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Church Counts 200 Temples Announced Under Russell M. Nelson, Who Died at 101

New tallies detail how his temple program reshaped the Church’s global footprint.

Images represent the Nos. 1, 50, 100, 150 and 200 temples announced by President Russell M. Nelson in seven years. Top row, left to right: No. 1 — the Salta Argentina Temple, announced in April 2018 and dedicated in June 2024; No. 50 — a rendering of the Oslo Norway Temple, announced April 2021. Bottom row: No. 100 — the October 2023 groundbreaking for the Modesto California Temple, announced April 2022; No. 150 — the site map for the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple, announced October 2023; and No. 200 — President Nelson announces 15 new temple locations in April 2025 general conference, including the Spanish Fork Utah Temple.
President Russell M. Nelson participates in three temple milestone events — upper left, he speaks at the Heber Valley Utah Temple groundbreaking on Oct 8, 2022; lower left, he participates in the Aug. 27, 2022, groundbreaking for the Ephraim Utah Temple; right, he stands outside the Manti Utah Temple prior to his rededicating the pioneer-era house of the Lord on April 21, 2024.
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, leave at the end of the women’s session of the 192nd Annual General Conference in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, meet with youth in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2019.

Overview

  • From January 2018 to Sept. 27, 2025, Nelson announced 200 new temple locations, averaging one announcement every 14.1 days.
  • As of Sept. 29, 2025, the 200 include 28 dedicated, 4 scheduled for dedication, 56 under construction, 2 with groundbreakings scheduled, 29 with sites and renderings, 17 with sites only, and 64 in planning.
  • Those 200 account for 52.4% of the Church’s 382 total temple locations tracked worldwide, including dedicated, under construction, and announced sites.
  • He announced new temples in each of 15 general conferences, with all but one made in conference sessions and most at the close of Sunday afternoon; the exception was the women’s session in October 2019.
  • The announcements span 73 in the United States and 109 internationally, reaching 28 first‑temple nations or territories and six first‑temple U.S. states, with the largest national totals in the United States (73), Brazil (14), Mexico (14) and the Philippines (10).