Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu diocese
| Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu diocese | |
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| Country | Guatemala |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán |
| Diocesan bishop | Pablo Vizcaíno Prado |
| founding | 1996 |
| surface | 4,366 km² |
| Parishes | 18 ( AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 645.356 ( AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 451.750 ( AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 70% |
| Diocesan priest | 19 ( AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 ( AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 21,512 |
| Friars | 3 ( AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 51 ( AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Bartolomé |
| address | Apartado 34, 2a Calle 5-41, Zona 1, Mazatenango, Dep. Suchitepéquez, Guatemala |
| Website | http://www.riial.org/guatemala/destreu.htm |
The Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu ( lat. : Dioecesis Suchitepequensis-Retalhulensis ) is in Guatemala situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Mazatenango . It includes the departments of Suchitepéquez and Retalhuleu .
history
Pope John Paul II founded the Diocese Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu on December 31, 1996 with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius consulendum from cession of territory from the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese. Pablo Vizcaíno Prado has been bishop since it was founded .