Laoag Philippines Temple
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The Laoag Philippines Temple will be the 13th in the country.
Laoag City is nearly 500 kilometers, or about 310 miles, from the Manilla Philippines Temple, which can take eight hours or more to drive there. It’s about 300 kilometers or 185 miles from Urdaneta, where a temple is under construction. It still takes about about five hours to drive down the northwestern coast to get there.
Laoag City is in the north western part of the nation with a population of more than 110,000 residents.
There are more than 850,000 Latter-day Saints in approximately 1,275 congregations in the Philippines.
Location
The Iloilo Philippines Temple is currently in the planning stages. No location has been announced.
Temples in the Philippines
- Alabang Philippines Temple
- Bacolod Philippines Temple
- Cagayan de Oro Philippines Temple
- Cebu City Philippines Temple
- Davao Philippines Temple
- Iloilo Philippines Temple
- Laoag Philippines Temple
- Manila Philippines Temple
- Naga Philippines Temple
- Santiago Philippines Temple
- Tacloban City Philippines Temple
- Tuguegarao City Philippines Temple
- Urdaneta Philippines Temple
External Links
- Official Laoag Philippines Temple page
- Laoag Philippines Temple page
- What Are Temples?
- What is the Purpose of the Temple
- Church News, “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples
- Church Newsroom, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Celebrates 60 Years in the Philippines"
