Overview[]
Announcement (April 2022)[]
At the conclusion of the 192nd General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to build 17 new temples. The prophet has now announced over 100 new temples in the four years he has served as president of The Church.[1][2]
The Wellington New Zealand Temple will be the Church's third temple in New Zealand after the Hamilton New Zealand Temple (dedicated in 1958) and the Auckland New Zealand Temple (announced in 2018). The new temple will probably service six stakes on the southern North Island and the two stakes and one district on the South Island. There are three stakes in the Wellington metropolitan area - the most recent of which was created in 1997. The most recently organized stake in the probable temple district was organized in 2016 on the South Island. There were 115,236 Church-reported members in New Zealand as of year-end 2019. The Church has reported steady membership and congregational growth in New Zealand in recent years. Stakes in southern New Zealand pertain to the Hamilton New Zealand Temple.
There are now 19 temples planned or dedicated in Oceania (including Hawaii).
Temple District[]
Temple presidents[]
Notable temple presidents have included:
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ LDS Church Growth Blogpost
- ↑ 17 New Temples Announced - Deseret News]