Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún–Chetumal (Latin: Dioecesis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán. It was elevated from a Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature on February 15, 2020.

Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal Praelatura Territorialis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis Prélature Territoriale de Cancún-Chetumal
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Yucatán
Metropolitan	Cancún
Statistics
Area	19,638 sq mi (50,860 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,200,000 950,000 (79.2%)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 May 1970 (53 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Co-cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gustavo Rodriguez Vega
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History

It was erected on 23 May 1970 as the Territorial Prelature of Chetumal, renamed 20 December 1996, as reflected in its double see-name. On 15 February 2020, while keeping the see name, it was raised to diocese.

It has a cathedral see, Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, in Cancun, and a co-cathedral, Catedral del Sagrado Corazón, in Chetumal, both in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula.

Episcopal incumbents

All its prelates were members of the Legion of Christ (L.C.)

• Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. (1973–2004) - Prelate Emeritus (initially Apostolic Administrator; title Chetumal till 1996)
• Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (2004 -); changed from Territorial Prelate to Bishop of the diocese, 15 Feb. 2020

External links and references

• GigaCatholic
• "Territorial Prelature of Cancún–Chetumal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.