Roman Catholic Diocese of Escuintla

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Escuintla (erected 28 July 1994, as the Territorial Prelature of Escuintla) is a Latin suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala.

Diocese of Escuintla

Dioecesis Escuintlensis
Location
Country Guatemala
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Guatemala City
Statistics
Area4,384 km2 (1,693 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
1,149,000
887,000 (77.2%)
Parishes17
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established28 July 1994 (26 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVictor Hugo Palma Paúl
Map

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora de Concepción, in Escuintla.

History

It was established on 1969.05.09 as Territorial Prelature of Escuintla on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala, still its Metropolitan. On 28 July 1994 it was promoted to diocese.

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

Territorial Prelates of Escuintla
  • José Julio Aguilar García (1969.05.09 – 1972.11.02), Titular Bishop of Bononia (1970.12.05 – 1972.11.02), later Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1972.11.02 – 1974.08.22)
  • Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, Lazarists (C.M.) (1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03), Titular Bishop of Tiguala (1974.07.13 – ...); later Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1987.01.24 – 2010.10.02) and Apostolic Administrator of Izabal (Guatemala) (2011.07.26 – 2013.02.09)
  • Fernando Claudio Gamalero González (1986.03.13 – 1994.07.28 see below)
Suffragan Bishops of Escuintla
  • Fernando Claudio Gamalero González ( see above 1994.07.28 – death 2004.04.03)
  • Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (2004.04.03 – ), succeeded as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Escuintla (2001.07.14 – 2004.04.03)

Coadjutor bishop

  • Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (2001-2004)
  • with incumbent biography links
  • "Diocese of Escuintla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-22.


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