Apia Samoa Temple

Apia Samoa Temple
Number	22
Dedication	August 5, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Floor area	18,691 sq ft (1,736.5 m2)
Height	75 ft (23 m)
Official website • News & images
Church chronology
← Atlanta Georgia Temple Apia Samoa Temple → Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple
Additional information
Announced	October 15, 1977, by Spencer W. Kimball
Groundbreaking	October 19, 1981, by Dennis E. Simmons
Open house	August 6–27, 2005
Rededicated	September 4, 2005, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Current president	J. Phillip Hanks (2008)
Designed by	Naylor, Wentworth, Lund
Location	Apia, Samoa
Geographic coordinates	13°50′17″S 171°46′59″W / 13.83806°S 171.78306°W / -13.83806; -171.78306
Exterior finish	Granite
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (Movie, two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
Clothing rental	Yes
Notes	The original Samoa temple was dedicated in 1983 and destroyed by fire while the temple was closed for renovations in 2003. This new temple of a similar design was built on the same site although it is substantially larger.[1] The LDS Church continues to list this as the 22nd operating temple, in accordance to its original dedication date.[2]
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The Apia Samoa Temple (formerly the Samoan Temple) is the 24th constructed and 22nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the first built in Samoa and the third to be built in Polynesia. After it was destroyed by fire, a new temple was built and dedicated on the same grounds.