Apostolic vicariate Darién, Panama
Apostolic Vicariate of Darién
Darienen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite apostolic vicariate covering the Darien jungle region of eastern Panama, erected 29 November 1925; it celebrated its centenary in 2025. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Meteti, within the ecclesiastical province of Panama.
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- Established
- 1925
- Catholics
- 44,700
- Priests
- 13
- Territory
- 16,671 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
- Vicar Apostolic
- Pedro Joaquin Hernandez Cantarero, C.M.F.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Meteti stands in Darién, 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.