Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple

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Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple
Number	55	edit data
Announcement	1997-10-04
Groundbreaking	1998-03-07 by Eran A. Call
Open House	25 February - 27 February 1999
Dedication	1999-03-06 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Location	Calle Chihuahua y Díaz Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua México
Phone number	(52) 636-695-0144
Site	1 acre (0.4 hectares)
Total floor area	6,800 sq ft (630 m²)
Exterior finish	Gleaming white marble
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Ordinance rooms	1
Sealing rooms	1
Clothing rental	No
Cafeteria	No services
Visitors' center	No
Preceded by	Anchorage Alaska Temple
Followed by	Madrid Spain Temple
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The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple is the 55th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

On a hill just west of the little town of Colonia Juárez, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and overlooking a fertile valley, sits the first of the smaller Mormon temples to be completed outside of the United States. In fact, the Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple is the smallest temple the LDS Church operates.

Colonia Juárez is about two hundred miles southwest of the U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The small town consists of only one store, one hamburger restaurant, one school, and numerous farms. The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple serves Mormons from the United States and Mexico. During the final stages of construction, Church members from both countries worked together on landscaping, cleaning both the interior and exteriors of the temple, and washing windows.

President Hinckley dedicated the Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple on 6 March 1999. The temple has a total of 6,800 square feet, one ordinance room, and one sealing room.