, 2000. Despite the short duration of the open house, more than 10,000 people toured the temple.

Hinckley dedicated the Montreal Quebec Temple on June 4, 2000. Before the dedication began, a cornerstone ceremony was held to officially complete the construction of the temple. Hinckley placed the cornerstone and had help from local children in placing the mortar. Around 6,000 members attended the four dedicatory sessions of the temple. The temple serves more than 12,200 church members from the Montréal; Ottawa, Ontario; Montpelier, Vermont; and upstate New York areas.

The temple has a total of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms. The exterior finish is made of Bethel white granite from northern Vermont.

The temple closed for renovations in 2014. A public open house was held from Thursday, 5 November 2015, through Saturday, 14 November 2015, excluding Sunday. The temple was rededicated on Sunday, November 22, 2015, by Henry B. Eyring.

In 2020, the Montreal Quebec Temple was temporarily closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Gallery

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  Temple Entrance
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  Temple at sunset, July 2019

See also

Vancouver Victoria Winnipeg Halifax Toronto Montreal Regina Temples in Canada () Alberta Temples Calgary Cardston Edmonton Lethbridge Vancouver Temples in Alberta () = 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 Canada

Additional reading

• "Temple dedications planned", Church News, April 8, 2000
• Dockstader, Julie (June 10, 2000), "Pres. Monson returns to land, people he loves", Church News
• Dockstader, Julie (June 10, 2000), "Montreal temple highlight of 40 years of progress", Church News
• Dockstader, Julie (July 22, 2000), "Meeting the world in Montreal", Church News

External links

• Media related to Montréal Québec Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Montreal Quebec Temple Official site
• Montreal Quebec Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org