Diocese of San Marcos

Dioecesis Sancti Marci in Guatimala
Location
CountryGuatemala
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
MetropolitanMario Alberto Molina Palma, OAR
Statistics
Area3,791 km2 (1,464 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
862,000
595,000 (69%)
Parishes30
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 March 1951 (72 years ago)
CathedralCatedral San Marcos
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, OFMCap
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos (erected 10 March 1951) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Félix Eduardo Antonio Calderón Cruz, appointed Bishop of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa in 2016

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1961Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango

References

    • "Diocese of San Marcos". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 23 February 2007.


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