Urdaneta Philippines Temple

On October 2, 2010, at the 180th General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Thomas S. Monson announced the construction of a new temple in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Urdaneta is located approximately 100 miles north of Manila on the island of Luzon. Luzon is the largest and most populated island in the Philippines. Latter-day Saints in the area are currently served by the Manila Philippines Temple, but there are ninety-nine stakes and districts in the area.

The Church has re-aligned missions around the world to better facilitate missionary work. In June 2011, the Philippines Baguio Mission will be relocated to Urdaneta City, which offers a more central and accessible location for the members and missionaries of the mission. A new mission home and office will be located next to the recently remodeled Urdaneta Philippines Stake Center.

With the addition of the Urdaneta temple, there will be three temples in the Philippines. The third is the Cebu Philippines Temple.