Diocese of Quiché
| Diocese of Quiche Dioecesis Quicensis | |
|---|---|
| Catedral de Santa Cruz
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 (59 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Holy Cross Cathedral, Santa Cruz del Quiché |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum |
| Bishops emeritus | Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli |
| Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán.
History
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.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Santa Cruz del Quiché
- Humberto Lara Mejía, Lazarists (C.M.) (1967.05.05 – 1972.06.09), previously Titular Bishop of Trajanopolis in Phrygia (1957.07.19 – 1967.05.05) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1957.07.19 – 1967.05.05); also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1970–1972)
- ? José Julio Aguilar García (1972–1974)
- Juan José Gerardi Conedera (1974.08.22 – 1984.08.14), also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1970–1972); previously Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1967.05.05 – 1974.08.22), President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1972–1978); later Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera (1984.08.14 – 1998.04.26) & Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1984.08.14 – 1998.04.26)
- Suffragan Bishops of Quiché
- Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle (1986.10.31 – 2001.12.05), later Bishop of Jalapa (Guatemala) (2001.12.05 –...)
- Mario Alberto Molina Palma, Augustinian Recollects (O.A.R.) (2004.10.29 – 2011.07.14), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (Guatemala) (2011.07.14 –...), vice-president of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2012.03 –...)
- Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (2012.09.14 –...), previously Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) (2008.11.20 – 2012.09.14), Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala) (2008.11.20 – 2012.09.14)
Source and external links
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]
External links
References
Bibliography
- "Diocese of Quiché". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 23 February 2007.