The Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa 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 Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala. The diocese's name refers to Francis of Assisi. Its

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is the ''Catedral San Cristóbal'' in the episcopal see of

Jutiapa Jutiapa is a city and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft),

, southwestern Guatemala.

History

Established on 25 January 2016 as the Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa on territory split off from the Diocese of Jalapa.

Episcopal ordinaries

;Bishops of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa *

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Antonio Calderón Cruz (2016.01.25 – ...)

References

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