Tampico Mexico Temple

Tampico Mexico Temple
Temple #83, Tampico, Mexico
Number	83
Dedication	20 May 2000, by Thomas S. Monson
Site	2.96 acres (1.20 ha)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Cochabamba Bolivia Temple Tampico Mexico Temple → Nashville Tennessee Temple
Additional information
Announced	8 July 1998
Groundbreaking	28 November 1998, by Eran A. Call
Open house	29 April – 6 May 2000
Designed by	Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
Location	Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Exterior finish	Blanco Guardiano white marble from Torreón, Mexico
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms	2 (Movie, two-stage progressive rooms)
Sealing rooms	2
Clothing rental	No
Visitors' center	No
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The Tampico Mexico Temple is the 83rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History

The first LDS Church temple in Mexico was built in Mexico City in 1983. Twenty-three years later, there are twelve LDS Church temples in Mexico. The Tampico Mexico Temple—actually located in Ciudad Madero, part of the Tampico conurbation—was the sixth to be dedicated in the country.

Tampico itself has a population of about 212,000 and is located in the state of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. There are about 18,000 church members in the city. Previous to the temple's dedication, local Latter-day Saints had to cross the Sierra Madre mountain range to reach the temple in Mexico City. A groundbreaking ceremony, which about 930 people attended, was held on 28 November 1998.

Thomas S. Monson, of the LDS Church's First Presidency gave the dedicatory prayer for the Tampico Mexico Temple on May 20, 2000. The Tampico Mexico Temple has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

In 2020, the Tampico Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

See also

Tijuana Tampico Guadalajara Mérida Villahermosa Tuxtla Gutiérrez Oaxaca Veracruz Monterrey Ciudad Juárez Hermosillo Sonora Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Querétaro Torreón Culiacán San Luis Potosí

Mexico City Benemérito Mexico City Cuernavaca Pachuca Puebla Querétaro Toluca Tula Veracruz Temples in Mexico Red = Operating Blue = Under construction Yellow = Announced Black = Closed for renovation

• 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

• "Dates announced for dedications, open houses of Mexico temples", Church News, Jan 22, 2000
• "Temple dates announced, postponed", Church News, March 11, 2000
• "Facts and figures: Tampico Mexico Temple", Church News, May 27, 2000
• Swensen, Jason (May 27, 2000), "Sacred hill now site of Tampico temple", Church News

External links

• Tampico Mexico Temple Official site
• Tampico Mexico Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org