Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché

Diocese of Quiche

Dioecesis Quicensis
Catedral de Santa Cruz
Location
CountryGuatemala
TerritorySan Marcos
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
MetropolitanMario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R.
Statistics
Area8,378 km2 (3,235 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 714,000
  • 503,000 (80%)
Parishes26
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 April 1967 (58 years ago)
CathedralHoly Cross Cathedral, Santa Cruz del Quiché
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJuan Manuel Cuá Ajacum
Bishops emeritusRosolino Bianchetti Boffelli
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán.

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