Temple District
Each temple is set up to serve the members of the church in the particular geographic area where it is located. These geographic areas contain stakes and districts which are ecclesiastical divisions or units of the church. Even though the Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple is located in the Caribbean, not all of the stakes and districts in the Caribbean basin are assigned to this temple.
The stakes and districts in Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic make up the temple's official district. The stakes and districts of the island of Jamaica belongs Panama Temple district. Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana are examples of countries whose stakes and districts fall in to the Caracas Venezuela Temple district. Barbados' and the Bahamas' units are assigned to Orlando Florida Temple. However members of the church may visit and use any temple in the world.
While this temple serves the membership of the Dominican Republic, it is also visited by church members in other Caribbean islands such as Jamaica, Trinidad, Antigua, Puerto Rico and Barbados. It offers a hostel that features low-cost accommodation for members using the temple.
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