Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz
Diocese of Verapaz Dioecesis Verae Pacis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guatemala City |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,810 km2 (4,560 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 34 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 July 1921 (103 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzmán |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez |
| Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz (also Vera Paz, Cobán) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzman, dedicated to Saint Dominic of Guzman, at Cobán, in Alta Verapaz.