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 Cusco Peru Temple will be the Church's fifth temple in Peru following the Lima Peru Temple (dedicated in 1986), the Trujillo Peru Temple (dedicated in 2015), the Arequipa Peru Temple (dedicated in 2019), and the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple (announced in 2016 and under construction). The new temple will likely have one of the smallest temple districts in Latin America in terms of the number of stakes and districts assigned. Currently, it appears that there will likely be four stakes and five districts assigned to the new temple. It is important to note that the Cusco area has a high percentage of Amerindian peoples and travel is difficult due to the rugged terrain. There are two stakes in Cusco, and the first stake was organized in 1985. The most recently organized stake in the region is the Sicuani Peru Stake which was created in 2006. Stakes in the Cusco area currently attend the Arequipa Peru Temple.
The Church in Peru has approximately 625,000 members per the Church's announcement today, and annual membership growth rates have generally ranged from 2-4% since the mid-2000s. Congregational growth rates accelerated immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of the pandemic on the Church in Peru has appeared significant given lockdowns and significant disruptions to Church operations.
Temple District[]
Temple presidents[]
Notable temple presidents have included:
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References[]
- ↑ LDS Church Growth Blogpost
- ↑ 17 New Temples Announced - Deseret News]