The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango,
Guatemala
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was first erected 22 July 1961, as the Territorial Prelature of
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 Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highw ...
. 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
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Hugo Mark Gerbermann
Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. (September 11, 1913 - October 19, 1996) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll) he was assigned to missions in Ecuador and Guatema ...
, M.M. (1961–1975)
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Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras
Víctor Hugo Martínez Contreras (29 March 1930 – 26 August 2020) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic archbishop.
Martínez Contreras was born in Guatemala and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman ...
(1975–1987), appointed Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos
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*Julio (given name)
*Julio (surname)
*Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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(1988–1996), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima
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Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata
Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata (16 October 1932 – 13 April 2019) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop.
Biography
Bobadilla Mata born in Guatemala and was ordained to the priesthood in 1958. He served as bishop of the Apostolic Vicari ...
,
C.M. (1996–2012)
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Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (since 2012), elevated to Cardinal in 2019
Auxiliary bishop
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Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras
Víctor Hugo Martínez Contreras (29 March 1930 – 26 August 2020) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic archbishop.
Martínez Contreras was born in Guatemala and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman ...
(1970–1975), appointed Bishop here
External links and references
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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 Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highw ...
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 Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highw ...
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 Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highw ...
1961 establishments in Guatemala
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
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