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Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple
Number	55
Dedication	6 March 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	2.56 acres (1.04 ha)
Floor area	6,800 sq ft (630 m)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Anchorage Alaska Temple Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple → Madrid Spain Temple
Additional information
Announced	4 October 1997, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	7 March 1998, by Eran A. Call
Open house	25–27 February 1999
Current president	Helaman Flores
Designed by	Alvaro Inigo and Church A&E Services
Location	Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Geographic coordinates	30°18′19.77479″N 108°4′56.46360″W / 30.3054929972°N 108.0823510000°W / 30.3054929972; -108.0823510000
Exterior finish	Gleaming white marble
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	1 (stationary)
Sealing rooms	1
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The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple is the 55th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

On a hill just west of the little town of Colonia Juárez, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and overlooking a fertile valley, sits the first of the smaller LDS temples to be completed outside of the United States. As of 2024, the Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple is the smallest temple the LDS Church operates

Colonia Juárez is about two hundred miles southwest of the U.S.–Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The small town consists of two stores, three restaurants, several schools, and numerous farms. The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple serves church members from the United States and Mexico. During the final stages of construction, church members from both countries worked together on landscaping, cleaning both the interior and exteriors of the temple, and washing windows.

LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple on March 6, 1999. The temple has a total of 6,800 square feet (630 m), one ordinance room, and one sealing room.

See also

Ciudad JuárezColonia Juárez ChihuahuaCuliacánHermosillo SonoraTijuana Temples in Northwestern Mexico (edit) Northeast Mexico Temples ChihuahuaCiudad JuárezColonia Juárez ChihuahuaCuliacánGuadalajaraMonterreyQuerétaroSan Luis PotosíTampicoTorreón Temples in Northeastern Mexico (edit) Central Mexico Temples Mexico City BeneméritoMexico CityCuernavacaPachucaPueblaTolucaTula Temples in Central Mexico (edit) Southeast Mexico Temples CancúnJuchitan de ZaragozaMéridaOaxacaPachucaPueblaTuxtla GutiérrezVeracruzVillahermosa Temples in Southeast Mexico (edit) Mexico Map Temples in Mexico (edit) = Operating = Under construction = Announced = Temporarily Closed (edit)

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References

1. one of three temples in a pilot program for very small temples.
2. Bigelow, Christopher Kimball (2018). Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. San Diego, California: Thunder Bay Press. ISBN 978-1-68412-614-9.

• "Temple started for Mexico colonies", Church News, March 14, 1998
• Spilsbury, Debra R. (March 6, 1999), "New temple 'a dream' to LDS in northern Mexico", Church News
• Hart, John L. (March 13, 1999), "Newest temple in Mexico dedicated in its oldest stake", Church News
• "Colonia Juarez Temple Dedication", Church News, March 13, 1999
• Romney, Virginia Hatch; Cowan, Richard O. (2009), The Colonia Juárez temple: a Prophet's inspiration, Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, ISBN 9780842527279, OCLC 311151281, archived from the original on 2013-05-09, retrieved 2012-08-29

External links

• Official Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple page
• Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple page

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