Diocese of

Vera Paz

Guatemala Guatemala

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Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Vera Paz / CobĂĄn / VerĂŠ Pacis (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Santiago de Guatemala

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Saint Dominic of Osma

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2001.02.22 – ...):Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela NĂșñez (70)Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela NĂșñez (70)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

Ordinaries

Bishops of Vera Paz (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela NĂșñez (70)Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela NĂșñez (70)
(2001.02.22 – ...)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala)
President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

Instaurare omnia in Christo

Born:1954.06.26 (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1980.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:1997.10.07

Priest of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (1980.06.28 – 1997.02.19)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1997.02.19 – 2001.02.22)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (2001.02.22 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2012.03 – 2017.01.20)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2020.01 – 2023.01.27)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2023.01.27 – ...)

Bishop Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes
(1977.10.07 – 2001.02.22)

Born:1925.12.09 (Quezaltenango, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1949.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1966.10.07
Died:2022.02.17 (Coban, Guatemala † 96)

Auxiliary Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1966.07.26 – 1969.05.09)

Titular Bishop of Nova Césaris (1966.07.26 – 1977.10.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Izabal (Guatemala) (1969.05.09 – 1977.10.07)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1977.10.07 – 2001.02.22)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1992 – 1994)

Bishop Juan José Gerardi Conedera
(1967.05.05 – 1974.08.22)

Constituido al servicio de Dios a favor de todos

Born:1922.12.27 (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1946.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1967.07.30
Died:1998.04.26 († 75)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1967.05.05 – 1974.08.22)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1972 – 1978)

Bishop of Santa Cruz del QuichĂ© (Guatemala) (1974.08.22 – 1984.08.14)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1980 – 1982)

Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera (1984.08.14 – 1998.04.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1984.08.14 – 1998.04.26)

Bishop Raimundo MarĂ­a JuliĂĄn ManguĂĄn-MartĂ­n y Delgado, O.P.
(1945.11.14 – 1966.05.28)

Born:1882.01.07 (Caleruega, Burgos, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1906.03.29
Consecrated Bishop:1944.09.03
Died:1975.12.08 (Cobán, Guatemala † 93)

Titular Bishop of Trocmades (1944.05.26 – 1945.11.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1944.05.26 – 1945.11.14)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1945.11.14 – 1966.05.28)

Apostolic Administrator of El PetĂ©n (Guatemala) (1951.03.10 – 1956)

Titular Bishop of Turris in Proconsulari (1966.05.28 – 1975.12.08)

Bishop José Luis Montenegro y Flores
(1935.01.23 – 1945.05.23)

Born:1869.01.10 (Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1892.12.11
Consecrated Bishop:1935.05.19
Died:1945.05.23 († 76)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1935.01.23 – 1945.05.23)

Archbishop Luis Durou y Sure, C.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1928.11.12 – 1935.01.14)

Bishop Juan FernĂĄndez de Rosillo
(1592.06.12 – 1603.06.16)

Born:1533 (Spain)
Died:1606.10.29 († 72)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1592.06.12 – 1603.06.16)

Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico) (1603.06.16 – 1606.10.29)

Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P.
(1579.01.09 – 1587.09.28)

Died:1590

Bishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1577.04.15 – 1579.01.09)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1579.01.09 – 1587.09.28)

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1587.09.28 – 1590)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Santiago de Guatemala (↙), QuichĂ© (←), El PetĂ©n (↑), Izabal (→), Zacapa (↘), Jalapa (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 11,810 kmÂČ

Population: 1,483,000 Catholics (85.0% of 1,745,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 37 parishes

Personnel: 55 priests (25 diocesan, 30 religious), 171 religious (35 brothers, 136 sisters), 10 seminarians

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Pastoral Centres

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Last updated on 2024.10.29

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