Diocese of

Huehuetenango

Guatemala Guatemala

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Huehuetenango / Gerontopolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán

Neighbouring Dioceses: Tapachula (↙), San Cristóbal de Las Casas (↖), Quiché (→), Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (↘), San Marcos (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Inmaculada Concepción

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.05.14 – ...):Cardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (79)Cardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto

Coadjutor Bishop (2026.10.13 – ...):Bishop Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez (67)Bishop Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez (67)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Izabal (Guatemala)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Huehuetenango (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (79)Cardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (79)
(2012.05.14 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto
Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala)

Ay de mí si no evangelizo

Born:1947.07.16 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1971.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:1989.01.06
Created Cardinal:2019.10.05

Priest of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1971.06.27 – 1988.12.15)

Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala) (1988.12.15 – 2012.05.14)

President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama (2001 – 2005)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2006 – 2008.01)

Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala) (2012.05.14 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto (2019.10.05 [2021.10.10] – ...)

Bishop Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M.
(1996.09.28 – 2012.05.14)

Born:1932.10.16 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1958.08.13
Consecrated Bishop:1987.06.27
Died:2019.04.13 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala † 86)

Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum (1987.05.15 – 1996.09.28)

Vicar Apostolic of El Petén (Guatemala) (1987.05.15 – 1996.09.28)

Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala) (1996.09.28 – 2012.05.14)

Bishop Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti
(1988.03.10 – 1996.04.27)

Diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum

Born:1937.04.09 (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1963.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:1983.01.31
Died:2006.07.04 (Aldea Montecillos, Santa Rosa, Guatemala † 69)

Priest of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1963.12.29 – 1982.12.03)

Titular Bishop of Pomaria (1982.12.03 – 1984.04.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1982.12.03 – 1984.04.04)

Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala) (1984.04.04 – 1988.03.10)

Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala) (1988.03.10 – 1996.04.27)

Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima (Guatemala) (1996.04.27 – 2006.07.04)

Bishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (later Archbishop)
(1975.09.20 – 1987.04.04)

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)

Bishop Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M.
(1967.12.23 – 1975.07.22)

Born:1913.09.11 (Nada, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:1943.02.07
Consecrated Bishop:1962.07.22
Died:1996.10.19 (Hillje, TX, USA † 83)

Bishop-Prelate of Huehuetenango (Guatemala) (1961.08.08 – 1967.12.23)

Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palæstina (1962.06.06 – 1967.12.23)

Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala) (1967.12.23 – 1975.07.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1975.07.22 – 1982.06.30)

Titular Bishop of Pinhel (1975.07.22 – 1996.10.19)

Prelates of Huehuetenango (Roman Rite)

Bishop Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M.
(1961.08.08 – 1967.12.23)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Tapachula (↙), San Cristóbal de Las Casas (↖), Quiché (→), Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (↘), San Marcos (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,400 km²

Population: 926,900 Catholics (65.0% of 1,426,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes

Personnel: 39 priests (diocesan), 78 religious (4 brothers, 74 sisters), 35 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

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Last updated on 2026.10.16

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