Sydney Australia Temple

The Sydney Australia Temple is the 30th constructed and 28th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Sydney Australia Temple
Number28
Dedication20 September 1984, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site3 acres (1.2 ha)
Floor area30,677 sq ft (2,850.0 m2)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
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Boise Idaho Temple
Sydney Australia Temple		 →
Manila Philippines Temple
Additional information
Announced2 April 1980, by Spencer W. Kimball
Groundbreaking13 August 1982, by Bruce R. McConkie
Open house6–18 September 1984
Designed byEmil B. Fetzer and R. Lindsay Little
LocationCarlingford, New South Wales, Australia
Geographic coordinates33°46′32.22119″S 151°3′2.131199″E
Exterior finishPrecast panels; white quartz finish; terra cotta roof tiles
Temple designModern, single-spire design
Baptistries1
Ordinance rooms2 (Movie, stationary)
Sealing rooms3
Clothing rentalYes
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Located in Carlingford, a suburb in Baulkham Hills Shire north of Sydney, Australia, this was the last of the temples built with the small single spire design. The Apia Samoa, Nuku'alofa Tonga, and Santiago Chile temples all have the same basic design.

History

The Sydney Australia Temple was announced on 2 April 1980, and dedicated on 20 September 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) plot, has 2 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 30,677 square feet (2,850.0 m2). Due to a ruling by the local government, the temple was dedicated without a statue of the angel Moroni. The ruling was overturned about a year later, and the statue was hoisted into place atop the spire the next day, 3 September 1985.[1]

In 2020, the Sydney Australia Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

See also
Temples in Australia ()
  • = Operating
  • = Under construction
  • = Announced
  • = Temporarily Closed

Notes
  1. "LDS Scene", Ensign, November 1985
  2. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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