Tampico Mexico Temple

Tampico Mexico Temple
Tampico Mexico Temple
	Temple #83, Tampico, Mexico
Number	83
Dedication	20 May 2000, by Thomas S. Monson
Site	2.96 acres (1.20 ha)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
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Church chronology
Additional information
Announced	8 July 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	28 November 1998, by Eran A. Call
Open house	29 April – 6 May 2000
Current president	José Vicencio Cruz
Designed by	Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
Location	Ciudad Madero, Mexico
Geographic coordinates	22°15′15.34320″N 97°51′21.12839″W / 22.2542620000°N 97.8558689972°W
Exterior finish	Blanco Guardiano white marble from Torreón, Mexico
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
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The Tampico Mexico Temple is the 83rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History

The first LDS Church temple in Mexico was built in Mexico City in 1983. Twenty-three years later, there are twelve LDS Church temples in Mexico. The Tampico Mexico Temple—actually located in Ciudad Madero, part of the Tampico conurbation—was the sixth to be dedicated in the country.

Tampico itself has a population of about 212,000 and is located in the state of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. There are about 18,000 church members in the city. Previous to the temple's dedication, local Latter-day Saints had to cross the Sierra Madre mountain range to reach the temple in Mexico City. A groundbreaking ceremony, which about 930 people attended, was held on 28 November 1998.

Thomas S. Monson, of the LDS Church's First Presidency gave the dedicatory prayer for the Tampico Mexico Temple on May 20, 2000. The Tampico Mexico Temple has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

In 2020, the Tampico Mexico Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

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