Sydney Australia Temple

About

The Sydney Australia Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Carlingford, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. Announced on 2 April 1980, by church president Spencer W. Kimball, it became the church's first temple in Australia and the 28th operating worldwide. The temple has a single-spire design and blue-glazed terra cotta roof tiles, and was the last temple constructed using that architectural style. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 13 August 1982, presided over by Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Following its completion, the temple opened for public tours in September 1984, attracting thousands of visitors before its dedication by Gordon B. Hinckley on 20 September. In 1991, the building underwent a significant expansion that added a new baptistry and increased its total square footage. The temple includes two ordinance rooms and three sealing rooms.