Suffragan diocese Suchitepéquez, Guatemala
Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu
Suchitepequen(sis)-Retalhulen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Suchitepequez-Retalhuleu is a Latin rite see on Guatemala's Pacific coastal plain, erected in 1996 and covering the departments of Suchitepequez and Retalhuleu. Bishop Pablo Vizcaino Prado has led the diocese since 31 December 1996, the year of its erection.
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- Established
- 1996
- Catholics
- 496,000
- Priests
- 32
- Territory
- 4,366 km²
Parishes and churches
6 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral San BartoloméMazatenango · CathedralView parish
- Iglesia Inmaculada ConcepciónSamayacView parish
- Iglesia San Antonio de PaduaRetalhuleuView parish
- Iglesia San Antonio de PaduaSan Antonio SuchitepéquezView parish
- Iglesia San FranciscoSan Francisco ZapotitlánView parish
- Iglesia San SebastiánSan SebastiánView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Pablo Vizcaino Prado
- Born
- 22 June 1951
- Birthplace
- Ciudad de Guatemala
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The cathedral
Catedral San Bartolomé stands in Suchitepéquez, 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.
History
Erected on 31 December 1996, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán.