Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Huehuetenango | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Gerontopolitana |
Country: | Guatemala |
Metropolitan: | Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. |
Province: | Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán |
Area Km2: | 7,400 |
Population: | 896,833 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 690,519 |
Catholics Percent: | 77 |
Parishes: | 31 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 22 July 1961 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri |
Map: | Guatemala - Diocesi di Huehuetenango.png |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala was first erected 22 July 1961, as the Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. It was elevated as a diocese on 23 December 1967.