San Salvador El Salvador Temple

Under construction; anticipated to be completed in 2010 or in 2011 (official announcement pending)
San Salvador El Salvador LDS (Mormon) Temple
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Location:  Bulevar Diego de Holguín, Antiguo Cuscatlán, Departamento de La Libertad, El Salvador.
Announcement:  7 November 2007
Groundbreaking and Site Dedication:  20 September 2008 by Don R. Clarke

Construction Status

Despite the rainy weather, a warm spirit was felt by all who were privileged to be in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the San Salvador El Salvador Temple held Saturday, September 20, 2008. Elder Don R. Clarke of the Seventy, president of the Central America Area, presided at the services. He was accompanied by his counselors, Elder Shirley D. Christensen and Elder Enrique R. Falabella, as well as Carlos F. Rivas, an Area Seventy. Those invited to participate included stake presidents, bishops, and their families.1

The temple was announced in a letter to priesthood leaders from the First Presidency dated November 7, 2007. The Presidency noted the blessing the temple will be to the many faithful Saints of San Salvador who currently travel long distances to participate in temple ordinances.2


Temple Locale

Located in the affluent Antiguo Cuscatlán district, southwest of San Salvador, the three-story San Salvador El Salvador Temple will stand near the Multiplaza Panamericana Mall with the stunning backdrop of the mighty San Salvador volcano. The sacred edifice will be surrounded by attractive grounds that offer a calming retreat to all San Salvadorians.


Temple Facts

The San Salvador El Salvador Temple is the first temple to be built in El Salvador and the fourth to be built in Central America, following the Guatemala City Guatemala Temple (1984), the San José Costa Rica Temple (2000), and the Panamá City Panamá Temple (2008).


1. Josue Peña, "Templo de San Salvador," Email to Rick Satterfield, 22 Sept. 2008.
2. Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, and Henry B. Eyring, The First Presidency, to General Authorities and the following leaders in the Central America Area: Area Seventies; selected Stake, Mission, and District Presidents; selected Bishops and Branch Presidents, "Construction of a Temple in San Salvador, El Salvador," 7 November 2007.