Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalapa (Guatemala)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalapa is a Latin suffragan diocese in southeastern Guatemala, in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Guatemala.
Diocese of Jalapa in Guatemala Dioecesis Ialapensis in Guatimala | |
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 Nuestra Señora de la Expectación cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guatemala City |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,204 km2 (2,781 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 827,958 678,926 (82%) |
| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 March 1951 (69 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Hope |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Benedicto Moscoso Miranda |
| Bishops emeritus | Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle |
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Its Marian cathedral episcopal see is Nuestra Señora de la Expectación in Jalapa, its patron saint Santa Cruz (the Holy Cross).
History
It was erected on 10 March 1951, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Guatemala, which remains its Metropolitan.
On 25 January 2016 it lost territory to erect the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa as fellow suffragan of Guatemala.
Bishops
- Miguel Angel García y Aráuz (1951.04.11 – retired 1987.01.29), previously Titular Bishop of Sophene (1944.05.16 – 1951.04.11) & Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1944.05.16 – 1951.04.11); also Apostolic Administrator of Zacapa (Guatemala) (1951 – 1955.11.30)
- Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, Lazarists (C.M.) (1987.01.29 – retired 2001.12.05), previously Apostolic Administrator of El Petén (Guatemala) (1978.02.03 – 1984.02.03), Titular Bishop of Nasai (1982.12.03 – 1987.01.29), Apostolic Vicar of El Petén (Guatemala) (1984.02.03 – 1987.01.29)
- Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle (5 December 2001 – 30 March 2020),[1] previously Bishop of Quiché (Guatemala) (1986.10.31 – 2001.12.05)
- José Benedicto Moscoso Miranda (30 March 2020[1] – present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Izabal in 2004
- Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus. appointed Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas in 2016
References
- "Resignations and Appointments, 30.03.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
External links
- GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
- "Diocese of Jalapa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
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