The Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal is a

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in eastern Guatemala's

Izabal Department Izabal () is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its coastal areas form part of the homeland of the Garifuna people. Izabal is bordered to the north by Belize, to the north east by the Gulf of Honduras, and to the east by Honduras, and by th ...

. It is exempt directly to the

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and not part of any

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. Its

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is ''Catedral Inmaculada Concepción de María'', in the see of

Puerto Barrios Puerto Barrios () is a city in Guatemala, located within the Gulf of Honduras. The city is located on Bahia de Amatique. Puerto Barrios is the departmental seat of Izabal department and is the administrative seat of Puerto Barrios municipality. ...

History

It was erected 30 April 1968, as the "

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of Izabal", on territory split off from the Diocese of Zacapa. It was elevated as an apostolic vicariate on 12 March 1988.

Episcopal ordinaries

;''Apostolic Administrators of Izabal'' * Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes (1969.05.09 – 1977.10.07), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1966.07.26 – 1969.05.09),

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of Nova Cæsaris (1966.07.26 – 1977.10.07); later Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1977.10.07 – 2001.02.22), President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1992–1994) *

Luis María Estrada Paetau Luis María Estrada Paetau (May 26, 1935 – March 25, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala. Born in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, Re ...

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(O.P.) (1977.10.27 – 1988.03.12 ''see below'') ;''Apostolic Vicars of Izabal'' *

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(1977.10.27 – 2011.03.25); previously Apostolic Administrator of

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(Guatemala) (1970.11.30 – emeritate 1977.10.27) * Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez (2004.05.21 – 2011.07.26 resignation), Titular Bishop of Succuba (2004.05.21 – ...) *''

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Mario Enrique Ríos Montt,

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(C.M.) (2011.07.26 – 2013.02.09), Titular Bishop of

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(1974.07.13 – ...), previously Bishop-Prelate of the then Territorial Prelature of Escuintla (Guatemala) (1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03) & Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1987.01.24 – 2010.10.02) * Domingo Buezo Leiva (2013.02.09 – ...), also Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2012.03? – ...), Titular Bishop of Dardanus (2013.02.09 – ...)

References

External links

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Apostolic vicariates Roman Catholic dioceses in Guatemala Christian organizations established in 1968 1968 establishments in North America Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{RC-diocese-stub