Continent: Central America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Territorial Prelature
Name: Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (español) / Sanctissimi Domini Nostri Iesu Christi de Esquipulas (Latin)
Governed by: Diocese of Zacapa
Ecclesiastical Province: Santiago de Guatemala
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Notes: United æque principaliter with Santiago de Guatemala 1956–1986, with Zacapa 1986.06.24
Patron Saint: Santo Cristo de Esquipulas
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Bishop-Prelate (2016.02.22 – ...): | Bishop Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus (61) |
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Bishop Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus (61) Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala)
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Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (79) Bishop emeritus of Quiché (Guatemala)
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Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa
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Bishop Rodolfo Ignacio Quezada Toruño (later Cardinal)
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Archbishop Próspero Penados del Barrio
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Cardinal Mario Antonio Casariego y Acevedo, C.R.S.
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Archbishop Mariano Rossell y Arellano
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Area: 532 km²
Population: 67,900 Catholics (88.0% of 77,200 total)
Pastoral Centres: 6 parishes
Personnel: 10 priests (religious), 62 religious (30 brothers, 32 sisters)
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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