Overview[]
The Asuncion Paraguay Temple is the 112th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the 1st temple completed in Paraguay (2002).
The Asunción Paraguay Temple is located near the center of Asunción in the Mariscal López neighborhood on the corner of Avenida España and Avenida Brasilia—a major city thoroughfare. Sharing the temple site is a meetinghouse, which was constructed as an addition to a former residential mansion and is known locally as Capilla Moroni. Across the street from the meetinghouse are Church offices, a distribution center, and a patron housing facility.
Temple Facts[]
The Asunción Paraguay Temple was the first temple built in Paraguay.
The Asunción Paraguay Temple was built on the site of the first meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built in Paraguay. The building, constructed in 1964, was demolished to make room for the temple and a new meetinghouse, which incorporated a residential mansion that had been acquired by the Church to increase the size of the property.
Elder Jay E. Jensen, who presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Asunción Paraguay Temple, said he felt impressed during the site dedicatory prayer to designate the block for the temple grounds, even though all of the land had not yet been purchased. He said that the hand of Lord opened the path to buy the land needed to complete the temple grounds.
The open house for the Asunción Paraguay Temple generated wide interest from media representatives, civic leaders, and the general public. The week-long event brought 22,482 visitors with nearly 3,000 requesting more information about the Church. Among the invited VIP guests was the First Lady of Paraguay, Mrs. Susana Galli de Gonzalez Macchi, who expressed beautiful words of gratitude for the "magnificent" temple that was being inaugurated in Asunción.
The Asunción Paraguay Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley just two days after he presided over the dedication of the Campinas Brazil Temple. Local media outlets covered the event, featuring quotations from President Hinckley and other Church members who were interviewed.
Once the Asunción Paraguay Temple was dedicated in 2002, every Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nation in South America had an operating temple. This milestone was reached just 24 years after the dedication of the first temple in South America—the Sao Paulo Brazil Temple (1978).
Temple District[]
The Asunción Paraguay Temple serves members from 16 stakes and 14 districts headquartered in Paraguay, Northeastern Argentina, and West Central Brazil:
Paraguay[]
- Asuncion Paraguay North Stake
- Asuncion Paraguay Stake
- Boquerón Paraguay District
- Caacupé Paraguay District
- Caaguazú Paraguay District
- Capiata Paraguay Stake
- Ciudad del Este Paraguay Stake
- Concepción Paraguay District
- Encarnacion Paraguay District
- Fernando de la Mora Paraguay South Stake
- Fernando de la Mora Paraguay Stake
- La Paloma Paraguay District
- Limpio Paraguay Stake
- Luque Paraguay South Stake
- Luque Paraguay Stake
- Nemby Paraguay Stake
- Paraguarí Paraguay District
- Pedro Juan Caballero Paraguay District
- Pilar Paraguay District
- San Lorenzo Paraguay Stake
Northeastern Argentina[]
- Apostoles Argentina District
- Corrientes Argentina District
- Eldorado Argentina District
- Formosa Argentina Stake
- Ibarreta Argentina District
- Posadas Argentina Stake
- Resistencia Argentina South Stake
- Resistencia Argentina Stake
- Roque Sáenz Peña Argentina District
West Central Brazil[]
Temple Presidents[]
- Ernesto A. Da Silva 2018–
- Heber O. Díaz 2014–2018
- Stephen G. Boyden 2011–2014
- David K. Udall 2008–2011
- Richard R. George 2005–2008
- John J. Whetten 2002–2005
See Also[]
References[]
Asuncion Paraguay Temple[]
The Asuncion Paraguay Temple is the 112th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the 1st temple completed in Paraguay (2002).