 On July 15, 2011 the Paris France Temple was announced by President Thomas S. Monson.The temple was dedicated on 21 May 2017 and was the 156 operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.In 1952, the church was registered as a voluntary association (1901 law), and on 4 July 2009, it officially became a religious association, as reported in the Official Journal.