Diocese of Chitré
| Diocese of Chitré | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Panama |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Panama |
| Diocesan bishop | Rafael Valdivieso Miranda |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 6,150 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 213,625 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 181,582 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 85% |
| Diocesan priest | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,044 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Juan Bautista |
| address | Apartado 49, Calle Melitón Mart & iacutel; n, Chitré, Panamá |
The diocese of Chitré ( Latin Dioecesis Citrensis , Spanish Diócesis de Chitré ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Chitré in Panama .
Pope John XXIII founded it on July 21, 1962 from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Panama and subordinated it to this as a suffragan . It includes the provinces of Herrera and Los Santos .
Bishops of Chitré
- José María Carrizo Villarreal (January 21, 1963 to October 29, 1994, retired)
- José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán OAR (October 29, 1994 to July 2, 1999, then Bishop of David )
- Fernando Torres Durán (July 2, 1999 to April 24, 2013, retired)
- Rafael Valdivieso Miranda , since April 24, 2013
Web links
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