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Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango

Coordinates: 15°19′15″N 91°28′12″W / 15.3208°N 91.4701°W / 15.3208; -91.4701
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Diocese of Huehuetenango

Dioecesis Gerontopolitana
Location
Country Guatemala
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
MetropolitanMario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R.
Statistics
Area7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
896,833
690,519 (77%)
Parishes31
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 July 1961 (63 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de La Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
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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.

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  • "Diocese of Huehuetenango". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-23.

15°19′15″N 91°28′12″W / 15.3208°N 91.4701°W / 15.3208; -91.4701