Which Latter-day Saint temples have reopened?

The Ogden Utah Temple was one of the first temples to reopen after closing due to restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is continuing to reopen its temples on a limited basis as local governments ease restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of Sept. 21, the church will have 99 temples in the second phase, which means receiving endowments for living persons and sealings of children to parents.

As of Sept. 14, five more temples have reopened in Phase 1, bringing the total number of temples in the first phase to 144. Two temples in California are scheduled to move from “paused” back to Phase 1 on Sept. 21.

The 10 temples that will transition to Phase 2 on Sept. 21 include:

• Atlanta Georgia Temple
• Chicago Illinois Temple
• Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple
• Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
• Manila Philippines Temple
• Memphis Tennessee Temple
• Nashville Tennessee Temple
• Orlando Florida Temple
• Portland Oregon Temple
• Raleigh North Carolina Temple

The first phase offers living husband-and-wife sealings with minimum staff and participants, including the bride, the groom and a limited number of healthy guests.

Temple worship in the Newport Beach California Temple and San Diego California Temples will resume Phase 1 operations after a brief pause on Sept. 21. The Mexico City Mexico Temple and five additional temples in California, including Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, Redlands and Sacramento, will remain temporarily “paused.” Although paused, these temples are still considered reopened temples, according to a church statement.

Ravell Call, Deseret News

Brigham City Utah Temple, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012.

Five more temples entered Phase 1 on Sept. 14, and the list of reopened temples now includes 144 of the church’s 168 dedicated temples worldwide:

• Aba Nigeria Temple (Phase 2)
• Accra Ghana Temple (Phase 2)
• Adelaide Australia Temple (Phase 2)
• Albuquerque New Mexico Temple (Phase 2)
• Anchorage Alaska Temple (Phase 2)
• Apia Samoa Temple (Phase 2)
• Asunción Paraguay Temple
• Atlanta Georgia Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
• Bern Switzerland Temple (Phase 2)
• Billings Montana Temple (Phase 2)
• Birmingham Alabama Temple
• Bismarck North Dakota Temple (Phase 2)
• Boise Idaho Temple (Phase 2)
• Boston Massachusetts Temple
• Bountiful Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Brigham City Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Brisbane Australia Temple (Phase 2)
• Calgary Alberta Temple (Phase 2)
• Campinas Brazil Temple(Phase 2)
• Cardston Alberta Temple (Phase 2)
• Cebu City Philippines Temple
• Cedar City Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Chicago Illinois Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Ciudad Juárez Temple
• Colonia Juárez Temple
• Columbia South Carolina Temple (Phase 2)
• Columbus Ohio Temple (Phase 2)
• Columbia River Washington Temple
• Copenhagen Denmark Temple (Phase 2)
• Concepción Chile Temple
• Córdoba Argentina Temple
• Curitiba Brazil Temple (Phase 2)
• Dallas Texas Temple (Phase 2)
• Denver Colorado Temple (Phase 2)
• Detroit Michigan Temple (Phase 2)
• Draper Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Durban South Africa Temple (Phase 2)
• Edmonton Alberta Temple (Phase 2)
• Fort Collins Colorado Temple (Phase 2)
• Fortaleza Brazil Temple (Phase 2)
• Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Frankfurt Germany Temple (Phase 2)
• Freiberg Germany Temple (Phase 2)
• Fresno California Temple (Paused)
• Fukuoka Japan Temple
• Gilbert Arizona Temple (Phase 2)
• Guadalajara Mexico Temple
• Guatemala City Guatemala Temple
• Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
• Halifax Nova Scotia Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Hartford Connecticut Temple (Phase 2)
• Helsinki Finland Temple (Phase 2)
• Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple
• Houston Texas Temple (Phase 2)
• Idaho Falls Idaho Temple (Phase 2)
• Indianapolis Indiana Temple (Phase 2)
• Johannesburg South Africa Temple (Phase 2)
• Jordan River Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Kansas City Missouri Temple (Phase 2)
• Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple (Phase 2)
• Kona Hawaii Temple
• Laie Hawaii Temple
• Las Vegas Nevada Temple (Phase 2)
• Lisbon Portugal Temple
• Logan Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• London England Temple (Phase 2)
• Los Angeles California Temple (Paused)
• Louisville Kentucky Temple (Phase 2)
• Lubbock Texas Temple (Phase 2)
• Madrid Spain Temple (Phase 2)
• Manaus Brazil Temple (Phase 2)
• Manhattan New York Temple
• Manila Philippines Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Manti Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Medford Oregon Temple (Phase 2)
• Melbourne Australia Temple
• Memphis Tennessee Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Meridian Idaho Temple (Phase 2)
• Mexico City Mexico Temple (Paused)
• Montevideo Uruguay Temple
• Monticello Utah Temple
• Montreal Quebec Temple (Phase 2)
• Mount Timpanogos Temple (Phase 2)
• Nashville Tennessee Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Nauvoo Illinois Temple (Phase 2)
• Newport Beach California Temple (Paused until Sept. 21)
• Nuku’alofa Tonga Temple (Phase 2)
• Oakland California Temple (Paused)
• Oaxaca Mexico Temple
• Ogden Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple (Phase 2)
• Orlando Florida Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Palmyra New York Temple
• Papeete Tahiti Temple
• Paris France Temple (Phase 2)
• Payson Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Perth Australia Temple (Phase 2)
• Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple (Phase 2)
• Phoenix Arizona Temple (Phase 2)
• Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
• Portland Oregon Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
• Preston England Temple (Phase 2)
• Provo City Center Temple (Phase 2)
• Provo Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple
• Raleigh North Carolina Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 21)
• Recife Brazil Temple (Phase 2)
• Redlands California Temple (Paused)
• Regina Saskatchewan Temple (Phase 2)
• Reno Nevada Temple (Phase 2)
• Rexburg Idaho Temple (Phase 2)
• Rome Italy Temple
• Sacramento California Temple (Paused)
• São Paulo Brazil Temple (Phase 2 as of Sept. 14)
• Sapporo Japan Temple
• San Antonio Texas Temple (Phase 2)
• San Diego California Temple (Paused until Sept. 21)
• Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple (Phase 2)
• Seattle Washington Temple
• Seoul Korea Temple (Phase 2)
• Snowflake Arizona Temple (Phase 2)
• Spokane Washington Temple
• Star Valley Wyoming Temple (Phase 2)
• St. Louis Missouri Temple (Phase 2)
• Stockholm Sweden Temple (Phase 2)
• St. Paul Minnesota Temple (Phase 2)
• Suva Fiji Temple (Phase 2)
• Sydney Australia Temple (Phase 2)
• Taipei Taiwan Temple (Phase 2)
• The Gila Valley Arizona Temple (Phase 2)
• The Hague Netherlands Temple (Phase 2)
• Tijuana Mexico Temple
• Toronto Ontario Temple (Phase 2)
• Tucson Arizona Temple (Phase 2)
• Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple
• Twin Falls Idaho Temple (Phase 2)
• Vancouver British Columbia Temple (Phase 2)
• Vernal Utah Temple (Phase 2)
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple (Phase 2)

The Columbus Ohio Temple has closed for renovation.

An additional five temples will reopen under Phase 1 on Sept. 14, bringing the total to 144 temples operating in some capacity:

• Chicago Illinois
• Monterrey Mexico
• San José Costa Rica
• Veracruz Mexico
• Villahermosa Mexico

All Latter-day Saint temples were closed on March 25 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The first 17 temples reopened on May 11. The list grew to 34 one week later on May 18.

As community health restrictions lift in different locations, each temple will advance to a new phase:

• Phase 1 — Living husband-and-wife sealings by appointment
• Phase 2 — All living ordinances by appointment
• Phase 3 — All living and limited proxy ordinances by appointment
• Phase 4 — All normal operations

The church has created a document to track the progress of each temple.

Correction: An earlier version incorrectly stated all temples closed on May 25. They closed on March 25.

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