Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces 20 new temples

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday announced the sites of 20 new temples.

• Church president Russell M. Nelson unveiled the locations in a video announcement during the weekend's General Conference.

• Nelson did not attend in person, as he was recovering from a back injury.

Details: Six of the new temples will be in the U.S., with plans in Kahului, Hawai'i; Fairbanks, Alaska; Vancouver, Washington; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Roanoke, Virginia.

• Another is slated for Cancún, Mexico.

South American temples include: Piura and Huancayo, Peru; Goiânia and João Pessoa, Brazil; and Viña del Mar, Chile.

Four were announced for Africa: Cape Coast, Ghana; Calabar, Nigeria; Luanda, Angola; and Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In Asia, temples are planned for Osaka, Japan; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; and Laoag, Philippines.

• Sava'i, Samoa will be the church's newest temple in Oceania.

The big picture: The church has 177 temples operating worldwide, with another 54 under construction, five in renovations and 99 announced.