A series of LiGd 5 P 2 O 13 : Eu 3+ phosphors with a red-emitting band centered at 622 nm were synthesized by a high temperature solid-state reaction method. Structure-luminescence correlation, concentration quenching and thermal stability of the LiGd 5 P 2 O 13 : Eu 3+ phosphors were studied combined with XRD, PL/PLE spectra as well as temperature-dependent PL and decay curves. The optimum concentration of Eu 3+ doped in the LiGd 5 P 2 O 13 is 20 mol%, and the corresponding concentration quenching mechanism is found to be via dipole/quadrupole-quadrupole interactions. Intensity parameters (U 2 and U 4 ) andvarious radiative properties such as transition rates (A), branching ratios (b) and stimulated emission cross-section (d e ) were calculated using the Judd-Ofelt theory. LiGd 5 P 2 O 13 : Eu 3+ exhibited good thermal stability and its emission intensity decreased slightly at temperature above 150 C. The CIE coordinates of LiGd 5 P 2 O 13 : 0.20Eu 3+ (0.644, 0.339) are very close to s-RGB standard red (0.640, 0.330), and the corresponding quantum efficiency is 46.5%. The results show that LGPO : Eu 3+ may be considered as a potential red emitting phosphor for NUV/blue pumped WLEDs.