The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the San Diego California Temple will close in July 2023 for extensive renovations. The completion date for the renovation, including dates for the public open house and rededication, will be announced later.
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San Diego California TempleAll rights reserved.Latter-day Saints in southern California are encouraged to attend other houses of the Lord in the area during the closure.
California is home to 12 houses of the Lord, including temples that have been announced for San Jose and Bakersfield by President Russell M. Nelson in the April 2023 general conference. Other temples in use or under construction in the state include the Feather River, Fresno, Los Angeles, Modesto, Newport Beach, Oakland, Redlands, Sacramento and Yorba Linda California Temples.
There are more than 730,000 Latter-day Saints in around 1,180 congregations in California. The San Diego Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley in April 1993.
Latter-day Saints consider each temple a house of the Lord and the most sacred places of worship on earth. Temples differ from the Church’s meetinghouses (chapels). All are welcome to attend Sunday worship services and other weekday activities at local meetinghouses. The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ to participate in sacred ceremonies such as marriages, which unite families forever, and proxy baptisms on behalf of deceased ancestors who did not have the opportunity to be baptized while living.