Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

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Bishop(s) Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 24 June 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Guatemala Square Kilometers: 5,598 (2,162 Square Miles) Official Web Site: https://www.diocesisdezacapa.org/ Basilica de Esquipulas: http://basilicadeesquipulas.org/ Mailing Address: Casa Episcopal, 3a Calle 3-07, Zona 1, 19001 Zacapa, Guatemala; Basilica de Esquipulas, 20007 Esquípulas, Depto. Chiquimula, Guatemala Telephone: 7941.60.82; 7720.7050

Historical Details

• Diocese of Zacapa
  • Latin Name: Zacapensis
  • Erected: 10 March 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guatemala
  • Country: Guatemala

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. † (30 Nov 1955 Appointed - 16 Feb 1980 Resigned)
• Rodolfo Quezada Toruño † (16 Feb 1980 Succeeded - 19 Jun 2001 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
• José Aníbal Casasola Sosa † (13 May 2004 Appointed - 27 Apr 2007 Died)
• Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (20 Nov 2008 Appointed - 14 Sep 2012 Appointed, Bishop of Quiché)
• Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus (22 Feb 2016 Appointed - )

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Zacapa
1966	450,000	500,000	90.0%	6	28	34	13,235		13	34	20	ap1967
1970	233,500	250,025	93.4%	14	14	28	8,339	1	20	55	14	ap1971
1976	233,500	264,972	88.1%	12	13	25	9,340	2	25	34	15	ap1977
1980	251,600	284,500	88.4%	12	12	24	10,483	2	19	39	18	ap1981
Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas
1990	343,000	390,500	87.8%	10	12	22	15,590	2	23	45	20	ap1991
1999	408,000	480,000	85.0%	17	10	27	15,111	1	23	47	22	ap2000
2000	419,400	493,400	85.0%	23	10	33	12,709	1	24	48	25	ap2001
2001	438,000	516,000	84.9%	26	10	36	12,166	1	18	49	25	ap2002
2002	408,000	480,000	85.0%	21	11	32	12,750	1	12	47	23	ap2003
2003	442,200	535,000	82.7%	18	23	41	10,785	1	44	59	29	ap2004
2004	436,000	547,000	79.7%	16	18	34	12,823	1	38	47	28	ap2005
2010	514,000	617,500	83.2%	24	16	40	12,850	1	34	67	24	ap2011
2014	528,000	613,000	86.1%	22	10	32	16,500	1	16	52	23	ap2015
2017	575,982	758,481	75.9%	28	21	49	11,754		57	51	28	ap2018
2020	617,710	810,775	76.2%	28	20	48	12,868		40	90	30	ap2021
2022	604,900	841,200	71.9%	23	19	42	14,402		39	91	35	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• José Aníbal Casasola Sosa † (Priest: 5 Nov 1977; Apostolic Administrator: 25 Jul 2001; Bishop: 13 May 2004 to 27 Apr 2007)
• Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1955 to 16 Feb 1980)
• Rodolfo Quezada Toruño † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Apr 1972; Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Sep 1975; Bishop: 16 Feb 1980 to 19 Jun 2001)

Source(s)

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