Suffragan diocese Quiché, Guatemala
Diocese of Quiché
Quicen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Quiche is a Latin rite see in western Guatemala, known as a land of martyrs from the civil war era, and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Santa Cruz del Quiche. Bishop Juan Manuel Cua Ajucum, previously auxiliary of Los Altos, was appointed by Pope Francis on 15 April 2023.
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- Established
- 1967
- Catholics
- 689,100
- Priests
- 37
- Territory
- 8,378 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Juan Manuel Cua Ajucum
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The cathedral
Catedral de la Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz del Quiche stands in Quiché, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.