Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango

Diocese of Huehuetenango
Dioecesis Gerontopolitana
Location
Country Guatemala
Ecclesiastical province Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
Metropolitan Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R.
Statistics
Area 7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
896,833
690,519 (77%)
Parishes 31
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 22 July 1961 (54 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
Emeritus Bishops Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala was first erected 22 July 1961, as the Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. It was elevated as a diocese on 23 December 1967.

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