Announcement of the Iquitos Peru Temple
President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Iquitos Peru Temple on April 2, 2023, during the Sunday afternoon session of the April 2023 general conference.
Martín Aspajo Arista, a 25-year-old Latter-day Saint in Tarapoto, Peru, lived in Iquitos until he was 15.
“Mom and I were like: ‘Oh look, there will be new temples. That’s great!’” he said. “But when we heard that one of them is from our city, our reaction was different. ... This new temple will help everyone a lot, be it economically or spiritually.”
Ground will be broken for the Iquitos Peru Temple on Oct. 10, 2026, with Elder Sandino Roman — a General Authority Seventy and member of the South America Northwest Area presidency — presiding.
Timeline of the Iquitos Peru Temple
The Iquitos Peru Temple was announced by President Nelson on April 2, 2023. Ground will be broken for the temple on Oct. 10, 2026, with Elder Sandino Roman presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Iquitos Peru Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Jan. 29, 2024, the Iquitos Peru Temple will be a building of approximately 20,000 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 1.75-acre site at Calle San Marcos 117-137, San Juan Bautista, Maynas, Loreto, Peru.