Suffragan diocese Sololá, Guatemala
Diocese of Sololá–Chimaltenango
Sololen(sis)-Chimaltenangen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango is a Latin suffragan diocese in Guatemala's southern interior, erected as the Diocese of Sololá in 1951 and renamed in 1996. Its cathedral is Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Sololá, with a co-cathedral in Chimaltenango, and it is led by Bishop Domingo Buezo Leiva.
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- Established
- 1951
- Catholics
- 744,000
- Priests
- 111
- Territory
- 3,040 km²
Parishes and churches
41 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santa Clara de AsísSanta Clara La LagunaView parish
- Santa CruzBalanyáView parish
- Santa LucíaUtatlánView parish
- Santa María VisitaciónSanta María VisitaciónView parish
- Santa Teresita del Niño Jesus y San Francisco JavierBoca CostaView parish
- SantiagoSantiago AtitlánView parish
- Santiago ApóstolPatzicíaView parish
- Santo Cura de ArsChipiaculView parish
- Santo Hermano PedroChimaltenangoView parish
- Santo Tomás ApóstolPaquip TecpánView parish
- Santos InocentesParramosView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Domingo Buezo Leiva
- Born
- 12 December 1962
- Birthplace
- Zulia
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The cathedral
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción stands in Sololá, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concatedral Santa Ana, Chimaltenango.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In Guatemala's southern interior, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango is a Latin suffragan diocese within the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. Its episcopal see is the Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Sololá, complemented by a co-cathedral, the Concatedral Santa Ana, in Chimaltenango.
This see in the wire
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- Diocese of Sololá–Chimaltenango publishes reflection on Luke 8:19-21
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Bishop Domingo Buezo Leiva marks 5 years of episcopal ministry
Bishop Domingo Buezo Leiva marked five years of episcopal ministry leading the Diocese of Sololá–Chimaltenango. The Diocese of Sololá–Chimaltenango released a statement on September 21, 2026, to congratulate the bishop on the anniversary of taking possession of his see. The diocese expressed gratitude for his pastoral service and his closeness to the people of God while guiding the diocesan community.
- Diocese of Sololá–Chimaltenango publishes reflection on Matthew 20:1-16
- Diocese of Sololá–Chimaltenango publishes reflection on Luke 8:4-15
- Diocese of Sololá–Chimaltenango publishes reflection on Luke 7:31-35
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