Length of construction times and open-house attendance
for temples of the
Church of Jesus Christ


 

 

                                                                                    Announcement to    Groundbreaking to

Announcement        Groundbreaking        Open-house guests         Dedication        dedication          dedication

 

#A  Kirtland Ohio Temple

     --              05 Jun 1833                 --                 27 Mar 1836           --              02 yr 10 mo 

#B  Nauvoo Illinois Temple

  Oct 1840           06 Apr 1841                 --                 30 Apr 1846       05 yr 07 mo         05 yr 01 mo

#1  St. George Utah Temple

     --              09 Nov 1871                 --                 06 Apr 1877           --              05 yr 05 mo

#2  Logan Utah Temple

18 May 1877          17 May 1877                 --                 17 May 1884       07 yr 00 mo         07 yr 00 mo

#3  Manti Utah Temple

     --              25 Apr 1877                 --                 17 May 1888           --              11 yr 01 mo

#4  Salt Lake Temple

28 Jul 1847          14 Feb 1853                 --                 06 Apr 1893       45 yr 05 mo         40 yr 02 mo

#5  Laie Hawaii Temple

03 Oct 1915          01 Jun 1915                 --                 27 Nov 1919       04 yr 02 mo         04 yr 06 mo

#6  Cardston Alberta Temple

27 Jul 1913          09 Nov 1913                 --                 26 Aug 1923       10 yr 01 mo         09 yr 10 mo

#7  Mesa Arizona Temple

28 Nov 1921          25 Apr 1922                 --                 23 Oct 1927       05 yr 11 mo         05 yr 06 mo

#8  Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

03 Mar 1937          19 Dec 1939                 --                 23 Sep 1945       08 yr 07 mo         05 yr 09 mo

#9  Bern Switzerland Temple

01 Jul 1952          05 Aug 1953                 --                 11 Sep 1955       03 yr 02 mo         02 yr 01 mo

#10  Los Angeles California Temple

     --              22 Sep 1951               70,000               11 Mar 1956           --              04 yr 06 mo

#11  Hamilton New Zealand Temple

17 Feb 1955          21 Dec 1955                 --                 20 Apr 1958       03 yr 02 mo         02 yr 05 mo

#12  London England Temple

10 Aug 1953          27 Aug 1955               75,000               07 Sep 1958       05 yr 01 mo         04 yr 00 mo

#13  Oakland California Temple

28 Jan 1943          26 May 1962                 --                 17 Nov 1964       21 yr 10 mo         02 yr 06 mo

#14  Ogden Utah Temple

14 Aug 1967          08 Sep 1969                 --                 18 Jan 1972       04 yr 05 mo         02 yr 04 mo

#15  Provo Utah Temple

14 Aug 1967          15 Sep 1969                 --                 09 Feb 1972       04 yr 06 mo         02 yr 05 mo

#16  Washington, D.C. Temple

15 Nov 1968          07 Dec 1968                 --                 19 Nov 1974       06 yr 00 mo         05 yr 11 mo

#17  Sao Paulo Brazil Temple

01 Mar 1975          20 Mar 1976                 --                 30 Oct 1978       03 yr 07 mo         02 yr 08 mo

#18  Tokyo Japan Temple

30 Oct 1974           not held                   --                 27 Oct 1980       06 yr 00 mo             --    

#19  Seattle Washington Temple

27 May 1978          27 May 1978                 --                 17 Nov 1980       02 yr 06 mo         02 yr 06 mo

#20  Jordan River Utah Temple

03 Feb 1978          09 Jun 1979                 --                 16 Nov 1981       03 yr 09 mo         02 yr 05 mo

#21  Atlanta Georgia Temple

02 Apr 1980          07 Mar 1981                 --                 01 Jun 1983       03 yr 02 mo         02 yr 03 mo

#22  Apia Samoa Temple

15 Oct 1977          19 Feb 1981                 --                 06 Aug 1983       05 yr 10 mo         02 yr 06 mo

#23  Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple

02 Apr 1980          18 Feb 1981                 --                 09 Aug 1983       03 yr 04 mo         02 yr 06 mo

#24  Santiago Chile Temple

02 Apr 1980          30 May 1981                 --                 15 Sep 1983       03 yr 05 mo         02 yr 04 mo

#25  Papeete Tahiti Temple

02 Apr 1980          13 Feb 1981                 --                 27 Oct 1983       03 yr 07 mo         02 yr 08 mo

#26  Mexico City D.F. Mexico Temple

03 Apr 1976          25 Nov 1979                 --                 02 Dec 1983       07 yr 08 mo         04 yr 00 mo

#27  Boise Idaho Temple

31 Mar 1982          18 Dec 1982                 --                 25 May 1984       02 yr 02 mo         01 yr 05 mo

#28  Sydney Australia Temple

02 Apr 1980          13 Aug 1982                 --                 20 Sep 1984       04 yr 06 mo         02 yr 01 mo

#29  Manila Philippines Temple

01 Apr 1981          25 Aug 1982                 --                 25 Sep 1984       03 yr 06 mo         02 yr 01 mo

#30  Dallas Texas Temple

01 Apr 1981          22 Jan 1983                 --                 19 Oct 1984       03 yr 07 mo         01 yr 09 mo

#31  Taipei Taiwan Temple

31 Mar 1982          27 Aug 1982                 --                 17 Nov 1984       02 yr 08 mo         02 yr 03 mo

#32  Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

01 Apr 1981          12 Sep 1982                 --                 14 Dec 1984       03 yr 08 mo         02 yr 03 mo

#33  Freiburg Germany Temple

09 Oct 1982          23 Apr 1983                 --                  20 Jun 1985      02 yr 08 mo         02 yr 02 mo

#34  Stockholm Sweden Temple

01 Apr 1981          17 Mar 1984                 --                  02 Jul 1985      04 yr 03 mo         01 yr 04 mo

#35  Chicago Illinois Temple

01 Apr 1981          13 Aug 1983                 --                  09 Aug 1985      04 yr 04 mo         02 yr 00 mo

#36  Johannesburg South Africa Temple

01 Apr 1981          27 Nov 1982                 --                  24 Aug 1985      04 yr 05 mo         02 yr 09 mo

#37  Seoul Korea Temple

01 Apr 1981          09 May 1983                 --                  14 Dec 1985      04 yr 08 mo         02 yr 07 mo

#38  Lima Peru Temple

01 Apr 1981          11 Sep 1982                 --                  10 Jan 1986      04 yr 09 mo         03 yr 04 mo

#39  Buenos Aires Argentina Temple

02 Apr 1980          20 Apr 1983                 --                  17 Jan 1986      05 yr 10 mo         02 yr 09 mo

#40  Denver Colorado Temple

31 Mar 1982          19 May 1984                 --                  24 Oct 1986      04 yr 07 mo         02 yr 05 mo

#41  Frankfurt Germany Temple

01 Apr 1981          01 Jul 1985              70,000                 28 Aug 1987      06 yr 05 mo         02 yr 02 mo

#42  Portland Oregon Temple

07 Apr 1984          20 Sep 1986                 --                  19 Aug 1989      05 yr 04 mo         02 yr 11 mo

#43  Las Vegas Nevada Temple

07 Apr 1984          30 Nov 1985                 --                  16 Dec 1989      05 yr 08 mo         04 yr 01 mo

#44  Toronto Ontario Temple

07 Apr 1984          10 Oct 1987                 --                  25 Aug 1990      06 yr 05 mo         02 yr 10 mo

#45  San Diego California Temple

07 Apr 1984          27 Feb 1988                 --                  25 Apr 1993      09 yr 01 mo         05 yr 02 mo

#46  Orlando Florida Temple

17 Feb 1990          20 Jun 1992                 --                  09 Oct 1994      04 yr 08 mo         02 yr 04 mo

#47  Bountiful Utah Temple

28 May 1988          02 May 1992                 --                  08 Jan 1995      06 yr 07 mo         02 yr 08 mo

#48  Hong Kong China Temple

03 Oct 1992          22 Jan 1994                 --                  26 May 1996      03 yr 08 mo         02 yr 04 mo

#49  Mt. Timpanogos Utah Temple

03 Oct 1992          09 Oct 1993             680,000                 13 Oct 1996      04 yr 00 mo         03 yr 00 mo

#50  St. Louis Missouri Temple

29 Dec 1991          30 Oct 1993             260,000                 01 Jun 1997      05 yr 05 mo         03 yr 08 mo

#51  Vernal Utah Temple

13 Feb 1994          13 May 1995             101,000                 02 Nov 1997      03 yr 08 mo         02 yr 06 mo

#52  Preston