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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala 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 High ...
. 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) *
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 *
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 ...
(1988–1996), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima *
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) * 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 High ...
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 High ...
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 High ...
1961 establishments in Guatemala Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán {{RC-diocese-stub