Roman Catholic Diocese of Escuintla
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Escuintla (erected 28 July 1994, as the Territorial Prelature of Escuintla) is a Latin suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala.
Diocese of Escuintla Dioecesis Escuintlensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guatemala City |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,384 km2 (1,693 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,149,000 887,000 (77.2%) |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 28 July 1994 (26 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Concepción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Victor Hugo Palma Paúl |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora de Concepción, in Escuintla.
History
It was established on 1969.05.09 as Territorial Prelature of Escuintla on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala, still its Metropolitan. On 28 July 1994 it was promoted to diocese.
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
- Territorial Prelates of Escuintla
- José Julio Aguilar García (1969.05.09 – 1972.11.02), Titular Bishop of Bononia (1970.12.05 – 1972.11.02), later Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1972.11.02 – 1974.08.22)
- Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, Lazarists (C.M.) (1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03), Titular Bishop of Tiguala (1974.07.13 – ...); later Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1987.01.24 – 2010.10.02) and Apostolic Administrator of Izabal (Guatemala) (2011.07.26 – 2013.02.09)
- Fernando Claudio Gamalero González (1986.03.13 – 1994.07.28 see below)
- Suffragan Bishops of Escuintla
- Fernando Claudio Gamalero González ( see above 1994.07.28 – death 2004.04.03)
- Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (2004.04.03 – ), succeeded as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Escuintla (2001.07.14 – 2004.04.03)
Coadjutor bishop
- Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (2001-2004)
Sources, External links and references
- with incumbent biography links
- "Diocese of Escuintla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
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