Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple

Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple
Interactive map of Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple
Number72
Dedication27 February 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site1.54 acres (0.62 ha)
Floor area10,769 ft2 (1,000.5 m2)
Height71 ft (22 m)
Official websiteNews & images
Church chronology

Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple

Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
Additional information
Announced20 July 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking5 December 1998, by Eran A. Call
Open house15–19 February 2000
Current presidentAlfonso Arturo Rodríguez Ibañez
Designed byAlvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
LocationHermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Geographic coordinates29°6′9.039599″N 110°56′49.04519″W / 29.10251099972°N 110.9469569972°W / 29.10251099972; -110.9469569972
Exterior finishWhite marble veneer
Temple designClassic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms2
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The Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The intent to build the temple was announced by the First Presidency on July 20, 1998. It is the fourth in Mexico and the church's 72nd operating temple worldwide. The building uses a classic modern design with white marble veneer exterior. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on December 5, 1998, with Eran A. Call, a church general authority, presiding. After construction was completed, Approximately 10,540 people toured the temple during its public open house. The temple was dedicated on February 27, 2000, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley, one day after he dedicated the Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple.