Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún–Chetumal (Latin: Dioecesis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán. It was elevated from a Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature on February 15, 2020.

Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal

Praelatura Territorialis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis

Prélature Territoriale de Cancún-Chetumal
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Yucatán
MetropolitanCancún
Statistics
Area19,638 sq mi (50,860 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,200,000
950,000 (79.2%)
Parishes35
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DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 May 1970 (54 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Co-cathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.
Metropolitan ArchbishopGustavo Rodriguez Vega
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History

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It was erected on 23 May 1970 as the Territorial Prelature of Chetumal, renamed 20 December 1996, as reflected in its double see-name. On 15 February 2020, while keeping the see name, it was raised to diocese.[1]

It has a cathedral see, Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, in Cancun, and a co-cathedral, Catedral del Sagrado Corazón, in Chetumal, both in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula.

Episcopal incumbents

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All its prelates were members of the Legion of Christ (L.C.)

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  • GigaCatholic
  • "Territorial Prelature of Cancún–Chetumal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.


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