The Diocese of Escuintla is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in Guatemala. It is a suffragan diocese in the

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of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala. The Diocese of Escuintla was erected on 28 July 1994 from a territorial prelature. Its

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is ''Catedral Nuestra Señora de Concepción'', in the episcopal see of

Escuintla Escuintla () is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4384 km², and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness. Its capital is a minicipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small fair ...

History

It was established on 1969.05.09 as a

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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),

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of Bononia (1970.12.05 – 1972.11.02), later Bishop of

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(Bolivia) (1972.11.02 – 1974.08.22) *

Mario Enrique Ríos Montt Mario Enrique Ríos Montt, Congregation of the Mission, C.M. (born March 17, 1932 in Huehuetenango, Guatemala) is an emeritus auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala, public figure and human rights activist. He is the brothe ...

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(C.M.) (1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03), Titular Bishop of Tiguala (1974.07.13 – ...); later Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1987.01.24 – 2010.10.02) and

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of Izabal (Guatemala) (2011.07.26 – 2013.02.09) * Fernando Claudio Gamalero González (1986.03.13 – 1994.07.28 ''see below'') ; ''Suffragan Bishops of Escuintla'' * Fernando Claudio Gamalero González ('' see above'' 1994.07.28 – death 2004.04.03) * Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (2004.04.03 – ), succeeded as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Escuintla (2001.07.14 – 2004.04.03)

Coadjutor bishop

* Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (2001-2004)

Sources, External links and references

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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santiago de Guatemala {{RC-diocese-stub