Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén
Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén Apostolicus Vicariatus de El Petén | |
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Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá | |
Location | |
Country | Guatemala |
Statistics | |
Area | 36,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 753,000 560,000 (74.4%) |
Parishes | 17 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 March 1951 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus de El Petén) (erected 10 March 1951, as the Apostolic Administration of El Petén) is in Guatemala. It was elevated on 3 February 1984.
Ordinaries
- Raymundo Julian Martín, O.P. (1951 - 1956)
- Gabriel Viñamata Castelsagué, I.E.M.E. (1956 - 1964)
- Gennaro Artazcor Lizarrage, I.E.M.E. (1964 - 1969)
- Aguado Arraux, I.E.M.E. (1969 - 1970)
- Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P. (1970 - 1977)
- Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. (1978 - 1987)
- Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M. (1987 - 1996)
- Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. (1996 - 2007)
- Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. (Since 2007)
References
- "Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén". Catholic-Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-11.