Status of Latter-day Saint temples: President Oaks’ first year – Deseret News - News Beep

Since President Oaks became prophet last year, 13 temples have been dedicated and 18 have broken ground.2026 is on pace to become one of the biggest years for temple dedications in church history.The last of all temples announced by President Thomas S. Monson was dedicated this year.

President Dallin H. Oaks launched a new era of temple building last year when he became president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The prophet-president was ordained Oct. 14, 2025, following the death of President Russell M. Nelson on Sept. 27, 2025.

President Oaks presided over the faith’s October 2025 general conference while not yet ordained as prophet. At that conference, he surprised members by announcing a slower pace of temple announcements.

“With the large number of temples now in the very earliest phases of planning and construction, it is appropriate that we slow down the announcement of new temples,” President Oaks said last October.

“We will now move forward in providing the ordinances of the temple to members of the church throughout the world.”

Isabella Shutz, 12, reacts as President Dallin H. Oaks walks by before the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple dedication in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred, for the Deseret News

Now, nearly one year since that announcement and President Oaks’ ordination as prophet, progress on the faith’s total 385 temples is accelerating.

President Nelson’s prophetic tenure was hallmarked by a significant increase in temple announcements worldwide. In its first year, President Oaks’ prophetic ministry could be characterized by an acceleration of temple building and progress.

“We are living in a glorious season of temple building,” President Oaks declared this August at his first international temple dedication, on his first ministry as prophet.

The surge in temple progress during President Oaks’ first year as prophet has put 2026 on pace to become the year with the second highest number of temple dedications in church history. The record was set in 2000, when 34 temples were dedicated.

In his first year, President Oaks has also dedicated two temples — the Burley Idaho Temple and Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple.

He and his counselors in the First Presidency have also revolutionized temple announcements by assigning church leaders to announce them locally. Under their leadership, three new temples have been announced for Portland, Maine; Marysville, Washington; and Otavalo, Ecuador.

Various factors may delay a temple’s timeline for completion, but the church is making “every effort” to construct temples expeditiously, according to a page on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

The following is a look at temple progress in the past year, plus a status update on each of the church’s 163 temples still in process as of Oct. 1, 2026.

Temple progress in the past year

Since President Oaks was ordained last year on Oct. 14:

13 temples have been dedicated.18 temples have begun construction.21 temples have had site plans released.3 temples have been announced.

With recent announcements by the church’s First Presidency, there are also currently:

13 temples scheduled for dedication — 10 of which will be dedicated through the end of 20267 temples scheduled for groundbreakingPresident Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Kristen M. Oaks, leave the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple after its dedication in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred, for the Deseret News

These updates and milestones bring the church’s current totals to:

385 total announced temples222 dedicated temples13 temples scheduled for dedication53 temples under construction7 temples scheduled for groundbreaking48 temples with site plans released42 temples in planning and design stages

Of note, two of the temples dedicated in the past year were the last of all temples announced by the late President Thomas S. Monson to be dedicated.

These two temples were the Harare Zimbabwe Temple and the Alabang Philippines Temple, announced in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The church’s 163 temples still in process were announced during either President Nelson’s or President Oaks’ tenures as church president.

Temples dedicated in the past yearPresident Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Sister Kristen M. Oaks, leave the Burley Idaho Temple dedication in Burley, Idaho, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. | Jeffrey D. Allred, for the Deseret News

The 13 temples dedicated during President Oaks’ first year as prophet are as follows:

Of these now operating temples, six are in the United States, two are in South America, one is in Africa and four are in Asia.

Temples scheduled for dedication

The 13 temples currently scheduled for dedication are:

The Ephraim Utah Temple is photographed on its media day on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Modesto California Temple — Scheduled to be dedicated Nov. 22, 2026, following a public open house from Oct. 16-31.Montpelier Idaho Temple — Scheduled to be dedicated Oct. 18, 2026; was open for public tours from Sept. 10-26.Pago Pago American Samoa Temple — Scheduled to be dedicated Dec. 13, 2026, following a public open house from Nov. 4-21.San Luis Potosí Mexico Temple — Scheduled to be dedicated Nov. 1, 2026; is currently open for tours until Oct. 10.Smithfield Utah Temple — Scheduled to be dedicated April 18, 2027, following a public open house from Feb. 25 to March 27.Torreón Mexico Temple — Scheduled to be dedicated Nov. 22, 2026, following a public open house from Oct. 22 to Nov. 7.Wichita Kansas Temple — Scheduled to be dedicated Nov. 1, 2026; is currently open for tours until Oct. 10.Temples under construction

The church’s 53 temples currently under construction are:

Antananarivo Madagascar Temple — Under construction since March 15, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 10,000 square feet.Austin Texas Temple — Under construction since Aug. 17, 2024; will be a single-story building of about 30,000 square feet.Barcelona Spain Temple — Under construction since Sept. 19, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 27,500 square feet.Bengaluru India Temple — Under construction since Dec. 2, 2020; will be a building of about 38,670 square feet.Benin City Nigeria Temple — Under construction since May 24, 2025; will be a two-story building of about 30,700 square feet.Invited guests and members arrive for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Benin City Nigeria Temple on May 24, 2025, in Benin City, Nigeria. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Birmingham England Temple — Under construction since March 22, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 10,800 square feet.Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Temple — Under construction since Aug. 23, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 10,000 square feet.Brussels Belgium Temple — Under construction since Nov. 22, 2025; will be a multistory building of about 25,500 square feet. Budapest Hungary Temple — Under construction since June 21, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 18,000 square feet.Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple — Under construction since Aug. 31, 2024; will be a two-story building of about 18,449 square feet.Cali Colombia Temple — Under construction since March 1, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 9,500 square feet.Cape Town South Africa Temple — Under construction since Oct. 25, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 9,500 square feet.Coeur d’Alene Idaho Temple — Under construction since Aug. 29, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 29,630 square feet.Colorado Springs Colorado Temple — Under construction since Sept. 12, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 45,000 square feet.Fairbanks Alaska Temple — Under construction since Sept. 27, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 10,000 square feet. Fairview Texas Temple — Under construction since Feb. 21, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 30,000 square feet.Freetown Sierra Leone Temple — Under construction since March 19, 2022; will be a single-story building of about 18,000 square feet.Grand Rapids Michigan Temple — Under construction since Dec. 7, 2024; will be a single-story building of about 20,000 square feet.Heber Valley Utah Temple — Under construction since Oct. 8, 2022; will be a building of about 88,000 square feet.Huehuetenango Guatemala Temple — Under construction since March 14, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 10,787 square feet.Local Latter-day Saints and community members break ground for the Huntsville Alabama Temple on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Madison, Alabama. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Huntsville Alabama Temple — Under construction since Aug. 15, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 30,000 square feet.Jacksonville Florida Temple — Under construction since Jan. 24, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 29,000 square feet.João Pessoa Brazil Temple — Under construction since Jan. 24, 2026; will be a building of about 18,850 square feet.Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple — Under construction since Nov. 25, 2023; will be a single-story building of about 10,900 square feet.Kumasi Ghana Temple — Under construction since Oct. 18, 2025; will be a two-story building of about 22,750 square feet.Lagos Nigeria Temple — Under construction since May 10, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 19,800 square feet.Lethbridge Alberta Temple — Under construction since April 26, 2025; will be a multistory building of about 45,000 square feet.Londrina Brazil Temple — Under construction since Aug. 17, 2024; will be a single-story building of about 32,000 square feet.Lone Mountain Nevada Temple — Under construction since Sept. 25, 2025; will be a three-story building of about 87,000 square feet.Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple — Under construction since Aug. 20, 2022; will be a single-story building of about 19,300 square feet.Missoula Montana Temple — Under construction since June 6, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 19,000 square feet.Naga Philippines Temple — Under construction since Aug. 8, 2026; will be a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Natal Brazil Temple — Under construction since May 17, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 19,800 square feet.Neiafu Tonga Temple — Under construction since Sept. 11, 2021; will be a single-story building of about 17,000 square feet.Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Temple — Under construction since April 22, 2023; will be a building of about 9,550 square feet.Port Vila Vanuatu Temple — Under construction since April 8, 2023; will be a single-story building of about 10,000 square feet.Querétaro Mexico Temple — Under construction since Jan. 7, 2023; will be a two-story building of about 27,500 square feet.A choir of adults and young adults sings “Come, O Thou King of Kings” during the groundbreaking of the Naga Philippines Temple on Aug. 8, 2026, in Naga City, Philippines. Primary children joined the youth in an earlier musical number to sing “I Love To See the Temple.” | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ribeirão Prêto Brazil Temple — Under construction since June 22, 2024; will be a single-story building of about 32,000 square feet.Santa Cruz Bolivia Temple — Under construction since June 8, 2024; will be a single-story building of about 29,000 square feet.Santiago West Chile Temple — Under construction since Aug. 17, 2024; will be a single-story building of about 12,500 square feet.Santos Brazil Temple — Under construction since Aug. 1, 2026; will be a two-story building of about 23,000 square feet.Singapore Temple — Under construction since June 28, 2025; will be a two-story building of about 18,000 square feet.Springfield Missouri Temple — Under construction since June 6, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 29,000 square feet.Tacloban City Philippines Temple — Under construction since Jan. 18, 2025; will be a two-story building of about 21,407 square feet.Tampa Florida Temple — Under construction since Aug. 23, 2025; will be a building of about 29,000 square feet.Tarawa Kiribati Temple — Under construction since Nov. 2, 2024; will be a single-story building of about 10,000 square feet.Teresina Brazil Temple — Under construction since April 18, 2026; will be a building of about 25,400 square feet.Teton River Idaho Temple — Under construction since June 1, 2024; will be a three-story building of about 130,000 square feet.Tulsa Oklahoma Temple — Under construction since Aug. 22, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 29,600 square feet.Vancouver Washington Temple — Under construction since Aug. 23, 2025; will be a building of about 43,000 square feet.Victoria British Columbia Temple — Under construction since Aug. 22, 2026; will be a single-story building of approximately 11,400 square feet.Wellington New Zealand Temple — Under construction since Aug. 2, 2025; will be a two-story building of about 14,900 square feet.Winchester Virginia Temple — Under construction since Aug. 9, 2025; will be a single-story building of about 30,000 square feet.Temples scheduled for groundbreaking

The church’s seven temples currently scheduled to start construction are:

Cincinnati Ohio Temple — Scheduled to start Nov. 7, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 29,630 square feet.Cuernavaca Mexico Temple — Scheduled to start Nov. 14, 2026; will be a single-story building of approximately 19,000 square feet.Iquitos Peru Temple — Scheduled to start Oct. 10, 2026; will be a building of approximately 20,000 square feet. La Paz Bolivia Temple — Scheduled to start Nov. 21, 2026; will be a building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Maceió Brazil Temple — Scheduled to start Oct. 10, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 19,000 square feet.Piura Peru Temple — Scheduled to start Nov. 14, 2026; will be a single-story building of about 18,850 square feet.Vienna Austria Temple — Scheduled to start Oct. 17, 2026; will be a multistory building of about 15,300 square feet.Temples with site plans released

The church’s 48 temples with site maps and/or exterior renderings released are:

Bakersfield California Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 30,000 square feet.Beira Mozambique Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 10,000 square feet.Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple — Planned to be built on a 1.56-acre site in the San Nicolás district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.Calabar Nigeria Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 26,000 square feet.Caldwell Idaho Temple — Planned as a multistory building of approximately 82,000 square feet.Campo Grande Brazil Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 11,300 square feet.Charlotte North Carolina Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 30,700 square feet.Chihuahua Mexico Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 19,000 square feet.Culiacán Mexico Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 10,000 square feet.Cusco Peru Temple — Planned as a building of approximately 9,950 square feet.Des Moines Iowa Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.The future site of the Lehi Utah Temple is pictured in Lehi on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Eket Nigeria Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Flagstaff Arizona Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Florianópolis Brazil Temple — Planned to be built on a 5.5-acre site located in east Santa Catarina, Brazil.Fort Bend Texas Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 46,000 square feet.Goiânia Brazil Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Greenville South Carolina Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Hamburg Germany Temple — Planned to be built on a 1.4-acre site in the Eilbek quarter of Hamburg, Germany.Harrisburg Pennsylvania Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 20,000 square feet.Iloilo Philippines Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Jakarta Indonesia Temple — Planned as a four-story building of approximately 40,350 square feet.Kahului Hawaii Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 19,000 square feet.Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 11,000 square feet.Lehi Utah Temple — Planned as a multistory building of approximately 85,000 square feet.Medellín Colombia Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 10,471 square feet.Mexico City Benemérito Mexico Temple — Planned as a two-story building of approximately 29,000 square feet.Norfolk Virginia Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Osaka Japan Temple — Planned as a two-story building of approximately 34,320 square feet.Oslo Norway Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 10,800 square feet.Otavalo Ecuador Temple — Planned as a building of approximately 18,850 square feet; was the first of all temples announced under President Oaks to have site plans released.

Puerto Montt Chile Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,500 square feet.Queen Creek Arizona Temple — Planned as a building of approximately 82,000 square feet.Rapid City South Dakota Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 11,800 square feet.Retalhuleu Guatemala Temple — Planned to be built on a 5.51-acre site in the Retalhuleu department of southwestern Guatemala.Rosario Argentina Temple — Planned to be built on a 1.59-acre site in the northeastern province of Santa Fe, Argentina.Santiago Philippines Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.São Paulo East Brazil Temple — Planned as two-story building of approximately 46,050 square feet.Savai’i Samoa Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 29,630 square feet.Spanish Fork Utah Temple — Planned as a multistory building of approximately 80,000 square feet.Sunnyvale California Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 30,000 square feet.Tacoma Washington Temple — Planned as a multistory building of approximately 45,000 square feet.Toluca Mexico Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 19,000 square feet.Tuguegarao City Philippines Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 18,850 square feet.Viña del Mar Chile Temple — Planned as a building of approximately 30,000 square feet.Vitória Brazil Temple — Planned as a single-story building of approximately 10,600 square feet.West Jordan Utah Temple — Planned as a multistory building of approximately 85,000 square feet.Yuma Arizona Temple — Planned as a single-story structure of approximately 18,500 square feet.Temples in planning and design stages

The church’s 42 temples still in planning and design stages include:

At a Christmas devotional for the Portland Maine Stake on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, Latter-day Saints react to Elder Allen D. Haynie, General Authority Seventy and president of the United States Northeast Area, as he reads an announcement from the First Presidency of a temple to be built in Portland, Maine. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints in Otavalo, Ecuador, react to the news that a new temple will be built in their city. Photo taken on Thursday, May 14, 2026. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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