Curitiba Brazil Temple
| Curitiba Brazil Temple | ||||
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Interactive map of Curitiba Brazil Temple | ||||
| Number | 126 | |||
| Dedication | 1 June 2008, by Thomas S. Monson | |||
| Site | 8.15 acres (3.30 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 27,850 ft2 (2,587 m2) | |||
| Height | 125 ft (38 m) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| 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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The Curitiba Brazil Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The intent to build the temple was announced in a letter to local leaders on August 23, 2002, by the First Presidency. The temple is the fifth in Brazil, the first in the state of Paraná, and the church's 126th worldwide. The temple has a single spire with a gold-leafed angel Moroni statue on its top. Designed by Jeronimo da Cunha Lima of Brazil and GSBS of the United States, the temple is on 8.15 acres of land and the building is 27,850 square feet.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 10, 2005, conducted by Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The temple was dedicated on June 1, 2008, with four sessions held, by church president Thomas S. Monson. More than 50 years before the temple's construction, church president Spencer W. Kimball prophesied at the 1953 dedication of the Ipomeia meetinghouse that one day the region would have a temple. The temple serves church members in the Brazilian states of Paraná and Santa Catarina.