The Lisbon Portugal Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the civil parish of Moscavide e Portela, in the Portuguese municipality of Loures. It is the first and only LDS temple constructed in Portugal. History The intent to construct a temple in the Portuguese capital was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on 2 October 2010, during the church's semi-annual general conference. On 22 October 2015 the church announced that the temple would be constructed in the Parque das Nações area of Lisbon, along Avenida Dom João II. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, took place on 5 December 2015, with Patrick Kearon presiding. The groundbreaking was broadcast live to local church meetinghouses. On 4 March 2019 the church announced a public open house to be held from 17 to 31 August 2019, excluding Sundays. On 29 August 2019 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the president of the Portuguese Republic, visited the temple's open house. The temple was dedicated on 15 September 2019 by Neil L. Andersen. In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Lisbon Portugal Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. See also Comparison 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 List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Portugal References External links Lisbon Portugal Temple Official site Lisbon Portugal Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples Religious buildings and structures in Lisbon Temples (LDS Church) completed in 2019 Temples (LDS Church) in Europe The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Portugal Christianity in Lisbon