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Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén

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Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén

Apostolicus Vicariatus de El Petén
Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá
Location
CountryGuatemala
Ecclesiastical provinceExempt directly to the Holy See
Statistics
Area36,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
753,000
560,000 (74.4%)
Parishes17
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 March 1951 (73 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMario Fiandri, S.D.B.
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The Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus de El Petén) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Petén Department, Guatemala.

Its cathedral is the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá, in see of Flores, Guatemala.

History

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It was erected 10 March 1951, as the apostolic administration of El Petén.

It was elevated to apostolic vicariate on 3 February 1984, hence entitled to a titular bishop, but remains directly exempt to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Ordinaries

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Apostolic Administrators of El Petén
Apostolic Vicars of El Petén

References

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  • "Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén". Catholic-Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
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