Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán Archidioecesis Altensis, Quetzltenanguensis-Totonicapensis | |
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Quetzaltenango Cathedral Catedral del Espíritu Santo in Quetzaltenango | |
| Location | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Territory | Quetzaltenango and Totonicapan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,012 km2 (1,163 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 34 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 July 1921 (103 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral del Espíritu Santo |
| Co-cathedral | Catedral de San Miguel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesisdelosaltos.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (Latin: Archidioecesis Altensis, Quetzltenanguensis-Totonicapensis) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in Guatemala.
The archiepiscopal seat is Quetzaltenango Cathedral (Catedral del Espíritu Santo), originally built in Quetzaltenango in 1535. It also has a co-cathedral, San Miguel Arcángel, in the city of Totonicapán.
It was vacant until named Mario Alberto Molina Palma on July 14, 2011; having been headed until Monday, October 4, 2010, by Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, who was then named by Pope Benedict XVI to succeed Cardinal Quezada as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala.