Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango
Roman Catholic diocese in Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 |
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