Mario Alberto Molina Palma Explained

Type:Bishop
Mario Alberto Molina Palma, OAR
Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
Enthroned:17 September 2011
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
Province:Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
Metropolis:Quetzaltenango
Predecessor:Óscar Julio Vian Morales
Ordination:29 June 1975
Consecration:22 January 2004
Other Post:Bishop of Quiché
Birth Name:Mario Alberto Molina Palma
Birth Date:13 October 1948
Birth Place:Panama City, Panama

Mario Alberto Molina Palma O.A.R. (born 13 October 1948) is archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 July 2011. Molina Palma had previously served as bishop of Quiché in Guatemala. He was born in Panama City, ordained a priest in 1975, and appointed bishop of El Quiché in 2004. He was installed as Archbishop of Los Altos on 17 September 2011.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R.. 7 November 2011.
  2. Web site: E.R. Mons. Mario Molina Palma . 7 November 2011 . arquidiocesisdelosaltos.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111103064803/http://arquidiocesisdelosaltos.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=5 . 3 November 2011 .