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Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán

Guatemala Guatemala

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán / Alten(sis), Quetzaltenanguen(sis)–Totonicapen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Huehuetenango, Quiché, San Marcos, Sololá–Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

San Marcos (←), Huehuetenango (↖), Quiché (↗), Sololá–Chimaltenango (→), Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (↓)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2011.07.14 – ...):Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (74)Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (74)
Auxiliary Bishop (2021.03.27 – ...):Bishop Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum (60)Bishop Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum (60)

Titular Bishop of Rosella

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (74)Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (74)
(2011.07.14 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala)

Ut Ecclesia ædificationem accipiat

Born:1948.10.13 (Ciudad de Panamá, Panama)
Ordained Priest:1975.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:2005.01.22

Bishop of Quiché (Guatemala) (2004.10.29 – 2011.07.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (2011.07.14 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2012.03 – 2017.01.20)

Archbishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (68)Bishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (68) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2010.10 – 2011.07.14)

Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B.
(2007.04.19 – 2010.10.02)

Discípulo y misionero de Jesús

Born:1947.10.18 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1976.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1997.02.01
Died:2018.02.24 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala † 70)

Titular Bishop of Pupiana (1996.11.30 – 2007.04.19)

Vicar Apostolic of El Petén (Guatemala) (1996.11.30 – 2007.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (2007.04.19 – 2010.10.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (2010.10.02 – 2013.04.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala) (2013.04.25 – 2018.02.24)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2017.01.20 – 2018.02.24)

Archbishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras
(1996.02.13 – 2007.04.19)

Born:1930.03.29 (San Felipe, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1956.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1971.01.10
Died:2020.08.26 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala † 90)

Titular Bishop of Naissus (1970.11.30 – 1975.09.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala) (1970.11.30 – 1975.09.20)

Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala) (1975.09.20 – 1987.04.04)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1986 – 1988)

Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1987.04.04 – 1996.02.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (1996.02.13 – 2007.04.19)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1998 – 2002)

Bishops of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Roman Rite)

Bishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (later Archbishop)
(1987.04.04 – 1996.02.13)

(see above)

Bishop Oscar Garcia Urizar
(1980.03.04 – 1987.01.08)

Born:1921.11.26 (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1949.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1980.04.26
Died:2006.09.05 (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala † 84)

Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1980.03.04 – 1987.01.08)

Bishop Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J.
(1955.11.30 – 1979.05.30)

Born:1915.04.08 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1948.07.29
Consecrated Bishop:1956.01.06
Died:2010.12.25 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala † 95)

Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1955.11.30 – 1979.05.30)

President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama (1971 – 1972)

Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1972 – 1979)

Bishop Jorge García Cabalieros
(1928.06.30 – 1955.04.05)

Born:1879.04.23
Ordained Priest:1903.03.28
Consecrated Bishop:1928.11.11
Died:1955.04.05 († 75)

Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1928.06.30 – 1955.04.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Sololá (Guatemala) (1951.03.10 – 1955.04.05)

Apostolic Administrator of San Marcos (Guatemala) (1951.03.10 – 1955.04.05)

Former Prelates

Statistics

Area: 3,012 km²

Population: 691,545 Catholics (50.0% of 1,383,089 total) (2020)

Statistics: 38 parishes, 1 mission, 73 priests (48 diocesan, 25 religious), 1 deacon, 123 lay religious (37 brothers, 86 sisters), 11 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Virgen del Rosario

History

Last updated on 2023.01.27

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