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Diocese of

Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu

Guatemala Guatemala

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu / Suchitepequen(sis)–Retalhulen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

San Marcos (↖), Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (↑), Sololá–Chimaltenango (↗), Escuintla (→)

Present Prelates

Bishop (1996.12.31 – ...):Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (71)Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (71)Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (71)
(1996.12.31 – ...)

Bishop of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (Guatemala)

Born:1951.06.22 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1980.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1997.03.08

Bishop of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (Guatemala) (1996.12.31 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2008.01 – 2012.03)

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 4,336 km²

Population: 596,000 Catholics (65.0% of 916,930 total) (2020)

Statistics: 25 parishes, 177 missions, 36 priests (35 diocesan, 1 religious), 37 lay religious (1 brother, 36 sisters), 21 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Bartholomew

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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