Groundbreaking of the Barcelona Spain Temple
Ground was broken for the Barcelona Spain Temple on Sept. 19, 2026, with Elder James W. McConkie III — a General Authority Seventy and member of the Europe Central Area presidency — presiding. The ceremony, attended by about 500 people, was also livestreamed in Spanish, Catalan, French and English.
In his dedicatory prayer on the temple site and construction process, Elder McConkie acknowledged “the spiritual preparation and covenant discipleship” of the local members. He prayed: “Be with them as they continue to prepare spiritually for a house of the Lord in their midst. Bless them in their discipleship.”
Timeline of the Barcelona Spain Temple
The Barcelona Spain Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 3, 2022. Ground was broken for the temple on Sept. 19, 2026, with Elder James W. McConkie III presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Barcelona Spain Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Jan. 9, 2023, the Barcelona Spain Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 27,500 square feet — about the size of the San Salvador El Salvador, Curitiba Brazil and Arequipa Peru temples. The edifice will stand on a 5.4-acre site in Sant Cugat del Vallès, a municipality north of Barcelona.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord show a tan exterior surrounded by arched windows. A two-level tower topped by a bronze-colored domed cupola with eight arched windows stands above the entrance of the building. Trees, shrubs and flower gardens will adorn the grounds, as well as patron housing, an arrival center and a distribution center.