Quiché diocese
| Quiché diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Guatemala |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán |
| Diocesan bishop | Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli |
| founding | 1967 |
| surface | 8,378 km² |
| Parishes | 23 ( AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 655.510 ( AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 524.408 ( AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 23 ( AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 ( AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 16,916 |
| Friars | 12 ( AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 85 ( AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Santa Cruz |
| address | 4a Calle 3-12, Zona 5, Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala |
The Diocese of Quiché ( lat. : Dioecesis Quicensis ) is in Guatemala situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Santa Cruz del Quiché . It includes the department of El Quiché .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché on April 27, 1967 from cession of territory of the Vistum Sololá , which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Guatemala as a suffragan .
On February 13, 1996 it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán . It was given its current name on July 11, 2000.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Santa Cruz del Quiché
- Humberto Mejía Lara CM , May 5, 1967-9. June 1972
- José Julio García Aguilar , November 2, 1972-22. August 1974
- Juan José Gerardi Conedera , August 22, 1974-14. August 1984
- Julio Cabrera Ovalle Edgar , October 31, 1986-11. July 2000
Bishops of Quiché
- Julio Cabrera Ovalle Edgar, 2000–2001, then Bishop of Jalapa
- Mario Alberto Molina Palma OAR , 2004–2011, then Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
- Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli , since 2012
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Quiché - Collection of images, videos and audio files
