Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán, Guatemala 🇬🇹 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1921.07.27: Established as Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos / Alten(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala and became suffragan of Guatemala)
- 1951.03.10: Lost territory to establish Diocese of San Marcos and Diocese of Sololá
- 1996.02.13: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán / Alten(sis), Quetzaltenanguen(sis)–Totonicapen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Huehuetenango, San Marcos, Santa Cruz del Quiché and Sololá)
- 1996.12.31: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu and gained suffragan see Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu
Present Prelates
| Metropolitan Archbishop (2011.07.14 – ...): |  Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (76) |
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Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Roman Rite) |
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| Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (76) (2011.07.14 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala)Ut Ecclesia ædificationem accipiatBorn:1948.10.13 (Ciudad de Panamá, Panama)Ordained Priest:1975.06.29Consecrated Bishop:2005.01.22Bishop of Quiché (Guatemala) (2004.10.29 – 2011.07.14)Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (2011.07.14 – ...)Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2012.03 – 2017.01.20) |
| Bishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (70) (later Archbishop) (Apostolic Administrator 2010.10 – 2011.07.14) |
| Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. (2007.04.19 – 2010.10.02)Discípulo y misionero de Jesús |
| Archbishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (1996.02.13 – 2007.04.19) |
| Bishops of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (later Archbishop) (1987.04.04 – 1996.02.13)(see above) |
| Bishop Oscar Garcia Urizar (1980.03.04 – 1987.01.08)Born:1921.11.26 (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)Ordained Priest:1949.12.17Consecrated Bishop:1980.04.26Died:2006.09.05 (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala † 84)Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1980.03.04 – 1987.01.08) |
| Bishop Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J. (1955.11.30 – 1979.05.30) |
| Bishop Jorge García Cabalieros (1928.06.30 – 1955.04.05)Born:1879.04.23Ordained Priest:1903.03.28Consecrated Bishop:1928.11.11Died:1955.04.05 († 75)Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1928.06.30 – 1955.04.05)Apostolic Administrator of Sololá (Guatemala) (1951.03.10 – 1955.04.05)Apostolic Administrator of San Marcos (Guatemala) (1951.03.10 – 1955.04.05) |
Former Prelates
- Auxiliary Bishop:
Bishop Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum (62) (2021.03.27 – 2023.04.15) - Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes (1966.07.26 – 1969.05.09)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Rafael González Estrada (1944.05.16 – 1955)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 3,012 km²
Population: 712,076 Catholics (50.0% of 1,424,152 total)
Pastoral Centres: 38 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 75 priests (45 diocesan, 30 religious), 121 religious (41 brothers, 80 sisters), 12 seminarians