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Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango

Dioecesis Sololensis-Chimaltenangensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Domingo Buezo Leiva, Bishop

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Sololá
10 March 1951ErectedArchdiocese of Guatemala (Parts of Mazatenango or Suchitepéquez)
Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Solóla, El Quiche, and the rest of Mazatenango or Suchitepéquez)
Diocese of Sololá (erected)
27 April 1967Territory LostDiocese of Sololá (EI Quiché) Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché (erected)
27 April 1967Territory AddedArchdiocese of Guatemala (Chimaltenango) Diocese of Sololá
13 February 1996Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Sololá (from Guatemala)
31 December 1996Territory LostArchdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (Departamento de Retalhuleu)
Diocese of Sololá (Departamento de Suchitepéquez)
Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu (erected)
Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango
31 December 1996Name ChangedDiocese of Sololá Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Sololá
1966586,000600,00097.7%16415710,280414535ap1967
1970489,000525,15393.1%17264311,372274729ap1971
1976520,123528,44098.4%15375210,002426937ap1977
1980546,125642,50085.0%1739569,752508637ap1981
1990710,000872,00081.4%29174615,434225534ap1991
Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango
1999556,321678,94681.9%3754213,245910723ap2000
2000571,552696,59882.0%3954412,989811025ap2001
2001589,427735,39280.2%4334612,813610426ap2002
2002607,140758,45480.0%4634912,390611627ap2003
2003622,425775,70080.2%4534812,967611928ap2004
2004639,177798,97180.0%4634913,044611929ap2005
2010744,000924,00080.5%853888,454612934ap2011
2014819,0001,017,00080.5%873909,100715038ap2015
2017713,0471,243,24357.4%823858,388312139ap2018
2020757,1201,320,11557.4%97977,80544ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Sololá
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 537, to Page 541
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,103, and Page 1,104
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88, Page 611, and Page 612
  • Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 89, Page 72, and Page 73

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