Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal

Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal

Praelatura Territorialis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis

Prélature Territoriale de Cancún-Chetumal
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Yucatán
MetropolitanCancún
Statistics
Area19,638 sq mi (50,860 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,200,000
  • 950,000 (79.2%)
Parishes35
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 May 1970 (55 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Co-cathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopPedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.
Metropolitan ArchbishopGustavo Rodriguez Vega
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún–Chetumal (Latin: Dioecesis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán. It was elevated from a Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature on February 15, 2020.