Groundbreaking of the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple
The construction phase for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple started as Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., General Authority Seventy and president of the Philippines Area presidency, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of Aug. 31, 2024. Other community leaders, including Cagayan de Oro Vice Mayor Jocelyn Rodriguez and Opol Municipality Mayor Jayfrancis Bago, participated in the ceremony.
Elder Revillo offered the dedicatory prayer on the site in the local Cebuano language: “We have waited for this special day to come, and we thank Thee for answering our prayers,” he said.
Timeline of the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple
The Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 1, 2018. Just over six years later, ground was broken for the temple on Aug. 31, 2024, with Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr. presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Dec. 18, 2023, the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple will be a two-story building of approximately 18,449 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 4.9-acre site located near the intersection of Rosario Limketkai and Rosario Cres avenues in Cagayan de Oro City.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord show an off-white exterior with tall, arched windows, at the front. A multilevel tower with arched windows stands above the entrance of the building.
Also planned for the temple site is an adjacent ancillary building that will include an arrival center, patron housing and a distribution center. The property is in the northern region of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines province of Misamis.