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Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán

Archidioecesis Altensis, Quetzltenanguensis-Totonicapensis



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General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos
27 July 1921ErectedArchdiocese of Guatemala (Quezaltenango, San Marcos, Huehuetenango, Totonicapán, Quiché, and Solóla) Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (erected)
10 March 1951Territory LostDiocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (San Marcos and Huehuetenango) Diocese of San Marcos (erected)
10 March 1951Territory LostArchdiocese of Guatemala (Parts of Mazatenango or Suchitepéquez)
Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Solóla, El Quiche, and the rest of Mazatenango or Suchitepéquez)
Diocese of Sololá (erected)
10 March 1951Territory AddedArchdiocese of Guatemala (Retalhuleu) Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos
Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
13 February 1996ElevatedDiocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (Name Changed and Diocese raised to an Archdiocese)
31 December 1996Territory LostArchdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (Departamento de Retalhuleu)
Diocese of Sololá (Departamento de Suchitepéquez)
Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos
1949700,0001,018,07968.8%10273718,918232335ap1951
1966510,000550,00092.7%2338618,360309726ap1967
1968193,494203,67795.0%2027474,11624410927ap1971
1976585,000650,00090.0%27305710,2633612429ap1977
1980626,000710,00088.2%22264813,0413112530ap1981
1990858,000960,00089.4%26194519,0664616133ap1991
Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
1999960,0001,200,00080.0%23204322,3253012627ap2000
2000975,0001,200,00081.3%24224621,1953413029ap2001
2001979,0001,205,00081.2%24244820,3953413028ap2002
2002990,0001,260,00078.6%25255019,8004813028ap2003
20031,002,8001,272,80078.8%26224820,8915110128ap2004
20041,016,0001,270,00080.0%29245319,1695711828ap2005
20101,123,0001,404,00080.0%30225221,59616610034ap2011
20131,208,0001,510,00080.0%34276119,80317310833ap2014
20161,121,0001,401,27380.0%39276616,9841708535ap2017
20191,203,0001,506,58879.8%45267116,9431379336ap2020
2021691,5451,383,08950.0%4825739,4731378638ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 20, Page 297, to Page 300
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 537, to Page 541
  • Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88, Page 611, and Page 612
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 473

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