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Diocese of Huehuetenango

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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango
22 July 1961ErectedDiocese of San Marcos Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango (erected)
Diocese of Huehuetenango
23 December 1967ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Huehuetenango Diocese of Huehuetenango
13 February 1996Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Huehuetenango (from Guatemala)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango
1966300,000310,00096.8%137387,894136522ap1967
Diocese of Huehuetenango
1970308,000349,35288.2%528339,333377520ap1971
1976325,000368,80788.1%6182413,541275920ap1977
1980351,000397,80088.2%12152713,000255820ap1981
1990420,000525,00080.0%1051528,000125719ap1991
1999508,065714,37971.1%1822025,40375731ap2000
2000524,895731,20971.8%1822026,24465931ap2001
2001544,091750,40572.5%1912027,20455731ap2002
2002547,778754,09272.6%2012126,08455031ap2003
2003565,832772,14673.3%2112225,71955031ap2004
2004583,390772,14675.6%2122325,36464431ap2005
2006615,895822,20974.9%2422623,68864431ap2007
2010690,519896,83377.0%2522725,57464531ap2011
2013734,0151,005,50073.0%242430,583455730ap2014
2016922,9001,265,00073.0%292931,82465930ap2017
2019812,8301,354,70060.0%313126,22037230ap2020
2021877,8701,371,67664.0%3113227,43347230ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 497, to Page 499
  • Diocese of Huehuetenango
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 243, and Page 244
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88, Page 611, and Page 612

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