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Apostolic vicariate El Petén, Guatemala

Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén

de El Petén

The Apostolic Vicariate of El Peten is a Latin rite missionary jurisdiction covering the 36,000 km2 department of Peten in northern Guatemala. Bishop Mario Fiandri, S.D.B., titular bishop of Madarsuma, has served as vicar apostolic since 10 February 2009.

On the map

Esri
El Petén, Guatemala, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1984
Catholics
560,000
Priests
30
Territory
36,000 km²

Parishes and churches

3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Vicar Apostolic
Mario Fiandri, S.D.B.

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The cathedral

Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá stands in El Petén, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Covering Petén Department in Guatemala, the Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus de El Petén) is a Latin Church apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church. Its cathedral, the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá, stands in the see of Flores, Guatemala.