Suffragan diocese Chitré, Panama
Diocese of Chitré
Citren(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in central Panama seated at Chitre, erected 21 July 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Panama, with the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist as its mother church.
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- Established
- 1962
- Catholics
- 182,000
- Priests
- 34
- Territory
- 6,225 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
- Rafael Valdivieso Miranda
- Born
- 18 March 1968
- Birthplace
- David
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist stands in Chitré, 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.