Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán

The Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango - Totonicapán (Latin: Archidioecesis Altensis, Quetzaltenanguensis - Totonicapensis ) is located in Guatemala Roman Catholic diocese based in Quetzaltenango. It comprises the departments of Quetzaltenango and Totonicapán. In Totonicapán is the Co-Cathedral San Miguel Arcángel.

History

Pope Benedict XV. founded the bishopric of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos on 27 July 1921 cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Guatemala, where it was a suffragan. A part of the territory it lost on 10 March 1951 the dioceses of San Marcos and Solola.

With the Apostolic Constitution En spirituali christifidelium it was raised on February 13, 1996 Metropolitan diocese and adopted its present name. On 31 December the same year it lost part of its territory to the diocese Suchitepéquez - Retalhuleu.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos

  • Jorge García Cabalieros (30 June 1928-5. April 1955 )
  • Luis Manresa Formosa, SJ (November 30, 1955-30. May 1979 )
  • Oscar Garcia Urizar (4 March 1980-8. January 1987)
  • Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (4 April 1987-13. February 1996)

Archbishops of Los Altos Quetzaltenango - Totonicapán

  • Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (13 February 1996-19. April 2007)
  • Oscar Julio Vian Morales SDB ( 19 April 2007-2. October 2010, then Archbishop of Guatemala) Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez SJ (2 October 2010-2011 ) ( Apostolic Administrator )
Mario Alberto Molina Palma Order of Augustinian Recollects Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Huehuetenango Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos Departments of Guatemala Quetzaltenango Department Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala Suffragan diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Escuintla Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalapa (Guatemala) Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Izabal
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