Roman Catholic Dioceses In Guatemala

	Roman Catholic Dioceses In Guatemala {{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala forms a single, entirely Latin Episcopal conference. It comprises two ecclesiastical provinces (each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop, with a total of 11 suffragan dioceses), three missionary pre-diocesan jurisdictions: one territorial prelature and two Apostolic vicariates, each headed by a (residential or titular) Bishop. The only former jurisdictions have been promoted to their present status. Current Dioceses Exempt missionary jurisdictions in Guatemala These are directly dependent on the Holy See, notably the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. * Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén * Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal * '' Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas'', held in personal union with Zacapa bishopric Ecclesiastical province of (Santiago de) Guatemala * Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Guatemala Diocese of Escuintla Diocese of Jalapa Diocese of (Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Escuintla The Diocese of Escuintla is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Guatemala. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala. The Diocese of Escuintla was erected on 28 July 1994 from a territorial prelature. Its cathedral is ''Catedral Nuestra Señora de Concepción'', in the episcopal see of Escuintla. History It was established on 1969.05.09 as a Territorial Prelature of Escuintla on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Guatemala, which remains its metropolitan. On 28 July 1994 it was promoted to diocese. Bishops Episcopal ordinaries ; ''Territorial Prelates of Escuintla'' * José Julio Aguilar García (1969.05.09 – 1972.11.02), Titular Bishop of Bononia (1970.12.05 – 1972.11.02), later Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1972.11.02 – 1974.08.22) * Mario Enrique Ríos Montt, Lazarists (C.M.) (1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03), Titular Bishop of Tiguala (1974.07. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Dioceses In Guatemala {{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala forms a single, entirely Latin Episcopal conference. It comprises two ecclesiastical provinces (each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop, with a total of 11 suffragan dioceses), three missionary pre-diocesan jurisdictions: one territorial prelature and two Apostolic vicariates, each headed by a (residential or titular) Bishop. The only former jurisdictions have been promoted to their present status. Current Dioceses Exempt missionary jurisdictions in Guatemala These are directly dependent on the Holy See, notably the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. * Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén * Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal * '' Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas'', held in personal union with Zacapa bishopric Ecclesiastical province of (Santiago de) Guatemala * Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Guatemala Diocese of Escuintla Diocese of Jalapa Diocese of (Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu (erected 31 December 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. Ordinaries * Pablo Vizcaino Prado (1996– ) External links and references * Suchitepequez-Retalhuleu Suchitepequez-Retalhuleu Suchitepequez-Retalhuleu Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán {{RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sololá-Chimaltenango The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán in Guatemala's southern interior. It has a Cathedral episcopal see, Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, in Sololá, and a Co-Cathedral Concatedral Santa Ana, in Chimaltenango. History It was erected on 10 March 1951, as the Diocese of Sololá, on territories split off from the Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala. On 27 April 1967, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché. It was renamed Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango on 31 December 1996. Bishops ; Suffragan Bishops of Sololá * Apostolic Administrator Jorge García Cabalieros (1951.03.10 – 1955.04.05), while Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1928.06.30 – 1955.04.05), also Apostolic Administrator of San Marcos (Guatemala) (1951.03.10 – 1955.04.05) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Marcos The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos (erected 10 March 1951) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. Bishops Ordinaries * Celestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, OFM (1955–1971) * Próspero Penados del Barrio (1971–1983), appointed Archbishop of Guatemala Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti (1984–1988), appointed Bishop of Huehuetenango Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (1988–2012), appointed Bishop of Huehuetenango on 14 May 2012; future Cardinal Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez (2014–2018) Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, OFMCap (2021–present) Auxiliary bishops * Próspero Penados del Barrio (1966–1971), appointed bishop Other priest of this diocese who became bishop * Félix Eduardo Antonio Calderón Cruz, appointed Bishop of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa in 2016 Territorial losses References * San Marcos San Marcos is the Spanish name of Saint Mark. It may also refer to: Towns and cities Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Quiché The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. History It was erected 27 April 1967, as the Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Sololá. It was renamed on 11 July 2000. Episcopal ordinaries (all Roman Rite) ; ''Suffragan Bishops of Santa Cruz del Quiché'' * Humberto Lara Mejía, Lazarists (C.M.) (1967.05.05 – 1972.06.09), previously Titular Bishop of Trajanopolis in Phrygia (1957.07.19 – 1967.05.05) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1957.07.19 – 1967.05.05); also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1970–1972) ? José Julio Aguilar García (1972–1974) Juan José Gerardi Conedera (1974.08.22 – 1984.08.14), also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1970–1972); previously Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1967.05.05 – 1974.08.22), President of Episcopal Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Huehuetenango The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala was first erected 22 July 1961, as the Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. It was elevated as a diocese on 23 December 1967. Bishops Ordinaries Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. (1961–1975) Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (1975–1987), appointed Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti (1988–1996), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M. (1996–2012) * Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (since 2012), elevated to Cardinal in 2019 Auxiliary bishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (1970–1975), appointed Bishop here External links and references Huehuetenango Huehuetenango Huehuetenango Huehuetenango () is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated from Guatem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán ( la, Archidioecesis Altensis, Quetzltenanguensis-Totonicapensis) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in Guatemala. The archiepiscopal seat is Quetzaltenango Cathedral (), originally built in Quetzaltenango in 1535. It also has a co-cathedral, San Miguel Arcángel, in the city of Totonicapán. It was vacant until named Mario Alberto Molina Palma on July 14, 2011; having been headed until Monday, October 4, 2010, by Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, who was then named by Pope Benedict XVI to succeed Cardinal Quezada as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala. History It was erected on 27 July 1921 as the Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, on territory split off from the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala. It lost territory on 10 March 1951 to establish the Diocese of San Marcos and the Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango, both becoming its suffragans. It was elevated and renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Zacapa Y Santo Cristo De Esquipulas The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacapa (y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Its cathedral episcopal see is catedral San Pedro (dedicated to saint Peter), in Zacapa. It also had a virtual Co-cathedral, Basílica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas, which is officially still the cathedral of the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas. History It was erected 10 March 1951, as the Diocese of Zacapa, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Guatemala (still its Metropolitan]. On 16 September 1956, it lost territory to establish the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, and again on 30 April 1968 to establish the then Apostolic Administration of Izabal. It was (re)united ''aeque principaliter'' (in permanent personal union) with the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas on 24 June 1986 and since assumed the name Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Verapaz, Cobán The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz (also Vera Paz, Cobán) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzman, dedicated to Saint Dominic of Guzman, at Cobán, in Alta Verapaz. History It was erected a first time on 1561.06.21 as Diocese of Verapaz, on territory split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Guatemala, as a suffragan of the Metropolitan Mexico, but was suppressed on 1603.06.23. It was restored on 27 July 1921 albeit demoted, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapaz and Petén, on territory split off from the meanwhile Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala, a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, exempt (directly subject to the Holy See, not yet part of an ecclesiastical province). On 14 January 1935, it was promoted as Diocese of Vera Paz, also known after its see as Diocese of Cobán. On 1951.03.10, it lost territory to establish the then A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Santa Rosa De Lima The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima (erected 27 April 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Ordinaries Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: Julio (given name) Julio (surname) Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ... (1996–2006) * Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. (2007–2021) * José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P. (2021–present) External links and references * Santa Rosa de Lima Santa Rosa De Lima Santa Rosa De Lima Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santiago de Guatemala {{RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Roman Catholic Dioceses In Guatemala {{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala forms a single, entirely Latin Episcopal conference. It comprises two ecclesiastical provinces (each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop, with a total of 11 suffragan dioceses), three missionary pre-diocesan jurisdictions: one territorial prelature and two Apostolic vicariates, each headed by a (residential or titular) Bishop. The only former jurisdictions have been promoted to their present status. Current Dioceses Exempt missionary jurisdictions in Guatemala These are directly dependent on the Holy See, notably the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. * Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén * Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal * '' Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas'', held in personal union with Zacapa bishopric Ecclesiastical province of (Santiago de) Guatemala * Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Guatemala Diocese of Escuintla Diocese of Jalapa Diocese of (Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: Rome, the capital city of Italy Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD Roman people, the people of ancient Rome '' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible Roman or Romans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Romans (band), a Japanese pop group * ''Roman'' (album), by Sound Horizon, 2006 * ''Roman'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2011 " Roman (My Dear Boy)", a 2004 single by Morning Musume Film and television Film Roman, an American animation studio * ''Roman'' (film), a 2006 American suspense-horror film * ''Romans'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam comedy film * ''Romans'' (2017 film), a British drama film * ''The Romans'' (''Doctor Who''), a serial in British TV series People Roman (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters Roman (surname), including a list of people named Roman or Romans Ῥωμ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Escuintla The Diocese of Escuintla is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Guatemala. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala. The Diocese of Escuintla was erected on 28 July 1994 from a territorial prelature. Its cathedral is ''Catedral Nuestra Señora de Concepción'', in the episcopal see of Escuintla. History It was established on 1969.05.09 as a Territorial Prelature of Escuintla on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Guatemala, which remains its metropolitan. On 28 July 1994 it was promoted to diocese. Bishops Episcopal ordinaries ; ''Territorial Prelates of Escuintla'' * José Julio Aguilar García (1969.05.09 – 1972.11.02), Titular Bishop of Bononia (1970.12.05 – 1972.11.02), later Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1972.11.02 – 1974.08.22) * Mario Enrique Ríos Montt, Lazarists (C.M.) (1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03), Titular Bishop of Tiguala (1974.07. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Dioceses In Guatemala {{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Guatemala forms a single, entirely Latin Episcopal conference. It comprises two ecclesiastical provinces (each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop, with a total of 11 suffragan dioceses), three missionary pre-diocesan jurisdictions: one territorial prelature and two Apostolic vicariates, each headed by a (residential or titular) Bishop. The only former jurisdictions have been promoted to their present status. Current Dioceses Exempt missionary jurisdictions in Guatemala These are directly dependent on the Holy See, notably the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. * Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén * Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal * '' Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas'', held in personal union with Zacapa bishopric Ecclesiastical province of (Santiago de) Guatemala * Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Guatemala Diocese of Escuintla Diocese of Jalapa Diocese of (Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu (erected 31 December 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. Ordinaries * Pablo Vizcaino Prado (1996– ) External links and references * Suchitepequez-Retalhuleu Suchitepequez-Retalhuleu Suchitepequez-Retalhuleu Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán {{RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sololá-Chimaltenango The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán in Guatemala's southern interior. It has a Cathedral episcopal see, Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, in Sololá, and a Co-Cathedral Concatedral Santa Ana, in Chimaltenango. History It was erected on 10 March 1951, as the Diocese of Sololá, on territories split off from the Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala. On 27 April 1967, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché. It was renamed Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango on 31 December 1996. Bishops ; Suffragan Bishops of Sololá * Apostolic Administrator Jorge García Cabalieros (1951.03.10 – 1955.04.05), while Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1928.06.30 – 1955.04.05), also Apostolic Administrator of San Marcos (Guatemala) (1951.03.10 – 1955.04.05) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Marcos The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos (erected 10 March 1951) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. Bishops Ordinaries * Celestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, OFM (1955–1971) * Próspero Penados del Barrio (1971–1983), appointed Archbishop of Guatemala Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti (1984–1988), appointed Bishop of Huehuetenango Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (1988–2012), appointed Bishop of Huehuetenango on 14 May 2012; future Cardinal Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez (2014–2018) Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, OFMCap (2021–present) Auxiliary bishops * Próspero Penados del Barrio (1966–1971), appointed bishop Other priest of this diocese who became bishop * Félix Eduardo Antonio Calderón Cruz, appointed Bishop of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa in 2016 Territorial losses References * San Marcos San Marcos is the Spanish name of Saint Mark. It may also refer to: Towns and cities Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Quiché The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. History It was erected 27 April 1967, as the Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Sololá. It was renamed on 11 July 2000. Episcopal ordinaries (all Roman Rite) ; ''Suffragan Bishops of Santa Cruz del Quiché'' * Humberto Lara Mejía, Lazarists (C.M.) (1967.05.05 – 1972.06.09), previously Titular Bishop of Trajanopolis in Phrygia (1957.07.19 – 1967.05.05) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1957.07.19 – 1967.05.05); also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1970–1972) ? José Julio Aguilar García (1972–1974) Juan José Gerardi Conedera (1974.08.22 – 1984.08.14), also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1970–1972); previously Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1967.05.05 – 1974.08.22), President of Episcopal Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Huehuetenango The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala was first erected 22 July 1961, as the Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. It was elevated as a diocese on 23 December 1967. Bishops Ordinaries Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. (1961–1975) Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (1975–1987), appointed Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti (1988–1996), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M. (1996–2012) * Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (since 2012), elevated to Cardinal in 2019 Auxiliary bishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (1970–1975), appointed Bishop here External links and references Huehuetenango Huehuetenango Huehuetenango Huehuetenango () is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated from Guatem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán ( la, Archidioecesis Altensis, Quetzltenanguensis-Totonicapensis) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in Guatemala. The archiepiscopal seat is Quetzaltenango Cathedral (), originally built in Quetzaltenango in 1535. It also has a co-cathedral, San Miguel Arcángel, in the city of Totonicapán. It was vacant until named Mario Alberto Molina Palma on July 14, 2011; having been headed until Monday, October 4, 2010, by Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, who was then named by Pope Benedict XVI to succeed Cardinal Quezada as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala. History It was erected on 27 July 1921 as the Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, on territory split off from the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala. It lost territory on 10 March 1951 to establish the Diocese of San Marcos and the Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango, both becoming its suffragans. It was elevated and renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Zacapa Y Santo Cristo De Esquipulas The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacapa (y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Its cathedral episcopal see is catedral San Pedro (dedicated to saint Peter), in Zacapa. It also had a virtual Co-cathedral, Basílica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas, which is officially still the cathedral of the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas. History It was erected 10 March 1951, as the Diocese of Zacapa, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Guatemala (still its Metropolitan]. On 16 September 1956, it lost territory to establish the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, and again on 30 April 1968 to establish the then Apostolic Administration of Izabal. It was (re)united ''aeque principaliter'' (in permanent personal union) with the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas on 24 June 1986 and since assumed the name Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Verapaz, Cobán The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz (also Vera Paz, Cobán) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzman, dedicated to Saint Dominic of Guzman, at Cobán, in Alta Verapaz. History It was erected a first time on 1561.06.21 as Diocese of Verapaz, on territory split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Guatemala, as a suffragan of the Metropolitan Mexico, but was suppressed on 1603.06.23. It was restored on 27 July 1921 albeit demoted, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapaz and Petén, on territory split off from the meanwhile Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala, a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, exempt (directly subject to the Holy See, not yet part of an ecclesiastical province). On 14 January 1935, it was promoted as Diocese of Vera Paz, also known after its see as Diocese of Cobán. On 1951.03.10, it lost territory to establish the then A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roman Catholic Diocese Of Santa Rosa De Lima The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima (erected 27 April 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Ordinaries Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: Julio (given name) Julio (surname) Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ... (1996–2006) * Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. (2007–2021) * José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P. (2021–present) External links and references * Santa Rosa de Lima Santa Rosa De Lima Santa Rosa De Lima Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santiago de Guatemala {{RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]