Brisbane Australia Temple

Brisbane Australia Temple
Number	115
Dedication	June 15, 2003, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	0.86 acres (0.35 ha)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← The Hague Netherlands Temple Brisbane Australia Temple → Redlands California Temple
Additional information
Announced	July 20, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	May 26, 2001, by Kenneth Johnson
Open house	10 May – June 7, 2003
Current president	Richard Gilbert Trimble Gordon
Designed by	Phillips, Smith, Conwell
Location	Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia
Geographic coordinates	27°28′51.18960″S 153°2′1.827599″E
Exterior finish	Gray granite
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
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The Brisbane Australia Temple is the 115th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is at 200 River Terrace, Kangaroo Point in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

History

On 20 July 1998, the LDS Church announced that a temple would be built in Brisbane. The church's temple in Brisbane is its fifth in Australia. The church has grown rapidly in the country. In 1955 there were 3,000 members in Australia; now there are 186 meetinghouses throughout Australia and more than 106,000 members. The temple in Brisbane serves 20,000 LDS Church members in the area. Of the five temples in Australia, four were opened within a three-year period.

Entrance to Temple grounds

On 26 May 2001, Kenneth Johnson presided at the groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication. Construction of the temple began in November 2001 and took 18 months.

A public open house was held from 10 May through 7 June 2003. The Brisbane Australia Temple was then dedicated on 15 June 2003 by LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley. The 10,700 sq. ft. temple features two ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms.

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Brisbane Australia Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

See also

Perth

Melbourne

Adelaide

Sydney

Brisbane

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Temples in Australia ()

• = Operating
• = Under construction
• = Announced
• = Temporarily Closed

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• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Australia

External links

• Official Brisbane Australia Temple page
• Brisbane Australia Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org