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Facts and figuers: Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico Temple

Published: Saturday, March 18, 2000

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Location: Carretero a Chicoasen, km. 14, casi esquina Avenida Pasea de la Rosetta.

Temple presidency: President Enrique Sanchez, with counselors Jack Beecroft and Jose Ernesto Sanchez.

Rooms: Celestial room, baptistry, two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms.

Facade: White marble from Torreon, Mexico.

Size: 10,700 square feet.

Architect: Alvaro Iigo.

Contractor: Impulsa/Okland Construction Co., project managers, John Webster and Bryan Hatch.

District: Serves 18,300 members in five stakes one district and three missions.

Schedule: Opened March 13, 2000.

Pertinent facts: Announced Feb. 25, 1999; groundbreaking March 20, 1999; open house Feb. 29-March 4, with 6,082 attending; dedicated in four sessions by President James E. Faust on March 12, 2000.