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Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas

Dioecesis Zacapensis y de Esquipulas



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Zacapa
10 March 1951ErectedArchdiocese of Guatemala (Zacapa, Chiquimula, and Izabal) Diocese of Zacapa (erected)
16 September 1956Territory LostDiocese of Zacapa (Esquipulas) Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (erected)
30 April 1968Territory LostDiocese of Zacapa (Izabal) Apostolic Administration of Izabal (erected)
Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas
24 June 1986Name ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas
Diocese of Zacapa
Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Zacapa
1966450,000500,00090.0%6283413,235133420ap1967
1970233,500250,02593.4%1414288,3391205514ap1971
1976233,500264,97288.1%1213259,3402253415ap1977
1980251,600284,50088.4%12122410,4832193918ap1981
Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas
1990343,000390,50087.8%10122215,5902234520ap1991
1999408,000480,00085.0%17102715,1111234722ap2000
2000419,400493,40085.0%23103312,7091244825ap2001
2001438,000516,00084.9%26103612,1661184925ap2002
2002408,000480,00085.0%21113212,7501124723ap2003
2003442,200535,00082.7%18234110,7851445929ap2004
2004436,000547,00079.7%16183412,8231384728ap2005
2010514,000617,50083.2%24164012,8501346724ap2011
2014528,000613,00086.1%22103216,5001165223ap2015
2017575,982758,48175.9%28214911,754575128ap2018
2020617,710810,77576.2%28204812,868409030ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Zacapa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 537, to Page 541
  • Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 78, Page 1,209, and Page 1,210

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