Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal

Territorial Prelature of Cancún-Chetumal Praelatura Territorialis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis Prélature Territoriale de Cancún-Chetumal
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Yucatán
Metropolitan	Cancún
Statistics
Area	19,638 sq mi (50,860 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,200,000 950,000 (79.2%)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 May 1970 (54 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Co-cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán
Bishops emeritus	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C.
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Website
www.cancunchetumal.com

The Territorial Prelature of Cancún–Chetumal (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis) is a Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature and suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán.

History

It was erected on 23 May 1970 as the Territorial Prelature of Chetumal, renamed 20 December 1996, as reflected in its double see-name.

It has a cathedral see, Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, in Cancun, and a co-cathedral, Catedral del Sagrado Corazón, in Chetumal, both in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula.

Episcopal incumbents

All its prelates were members of the Legion of Christ (L.C.)

• Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. (1973–2004) - Prelate Emeritus (initially Apostolic Administrator; title Chetumal till 1996)
• Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (2004 - )

External links and references

• GigaCatholic
• "Territorial Prelature of Cancún–Chetumal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.