Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala 🇬🇹
Celebrations
History
- 1961.07.22: Established as Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango / Gerontopolitan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of San Marcos and became suffragan of Guatemala)
- 1967.12.23: Promoted as Diocese of Huehuetenango / Gerontopolitan(us) (Latin)
- 1996.02.13: Became suffragan of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
Former Prelates
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Victor Hugo MartÃnez Contreras (later Archbishop) (1970.11.30 – 1975.09.20)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 7,400 km²
Population: 926,900 Catholics (65.0% of 1,426,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes
Personnel: 39 priests (diocesan), 78 religious (4 brothers, 74 sisters), 35 seminarians