Announcement of the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple
President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple on April 1, 2018, during the Sunday afternoon session of April 2018 general conference.
A fifth house of the Lord for the Philippines was among seven announced worldwide by the Church during this conference — the first temple locations the Prophet announced as President of the Church.
The restored gospel of Jesus Christ was first preached in the Philippines in 1961 — where Church growth has been among the fastest worldwide. At the time a site location was announced on Dec. 18, 2023, for the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple, there were more than 850,000 Church members in some 1,275 congregations on the collection of islands also known as the Filiponos.
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.