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Church President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple for Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, on April 1, 2018, during April 2018 general conference. It was one of seven temples announced worldwide at the conference — and the fifth sacred edifice for the Philippines.
1 April 2018
Lot 2163-c and Lot 2163-d
Rosario Limketkai Avenue
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis
Philippines
This was the fifth Latter-day Saint temple announced for the Philippines.
When the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple was announced, the group of islands also known as the Filipinos had approximately 750,000 Latter-day Saints in a nation of 103 million residents.
The closest temple to Cagayan de Oro City, on the island of Mindanao, at the time of the announcement for a temple site was the Cebu City Philippines Temple, a distance of approximately 140 miles away to the north on Cebu Island.
The Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple was the first announced for the island of Mindanao.
This was the fifth Latter-day Saint temple announced for the Philippines.
When the Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple was announced, the group of islands also known as the Filipinos had approximately 750,000 Latter-day Saints in a nation of 103 million residents.
The closest temple to Cagayan de Oro City, on the island of Mindanao, at the time of the announcement for a temple site was the Cebu City Philippines Temple, a distance of approximately 140 miles away to the north on Cebu Island.
The Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple was the first announced for the island of Mindanao.