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Melbourne Australia Temple 
Number 90 Dedication 16 June 2000 by
Gordon B. HinckleySite 5.98 acres (2.4 hectares) Floor area 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) Preceded by Adelaide Australia Temple Followed by Suva Fiji Temple Official website • News & Images Additional Information Announcement 30 October 1998 Groundbreaking 20 March 1999 by
P. Bruce MitchellOpen House 2 June – 10 June 2000 Designed by Warwick Tempany and Church A&E Services Location 76 Cathies Lane
Wantirna South, Victoria
AustraliaPhone number (61) 3-9881-9700 Exterior finish Snow white granite of Campolonghi, Italy Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No Coordinates: 37°52′7.586400″S 145°12′45.43920″E / 37.868774°S 145.212622°E The Melbourne Australia Temple is the 90th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On 30 October 1998 the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that a temple would be built in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne Australia Temple is one of five temples in Australia. Previously, members from the area had traveled twelve hours one-way to visit the Sydney Australia Temple.
Missionary work was slow in Australia until the 1950s when the number of people joining the Church suddenly exploded. In 1955 there were 3,000 members in Australia, just five short years later there were almost 10,000. By 1970 the number of members more than tripled to 32,000. In 1980 it had jumped to 50,000. Today there are more than 100,000 members in Australia, making The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the fastest growing Christian church in the country.
On 20 March 1999 a groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication was held. The site for the temple is 5.98 acres (24,200 m2) and is also the site of a meetinghouse. The temple was open to the public for tours 2-10 June, 2000. Those who toured the 10,700-square-foot (990 m2) temple were able to see the stunning craftsmanship, the Celestial room, two sealing rooms, two ordinance rooms, baptistery, and learn more about Mormon beliefs.
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Melbourne Australia Temple on 16 June 2000. Four dedicatory services were held to accommodate all the members that wanted to attend. The Melbourne Temple serves 18,000 members in eight stakes from Victoria, Tasmania, and Southern New South Wales.
See also
- Temple (Latter Day Saints)
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
External links
Latter-day Saint temples in Oceania See also : Temples in other geographic regions Australia Adelaide Australia Temple · Brisbane Australia Temple · Melbourne Australia Temple · Perth Australia Temple ·
Sydney Australia Temple
Australia• Melbourne•= Operating •= Construction •= Announced •= Closed Fiji New Zealand Samoa Tahiti Tonga Categories:- Religious buildings completed in 2000
- Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Australia
- Places of worship in Melbourne
- 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples
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