Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos

The Diocese of San Marcos (Latin: Sancti Marci Dioecesis in Guatimala ) is located in Guatemala Roman Catholic diocese based in San Marcos. It includes the San Marcos department.

History

Pope Pius XII. founded the Diocese of San Marcos on March 10 in 1951 of territory of the Diocese of Quetzaltenango, which was the Archbishopric of Guatemala is a suffragan.

On July 22, 1961, lost part of the territory to the Territorialprälatur Huehuetenango. On February 13, 1996, it was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango - Totonicapán.

Bishops of San Marcos

  • Miguel Celestino Fernández Pérez, OFM, November 30, 1955-7. December 1971
  • Próspero Penados del Barrio, December 7 1971-1. December 1983, then Archbishop of Guatemala
  • Julio Amilcar Bethancourt Fioravanti, April 4, 1984-10. March 1988, then Bishop of Huehuetenango
  • Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri 5 December 1988-14. March 2012, then Bishop of Huehuetenango
  • See is vacant, since May 14, 2012
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