Panama City Panama Temple
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| Number | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 10 August 2008 by Thomas S. Monson |
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| Site | 6.96 acres (2.8 hectares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floor area | 18,943 sq ft (1,760 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 111 ft (34 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Curitiba Brazil Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | Twin Falls Idaho Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Panama City Panama Temple is the 127th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was announced in 2002 and was dedicated on August 10, 2008 by church president Thomas S. Monson.[1] Located in Cárdenas, a suburb of Panama City, it is the first church temple in Panama.[2]
The plans to build a temple in Panama City were announced by the LDS Church on August 23, 2002.[3][4] Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on October 30, 2005, by Spencer V. Jones, a member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seventy and the president of the church's Central America Area.[5] On May 4, 2007, a statue of the angel Moroni was added to the temple's spire.[2]
The temple is adjacent to the LDS Church's Cárdenas Ward meetinghouse, close to the Panama Canal.[5] The Panama City Panama Temple serves Latter-day Saints in all of Panama. There are 39,000 Latter-day Saints in Panama in seven stakes and eight mission districts.[5]
The open house for the temple began on the July 11 and ended on July 26, 2008.[6][7] During the open house, the temple was open to everyone; however, since it has been dedicated only members of the church in good standing can enter.[8] The temple's dedication was held on August 10, 2008 in four sessions. Prior to the dedication, a cultural celebration was held including performances by Panamanian youth members of the church.[1][2]
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- 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)
References
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- ↑ Inician las Puertas Abiertas del Templo de Panamá, La Iglesia de JESUCRISTO de los Santos de los Últimos Días. Last Accessed 2008-07-12. Archived July 14, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Panama City Panama Temple (official)
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Latter-day Saint temples in Central America and the Caribbean
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- Temples (LDS Church) in North America
- 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples
- Buildings and structures in Panama City
- Places of worship in Panama
- Religious buildings completed in 2008
- Temples (LDS Church) in Latin America
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama
- 2008 establishments in Panama
