Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalapa (Guatemala) explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Jalapa in Guatemala
Latin:Dioecesis Ialapensis in Guatimala
Country:Guatemala
Province:Province of Guatemala City
Area Km2:7,204
Population:827,958
Population As Of:2010
Catholics:678,926
Catholics Percent:82
Parishes:33
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:10 March 1951 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of Our Lady of Hope
Patron:Santa Cruz
Bishop Title:Bishop
Emeritus Bishops:Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle
Map:Guatemala - Diocesi di Jalapa.png

The Diocese of Jalapa is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southeastern Guatemala. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala.

Its Marian cathedral is Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Expectación in the episcopal see of Jalapa. The diocesan patron is Santa Cruz (the Holy Cross).

History

It was erected on 10 March 1951, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Guatemala, which remains its metropolitan.

On 25 January 2016 it lost territory to erect the Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa as fellow suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guatemala.

Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

External links

14.6351°N -89.9803°W

Notes and References

  1. 30 March 2020 . 30 March 2020 . Resignations and Appointments, 30.03.2020 . Holy See Press Office .