The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán.

Diocese of Quiche

Dioecesis Quicensis
Catedral de Santa Cruz
Location
CountryGuatemala
TerritorySan Marcos
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
MetropolitanMario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R.
Statistics
Area8,378 km2 (3,235 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
714,000
503,000 (80%)
Parishes26
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DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 April 1967 (57 years ago)
CathedralHoly Cross Cathedral, Santa Cruz del Quiché
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJuan Manuel Cuá Ajacum
Bishops emeritusRosolino Bianchetti Boffelli
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History

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It was erected 27 April 1967, as the Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Sololá.

It was renamed on 11 July 2000.

Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Santa Cruz del Quiché
Suffragan Bishops of Quiché

References

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  • "Diocese of Quiché". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
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