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Roman Catholic diocese in Guatemala From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán.
Diocese of Quiche Dioecesis Quicensis | |
|---|---|
Catedral de Santa Cruz | |
| Location | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Territory | San Marcos |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán |
| Metropolitan | Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,378 km2 (3,235 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 714,000 503,000 (80%) |
| Parishes | 26 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 April 1967 (57 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Holy Cross Cathedral, Santa Cruz del Quiché |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum |
| Bishops emeritus | Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli |
| Map | |
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It was erected 27 April 1967, as the Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Sololá.
It was renamed on 11 July 2000.
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