Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas

Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas Praelatura Territorialis SS.D.N.I.C. de Esquipulas
Location
Country	Guatemala
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli

The Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis SS.D.N.I.C. de Esquipulas) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Esquipulas, Chiquimula in Guatemala.

History

• September 16, 1956: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacapa

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas, Esquipulas, Chiquimula

Basílica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas

Leadership

• Prelates of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Mariano Rossell y Arellano (1956)
  • Bishop Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. (September 16, 1956 – February 16, 1980)
  • Bishop Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (later Cardinal) (June 24, 1986 – June 19, 2001)
  • Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa (May 13, 2004 – April 27, 2007)
  • Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (November 20, 2008 – present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Prelature website (Spanish)