Diocese of Huehuetenango

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Bishop(s) Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 23 December 1967 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Guatemala Square Kilometers: 7,400 (2,858 Square Miles) Web Site: http://www.riial.org/guatemala/desthue.htm Mailing Address: Apartado 12, 13901 Huehuetenango, Guatemala Telephone: (09)764.1302 Fax: (09)764.1302

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango
  • Latin Name: Gerontopolitanus
  • Erected: 22 July 1961
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guatemala
  • Country: Guatemala

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. † (8 Aug 1961 Appointed - 22 Jul 1975 Resigned)
• Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (20 Sep 1975 Appointed - 4 Apr 1987 Appointed, Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos)
• Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti † (10 Mar 1988 Appointed - 27 Apr 1996 Appointed, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima)
• Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M. (28 Sep 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango
22 July 1961	Erected	Diocese of San Marcos	Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango (erected)
Diocese of Huehuetenango
23 December 1967	Erected	Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango	Diocese of Huehuetenango (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango
1966	300,000	310,000	96.8%	1	37	38	7,894		13	65	22	ap1967
Diocese of Huehuetenango
1970	308,000	349,352	88.2%	5	28	33	9,333		37	75	20	ap1971
1976	325,000	368,807	88.1%	6	18	24	13,541		27	59	20	ap1977
1980	351,000	397,800	88.2%	12	15	27	13,000		25	58	20	ap1981
1990	420,000	525,000	80.0%	10	5	15	28,000		12	57	19	ap1991
1999	508,065	714,379	71.1%	18	2	20	25,403		7	57	31	ap2000
2000	524,895	731,209	71.8%	18	2	20	26,244		6	59	31	ap2001
2001	544,091	750,405	72.5%	19	1	20	27,204		5	57	31	ap2002
2002	547,778	754,092	72.6%	20	1	21	26,084		5	50	31	ap2003
2003	565,832	772,146	73.3%	21	1	22	25,719		5	50	31	ap2004
2004	583,390	772,146	75.6%	21	2	23	25,364		6	44	31	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1988 to 27 Apr 1996)
• Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M. (Bishop: 28 Sep 1996)
• Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. † (Prelate: 8 Aug 1961; Bishop: 23 Dec 1967 to 22 Jul 1975)
• Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 1970; Bishop: 20 Sep 1975 to 4 Apr 1987)