Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus de El Petén) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Petén Department, Guatemala.
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Location | |
Country | Guatemala |
Ecclesiastical province | Exempt directly to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 36,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 753,000 560,000 (74.4%) |
Parishes | 17 |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 March 1951 (73 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. |
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Its cathedral is the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá, in see of Flores, Guatemala.