Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala 🇬🇹
Celebrations
History
- 1951.03.10: Established as Diocese of San Marcos / Sancti Marci in Guatimala (Latin) (from Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos and became suffragan of Guatemala)
- 1961.07.22: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango
- 1996.02.13: Became suffragan of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
Former Prelates
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Próspero Penados del Barrio (later Archbishop) (1966.07.28 – 1971.12.07)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 3,791 km²
Population: 739,977 Catholics (62.3% of 1,188,620 total)
Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes, 2 missions
Personnel: 38 priests (30 diocesan, 8 religious), 82 religious (9 brothers, 73 sisters), 13 seminarians