Fortaleza Brazil Temple

Fortaleza Brazil Temple
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS #	164th Operating Temple
Location	Brazil
Address	Avenida Santos Dumont 7771 60177-415–Fortaleza–Ceará
Map	map
LDS Web	weblink
Gallery	gallery
District	Ceara State
History
Announced	3 October 2009
Open House	27 April–18 May 2019
Dedication Date	2 June 2019
Dedication By	Elder Ulisses Soares

Overview

The Fortaleza Brazil Temple is the 164th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the 7th temple completed in Brazil (2019) and the first built in Ceara.

Temple Facts

• The Fortaleza Brazil Temple is a highly detailed edifice with a single-domed tower surrounded by lush landscaping and built into a gently rising slope, offering beautiful views of the city.
• The Fortaleza Brazil Temple will stand in the beautiful coastal neighborhood of Dunas on a site located across from the esteemed FANOR, an institute of higher education.
• The Fortaleza Brazil Temple was the first temple dedicated outside of the United States by an apostle native to that country.

Temple District

The Fortaleza Brazil Temple serves members from 34 stakes and 6 districts headquartered in Ceará, Pará, Piauí, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Tocantins, Bahia, Paraíba, and Pernambuco:

Ceará

1. Caucaia Brazil Stake
2. Fortaleza Brazil Stake
3. Fortaleza Brazil Benfica Stake
4. Fortaleza Brazil Bom Jardim Stake
5. Fortaleza Brazil Bom Sucesso Stake
6. Fortaleza Brazil Castalao Stake
7. Fortaleza Brazil Ceara Stake
8. Fortaleza Brazil Dunas Stake
9. Fortaleza Brazil East Stake
10. Fortaleza Brazil Lisboa Stake
11. Fortaleza Brazil Litoral Stake
12. Fortaleza Brazil Messejana Stake
13. Fortaleza Brazil Montese Stake
14. Fortaleza Brazil South Stake
15. Fortaleza Brazil West Stake
16. Juazeiro do Norte Brazil Stake
17. Maracanau Brazil North Stake
18. Maracanau Brazil Stake
19. Pacajus Brazil Stake
20. Sobral Brazil Stake

Pará

1. Barcarena Brazil District
2. Belem Brazil Cabanagem Stake
3. Belem Brazil Cidade Nova Stake
4. Belem Brazil Entroncamento Stake
5. Belem Brazil Icoaraci Stake
6. Belem Brazil Stake
7. Carajas Brazil District
8. Castanhal Brazil Stake

Piauí

1. Parnaiba Brazil District
2. Teresina Brazil Horto Stake
3. Teresina Brazil Planalto Stake
4. Teresina Brazil Stake

Maranhao

1. Imperatriz Brazil Stake
2. Sao Luis Brazil East Stake
3. Sao Luis Brazil Stake

Rio Grande do Norte

1. Mossoro Brazil Stake

Tocantins

1. Palmas Brazil Stake

Bahia

1. Barreiras Brazil District

Paraíba

1. Sousa Brazil District

Pernambuco

1. Araripina Brazil District

Temple Presidents

1. Paulo R. Grahl 2019–

See Also

• LDS Church in Brazil
• Brazil List of Stakes of the Church
• Mormon Temples List

Fortaleza Brazil Temple

The Fortaleza Brazil Temple is the 164th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the 7th temple completed in Brazil (2019) and the first built in Ceara.

The temple is a highly detailed edifice with a single-domed tower surrounded by lush landscaping and built into a gently rising slope, offering beautiful views of the city. It stands in the beautiful coastal neighborhood of Dunas on a site located across from the esteemed FANOR, an institute of higher education.