Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cancún-Chetumal
| Territorial Prelature of Cancún-Chetumal Praelatura Territorialis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis Prélature Territoriale de Cancún-Chetumal | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Yucatán |
| Metropolitan | Cancún |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,638 sq mi (50,860 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,200,000 950,000 (79.2%) |
| Parishes | 35 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 May 1970 (44 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
| Co-cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán |
| Emeritus Bishops | Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. |
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| Website | |
| www.cancunchetumal.com | |
The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cancún–Chetumal (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis) (erected 23 May 1970 as the Territorial Prelature of Chetumal, renamed 20 December 1996) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yucatán.
Ordinaries
- Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. (1973–2004) - Prelate Emeritus
- Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (2004 - )
External links and references
- "Territorial Prelature of Cancún–Chetumal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.