Cebu City Philippines Temple Explained

The Cebu City Philippines Temple is the 133rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Lahug in Cebu City, it is the church's second temple in the Philippines.

History

Plans to build a temple in Cebu City were announced by the LDS Church to local church leaders on 18 April 2006. Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on 14 November 2007 by Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

The temple was built on an 11acres site that it shares with a church meetinghouse, patron house, residences for the temple and mission presidents, and a mission office.

After construction was completed, the temple was dedicated by church president Thomas S. Monson in three sessions on June 13, 2010, following a two-week public open house.

In 2020, like all the church's others, the Cebu City Philippines Temple was closed temporarily in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

See also

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines
• 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 (LDS Church)

External links

• Cebu City Philippines Temple Official site
• Cebu City Philippines Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

Notes and References

1. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.