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Diocese of San Marcos

Dioecesis Sancti Marci in Guatimala



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Bishop(s)

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 March 1951ErectedDiocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (San Marcos and Huehuetenango) Diocese of San Marcos (erected)
22 July 1961Territory LostDiocese of San Marcos Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango (erected)
13 February 1996Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of San Marcos (from Guatemala)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966291,660332,30387.8%25741,6655417ap1967
1970313,656332,30394.4%2232512,54634923ap1971
1976315,000388,10081.2%2342711,66647522ap1977
1980364,000416,00087.5%2522713,48129022ap1981
1990700,000800,00087.5%1642035,00073629ap1991
1999810,000900,00090.0%1872532,40093929ap2000
2000650,254844,48677.0%2262823,22372330ap2001
2001655,254844,48777.6%2272922,594199230ap2002
2002680,534900,18775.6%2773420,015199930ap2003
2003715,704900,28379.5%3374017,8921911330ap2004
2010595,000862,00069.0%3584313,8371107930ap2011
2014652,000950,00068.6%3474115,90289230ap2015
2017729,4001,069,50068.2%3674316,96289030ap2018
2020697,4221,020,82668.3%4195013,948109330ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 537, to Page 541
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88, Page 611, and Page 612

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