Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala
| Archdiocese of Guatemala Archidioecesis Guatimalensis | |
|---|---|
 Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of St. James | |
| Location | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guatemala City |
| Population - Catholics |
3,486,000 (80%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | December 18, 1534 |
| Cathedral | Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of St. James |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Mary, Saint James the Greater |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop |
Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. Archbishop of Guatemala City |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes, Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala (erected 18 December 1534, as the Diocese of Guatemala) is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Escuintla, Jalapa, Santa Rosa de Lima, Verapaz, Cobán and Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas. It was elevated on 16 December 1743. The current Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala is Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B.; he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on Monday, October 4, 2010 to replace Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno, who had reached the age of 75 at which bishops submit their resignations to the Pope.
Ordinaries
- Francisco Marroquin Hurtado (1523–1563)
- Bernardino de Villalpando, C.R.S.A. (1564–1569)
- Pedro Gómez de Córdoba, O.S.H. (1574–1598)
- Juan Ramírez de Arellano, O.P. (1600–1609)
- Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (1610–1615)
- Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, O.S.A. (1621–1630)
- Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (1630–1641)
- Bartolomé González Soltero (1641–1650)
- Juan Garcilaso de la Vega (1652–1657)
- Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A. (1657–1668)
- Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo (1668–1675)
- Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño (1675–1682)
- Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M. (1682–1702)
- Mauro de Larreátegui y Colón, O.S.B. (1703–1711)
- Juan Bautista Alvarez de Toledo, O.F.M. (1713–1723)
- Nicolás Carlos Gómez de Cervantes y Velázquez de la Cadena (1723–1726)
- Juan Leandro Gómez de Parada Valdez y Mendoza (1728–1735)
- Pedro Pardo de Figueroa (1735–1751)
- Francisco José de Figueredo y Victoria (1752–1765)
- Pedro Cortez y Larraz (1766–1779)
- Cayetano Francos y Monroy (1778–1792)
- Juan Félix de Villegas (1793–1800)
- Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas (1801–1805)
- Rafael de La Vara (1806–1809)
- Francisco Ramón Valentín de Casaus y Torres, O.P. (1815–1845)
- Francisco de Paul García Peláez (1845–1867)
- José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (1867–1881)
- Ricardo Casanova y Estrada (1886–1913)
- Julio Ramón Riveiro y Jacinto, O.P. (1914–1921)
- Luis J. Muñoz y Capurón, S.J. (1921–1927)
- Luis Durou y Sure, C.M. (1928–1938)
- Mariano Rossell y Arellano (1939–1964)
- Mario Casariego y Acevedo, C.R.S. (1964–1983)
- Próspero Penados del Barrio (1983–2001)
- Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (2001–2010)
- Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. (2010–present)
Bishops
- Archbishop: Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B.
- Auxiliary Bishop: Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J.
- Auxiliary Bishop: Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández
- Auxiliary Bishop: José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa
- Auxiliary Bishop: Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M.
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1561 | Diocese of Comayagua | |
| 1842 | Diocese of San Salvador | |
| 1921 | Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos Vicariate Apostolic of Verapaz and Petén | |
| 1951 | Diocese of Jalapa Diocese of Zacapa | |
| 1951 | Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos | Diocese of Sololá |
| 1969 | Territorial Prelature of Escuintla | |
| 1996 | Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima |
External links and references
- "Archdiocese of Guatemala". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-22.