Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango
(Redirected from Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala was first erected 22 July 1961, as the Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. It was elevated as a diocese on 23 December 1967.
Diocese of Huehuetenango Dioecesis Gerontopolitana | |
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Location | |
Country | Guatemala |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán |
Metropolitan | Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 896,833 690,519 (77%) |
Parishes | 31 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 July 1961 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri |
Map | |
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. (1961–1975)
- Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (1975–1987), appointed Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos
- Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti (1988–1996), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima
- Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M. (1996–2012)
- Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (since 2012), elevated to Cardinal in 2019
Auxiliary bishop
edit- Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (1970–1975), appointed Bishop here
External links and references
edit- "Diocese of Huehuetenango". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
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