Campinas Brazil Temple

Campinas Brazil Temple
Campinas Brazil Temple
Number	111
Dedication	17 May 2002, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	6.18 acres (2.50 ha)
Floor area	49,100 sq ft (4,560 m2)
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Church chronology
Additional information
Announced	3 April 1997, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	1 May 1998, by James E. Faust
Open house	20 April – 11 May 2002
Current president	Cleto P. Oliveira
Designed by	JCL Arquitetos Ltd., and Church A&E Services
Location	Campinas, Brazil
Geographic coordinates	22°53′47.52239″S 47°0′4.078800″W / 22.8965339972°S 47.00113300000°W
Exterior finish	Light gray Asa Branca granite from the state of Ceara
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	4 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	3
Clothing rental	Yes
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The Campinas Brazil Temple, in Campinas, São Paulo, is the 111th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The temple was the fourth to be built in Brazil.

History

The first Mormon missionaries arrived in Brazil in the 1920s. Most of the early converts in Brazil were German immigrants coming to Brazil after World War I. In 1931, the 80 members of the small branch near São Paulo built the first LDS meetinghouse in Brazil. During World War II Mormon missionaries were removed from Brazil, but when missionaries returned after the war Brazilian natives began joining the church by the hundreds. Church membership in Brazil continues to grow quickly. The Campinas Temple serves more than 117,000 members from 36 stakes in the area. Brazil is home to more Latter-day Saints than any other country in the world, except the United States and Mexico. Plans to build the Campinas Brazil Temple were announced on April 3, 1997.

A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on May 1, 1998. It was presided over by James E. Faust a member of the First Presidency, who had served as a missionary in Brazil in the 1940s. The temple site has 6.18 acres (25,000 m²). The site is on a hill overlooking the 1 million-population city of Campinas and can easily be seen from all around. The temple has a total area of 48,100 square feet (4,470 m²), which includes four ordinance rooms and three sealing rooms. Hundreds of people came for the groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication.

The temple was open to the public April 20, 2002 through May 11, 2002. Tens of thousands of people were able to take a tour through the temple and learn more about its sacred importance. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Campinas Brazil Temple on May 17, 2002. Four sessions were held which allowed thousands to attend the dedication. Before the dedication, Hinckley met with a large group outside and the final cornerstone was placed in the temple. The construction was then officially completed.

In 2020, the Campinas Brazil Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2]