Diocese of

Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu 𝐖

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

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Bartholomew

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1996.12.31: Established as Diocese of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu / Suchitepequen(sis)–Retalhulen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán and became suffragan of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán)

Present Prelates

Bishop (1996.12.31 – ...):

Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (73)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (73)
(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

Priest of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1980.03.19 – 1996.12.31)

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

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2008.01 – 2012.03)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral San Bartolomé, Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez

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

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,336 km²

Population: 612,800 Catholics (65.0% of 943,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 177 missions

Personnel: 36 priests (35 diocesan, 1 religious), 42 religious (1 brother, 41 sisters), 22 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.12.15

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