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Curitiba Brazil Temple
Number	126
Dedication	1 June 2008, by Thomas S. Monson
Site	8.15 acres (3.30 ha)
Floor area	27,850 sq ft (2,587 m)
Height	125 ft (38 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Rexburg Idaho Temple Curitiba Brazil Temple → Panama City Panama Temple
Additional information
Announced	23 August 2002, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	10 March 2005, by Russell M. Nelson
Open house	10 May – 24 May 2008
Current president	Victor E. Tavares
Designed by	Jeronimo da Cunha Lima and GSBS
Location	Curitiba, Brazil
Geographic coordinates	25°26′28.69439″S 49°20′31.69679″W / 25.4413039972°S 49.3421379972°W / -25.4413039972; -49.3421379972
Exterior finish	Sienna white granite over reinforced concrete; granite native to the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
Notes	Temple dedicated on 1 June 2008 following an open house from 10 May to 24 May 2008.
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Curitiba Brazil Temple is the 126th dedicated temple in operation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History

It was dedicated June 1, 2008 by LDS Church president Thomas S. Monson. Located in Curitiba, the capital of Paraná state, it became the fifth LDS Church temple in Brazil.

The history of the Church in Curitiba goes back to April 22, 1938, at a meeting held that day there were only four people and a few missionaries. In 1939, James E. Faust labored as a young missionary in Curitiba.

The plans to build a temple in Curitiba were announced by the LDS Church on 23 August 2002. Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on 10 March 2005 by Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The temple serves Latter-day Saints in 29 stakes in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. As of 2019, Getulio W. Silva is the temple president.

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Curitiba Brazil Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

See also

• = Operating
• = Under construction
• = Announced
• = Temporarily Closed

• 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 (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil

References

1. "New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, 24 October 2022 , retrieved 24 October 2022
2. "Curtiba Brazil Temple: Additional info", churchofjesuschrist.org, LDS Church, retrieved 2012-10-16
3. Avant, Gerry. "Brazil temple dedicated", Deseret News, 2 June 2008. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
4. Satterfield, Rick "Curitiba Brazil Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, 2020. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
5. Gaertner, Margareth. "Curitiba temple", Church News, 18 May 2008. Retrieved on 24 March 2020.
6. 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.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Curitiba Brazil Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Curitiba Brazil Temple Official site
• Curitiba Brazil Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

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